Sept. 19
Northeast
Charette Lakes: We had no reports from
anglers this week.
Clayton Lake: Fishing fair using
PowerBait and Fire Balls for trout. Fishing was fair using chicken liver and
worms for catfish. Fishing for all other species was slow.
Cimarron River: Stream flow near Cimarron on Monday was 33 cfs. Trout fishing at the
Gravel Pit Lakes was good using salmon eggs and PowerBait. Fishing on the river
was fair using worms and wooly buggers.
Conchas Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using tubes, jigs,
craws, senkos, crank baits, chatter baits and jerk baits for largemouth bass
and smallmouth bass. Fishing for white bass was slow with just a few caught by
anglers using crank baits, minnows and spoons. Fishing was good using shrimp, worms,
cut bait and liver for catfish. We had no other reports.
Costilla Creek: Stream flow on Monday below
Costilla Dam was 74.1 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cowles Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Coyote Creek: Fishing was good using
worms, salmon eggs and small bead-head nymphs for trout.
Eagle Rock Lake: Fishing was good using
PowerBait, worms, salmon eggs, wooly buggers and spinners for trout.
Eagle Nest Lake: Fishing for trout was good
trolling spinners on light weight tackle and using PowerBait from the shore and
from anchored boats. Fishing was good using worms for perch. We had no other
reports.
Gallinas River: Fishing was good using prince
nymphs, copper John Barrs, worms and Fire Balls for trout.
Hopewell Lake: We had no reports from
anglers this week.
Lake Alice: We had no reports from
anglers this week.
Lake Maloya: Trout fishing was fair to good
using PowerBait. A few were also caught by anglers using wooly buggers, peacock
nymphs and caddis imitations. The best reports came from anglers fishing the
evening hours. Fishing was good using worms for perch.
Los Pinos River: Fishing was fair using BWOs,
Adams, moth patterns, worms and salmon eggs for a mixed bag of brown and rainbow
trout.
Maxwell Lake 13: Fishing was slow for all
species.
Monastery Lake: We had no reports from
anglers this week.
Morphy Lake: Trout fishing was slow.
Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos on Monday was 41.6 cfs. Fishing
was fair to good using San Juan worms, bead head prince nymphs, wooly worms, salmon
eggs and spinners for trout. The fall fishing season inside the National
Historical Park runs through Nov. 6.
Red River: Stream flow below the hatchery on Monday was 59.5 cfs.
Fishing was very good using salmon eggs, PowerBait, wooly buggers, poundmeisters,
copper John Barrs and spinners for trout.
Red River City Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Stream
flow on Monday at the Taos Junction Bridge was 262 cfs. Fishing was very good
using poundmeisters, wooly buggers, WD40s, foam wing emergers, BWOs, elk hair
caddis, PowerBait and night crawlers for browns, cutbows and rainbow trout. A
few smallmouth bass were caught by anglers using streamers and spinners. Fishing
was fair using chicken liver, shrimp and night crawlers for catfish. We had no
other reports.
Rio Hondo: Stream
flow near Valdez on Monday was 18.2 cfs.
Fishing was fair to good using elk hair caddis, copper John Barrs, salmon
eggs and worms for trout.
Rio Mora: As
of Monday, stream flow near Terrero was 11 cfs. We had no reports from anglers
this week.
Rio Pueblo:
Stream flow near Penasco on Monday was 12.2 cfs. We had no reports from anglers
this week.
Santa Cruz Reservoir: Fishing was slow with just a few trout caught by
anglers using PowerBait.
Shuree Ponds: Fishing was good using Pistol Petes and wooly buggers for trout.
Springer Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using worms for perch and worms
and cut bait for catfish. We had no other reports.
Storrie Lake: Fishing was slow with just a few catfish caught by anglers using
chicken liver.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ute Lake: Fishing was good using
stink bait, cut bait and night crawlers for catfish. Fishing was good using
worms for bluegill. Fishing was fair using crank baits and jig and grub
combinations for walleye. Fishing for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass was
slow with just a few caught by anglers using top water in the early morning
hours and senkos and salt craws during the day. Fishing for white bass was
slow. The surface water temp was in the mid 70s.
Winsor
Creek: We had no reports from
anglers this week.
Northwest
Abiquiu Lake: Fishing was good using tubes, grubs,
worms, square bill crank baits and top water lures for smallmouth bass. Fishing
was fair using tubes, curly tail grubs tipped with night crawlers, bottom
bouncer rigs and worm harnesses at 12 to 25 feet for walleye. Bank fishing in
the morning hours was good using worms for bluegill. We had no other reports.
Animas River: Water flow below Aztec on Monday
morning was 171 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Albuquerque Area Drains: Fishing was
fair to good using worms for bluegill and catfish. We received good reports
again this week from both the Belen Drain and the Albuquerque Drain. Anglers
also reported catching largemouth bass in the Albuquerque Drain and Corrales
Drain. They were using small tubes and worms.
Bluewater Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Brazos River: Fishing was fair to good using copper John Barrs, small prince nymphs,
small dry flies and worms for trout.
Canjilon Lakes: Closed by the U.S. Forest Service until further notice.
Chama River:
Monday morning water flows below El Vado and Abiquiu were 706 cfs and 802 cfs
respectively. Fishing below El Vado was very good using bead-head wooly
buggers, spinners, night crawlers, Fire Balls and PowerBait for brown and
rainbow trout. Fishing below Abiquiu was slow. New Special Trout Water: The
river from the USGS gauging station to the confluence of the Rio Nutrias is now
catch and release only using single barbless hook artificial flies and lures.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing was fair to good using crank baits, spinner baits, tubes,
senkos and jerk baits for smallmouth bass and an occasional largemouth bass and
white bass. Matthew Castillo of Rio Rancho reported good smallmouth bass
fishing last week. He was working the rock across from the main boat ramp and
caught and released six smallmouth bass. He was using a shallow diving Storm
crank bait. Fishing was fair using shrimp, chicken liver and homemade dough
bait for catfish. We had no other reports.
El Vado Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using
crank baits, jigs and tubes for smallmouth bass. We had no other reports.
Fenton Lake:
Trout fishing picked up toward the end of last week and anglers did well over
the weekend using garlic PowerBait, spinners and Pistol Petes.
Heron Lake:
Bank fishing was fair using salmon eggs, worms and PowerBait for rainbow trout.
We had no other reports. Fishing pressure was very light.
Jackson Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez River near Jemez Springs on Monday morning was
13.9 cfs. Trout fishing on the Jemez was fair for anglers using copper John
Barrs and salmon eggs. Fishing on the Cebolla was very good using worms, Fire
Balls and elk hair caddis. We had no other reports.
Laguna Del Campo: Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Lagunitas Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Manzano Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Navajo Lake:
Fishing was good using top water lures, crank baits, jerk baits, chatter baits,
tubes, creature bait and senkos for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Fishing
was good using top water lures, jerk baits and crank baits for northern pike. Fishing
was very good using worms and grubs for perch. Fishing for kokanee salmon was
slow. We had no other reports. The surface water temp ranged from the high 60s
to the low 70s.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Stream flow on Monday morning was 792 cfs and was
scheduled to be reduced to 650 cfs on September 19. Fly fishing action through
the Quality waters was good for anglers using RS2s, root beers, small emergers,
red annelids, San Juan worms, dead chickens, Adams and small bead-head pheasant
tail nymphs. Trout fishing through the bait waters was good using night
crawlers, PowerBait, San Juan worms and jerk baits.
Seven Springs Brood Pond: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, salmon eggs, Fire
Balls, worms and Pistol Petes for trout.
Tingley Beach: Fishing was very good using hot dogs, stink bait, chicken
liver, beef liver and shrimp for channel catfish. We had no other reports.
Trout Lakes: Fishing was very slow.
Southwest
Alumni Pond: Fishing was slow with just a few catfish caught by anglers using hot
dogs and night crawlers. We had no other reports.
Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bill Evans Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Caballo Lake: Fishing was fair using crank baits, minnows and spoons for white bass.
Fishing was fair using cut bait, liver and night crawlers for catfish. We had
no other reports.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing was fair using night crawlers, chicken liver
and cut bait for catfish. Fishing was slow to fair using senkos, six-inch
worms, craws, jerk baits, top water lures and crank baits for largemouth bass and
smallmouth bass. Fishing was fair using crank baits, minnows, spoons and curly
tail grubs for white bass. We had no other reports.
Escondida Lake: Fishing was fair using hot dogs, chicken liver, homemade dough bait and
cut bait for catfish. We had no other reports.
Gila River:
Stream flow on Monday morning was 37.2 cfs.
Glenwood Pond: Fishing was good using PowerBait and Fire Balls for trout.
Lake Roberts: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait for trout. We had no other
reports.
Percha Dam: Fishing
was slow to fair using minnows and night crawlers for a mixed bag of catfish
and walleye.
Quemado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande:
Stream flow below Elephant Butte Monday morning was 1,270 cfs. Fishing below
Elephant Butte and Caballo was fair to good using night crawlers, shrimp, minnows,
beef liver, chicken liver and cut bait for catfish. Fishing was slow to fair
using curly tail grubs, spoons and minnows for white bass. A few smallmouth
bass were caught by anglers using minnows and night crawlers. We had no other
reports.
Snow Lake:
Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Young Pond:
Fishing was slow for all species.
Southeast
Alto Lake: Fishing
was slow to fair using stink bait, night crawlers and beef liver for catfish. Fishing
was fair using PowerBait for trout. We had no other reports.
Bataan Lake:
Fishing was slow for all species.
Black River:
Stream flow at Malaga on Monday was 56.2 cfs. We had no reports from anglers.
Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was slow with just a few catfish caught by
anglers using worms.
Bonito Lake:
Closed until further notice by the city of Alamogordo due to fire damage.
Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bottomless Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Brantley Lake: Anglers are required to catch and release all fish here as high levels
of pesticides have been found in some fish. Fishing was fair to good using top
water lures, crank baits, curly tail grubs, flukes, tubes, senkos and craws for
largemouth bass and white bass. Fishing was fair to good using liver, cut bait
and night crawlers for catfish. We had no other reports.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing was fair using worms and hot dogs for
catfish.
El Rito Creek: Fishing was fair using night crawlers for catfish. A few trout were
caught by anglers using PowerBait. We had no other reports.
Eunice Lake:
Fishing was fair using night crawlers and stink bait for catfish.
Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was fair using shrimp, worms and liver for catfish. Our only
other catch report was from Sam Armstrong. He was fishing at night for catfish
and using shrimp and liver and caught a big largemouth bass.
Greene Acres Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing was fair to good using wooly buggers,
weighted nymphs, worms, PowerBait and spinners for smallmouth bass, rainbow
trout and perch.
Jal Lake: We
had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Van: Fishing
was slow for all species.
Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was fair to good using worms, hot dogs and homemade dough bait
for catfish.
Pecos River:
Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 93.1 cfs. Fishing was fair using
chicken liver, night crawlers and cut bait for catfish. We had no other
reports.
Perch Lake:
We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ruidoso River: Stream flow at Hollywood was 12.9 cfs. We had no reports from anglers
this week.
Santa Rosa Lake: Fishing was fair using crank baits, tubes, worms and jerk baits for smallmouth
bass. Fishing was slow to fair using chicken liver and night crawlers for
catfish. We had no other reports.
Sumner Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using tubes, senkos, top
water lures, worms and crank baits for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass.
Night fishing was fair using liver and homemade dough bait for catfish. A few
perch were caught by anglers using worms. We had no other reports.
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