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“During the morning, they were checked for licenses by Game and Fish,” their photo submission said. “Thank you all!”
Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Photos: Courtesy
SOUTHWEST CATCHES OF THE WEEK




- Alto Lake: The lake recently reopened to the public. We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Bataan Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
- Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Bill Evans Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Caballo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass was slow when using deep-diving crankbaits.
- Escondida Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Wednesday morning was 58.6 cfs.
- Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs Wednesday morning was 49.9 cfs.
- Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Lake Roberts: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Quemado Lake: The lake has thawed and is open to the public. Fishing for trout was slow when using PowerBait.
- Rancho Grande Ponds: Fishing for rainbow trout was very good when using PowerBait.
- Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was less than 1 cfs. Fishing for carp below Elephant Butte and Caballo was slow when using when using No. 10 swimming nymph flies.
- Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Trees Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
- Young Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.