This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org (“supporting disabled anglers”), has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
Source: New Mexico Department of Game & Fish
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing adventure, or your catch of the week. Send it to us at funfishingnm@gmail.com. We may include your story in our next report. For catches of the week include: name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used. Fish weights and measurements are provided by the angler and printed here as received.
NOTE: There will be fewer reports available during the cooler seasons when fishing slows. The Department will make every effort to provide as much information as possible during the winter months.
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Yellow PowerBait.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for trout was very good when using White and Garlic PowerBait.
Caballo Lake: Fishing for catfish was slow to fair when using cut bait. Fishing for white bass was slow to fair when using crankbaits.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for catfish was fair to good when using cut shad bait.
Escondida Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Estancia Park Lake:We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Monday morning was 350 cfs.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was good when using Natural-Scent, Glitter PowerBait.
Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using pink-colored PowerBait Power Eggs and Power Worms. The lake remains open; however, the Gila National Forest strongly advises against ice fishing or going on the ice for any reason because of dangerously thin ice conditions caused by recently warming weather. Anglers reported most of the lake was open water.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 967 cfs. Fishing for bass in the ditches near Los Lunas was fair when using worms. Fishing for walleye was fair when using 3-inch swimbaits with a jig head.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake:We had no reports from anglers this week.
Young Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using nightcrawler worms.
