New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for January 29

01/29/2019

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This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, 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.

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Catches of the week

Eagle Nest Lake: Kyle Dehler of Eagle Nest caught a 21.75-inch rainbow trout Jan. 26. He was using a Blue Fox lure.

Lake Van: McKenna Luikens, age 7, of Roswell caught her biggest fish ever, an 18-inch rainbow trout Jan. 21. She was using orange PowerBait.

San Juan River: Joaquin Trujillo of Espanola caught and released a 20.5-inch rainbow trout Jan. 20. He was using a custom tied jig fly. Sam Mares of Albuquerque caught and released a 29-inch brown trout Jan. 25. He was fishing the Texas Hole and using a size 24 red emerger.

Tingley Beach: Liam Harding, age 4, of Albuquerque caught his limit of trout Jan. 27. He was using PowerBait.

If you have a catch of the week story or just want to tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing experience, send it to us at fishforfun2@hotmail.com. We may include your story in our next report.

For catches of the week, include name, age, hometown, date, and location, type of fish, length and weight if possible and bait, lure or fly used.

Northeast Fishing Report

Cabresto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Charette Lakes: Closed for the season.

Cimarron River: Stream flow below Eagle Nest on Monday morning was 2.08 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Clayton Lake: Closed for the season.

Conchas Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Costilla Creek: Mark your calendar to check this one out next spring.

Cowles Ponds: Check this one out in the spring for some great trout action.

Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Eagle Nest Lake: Ice fishing was fair to good using corn, wax worms, salmon eggs and ice jigs for a mixed bag of rainbow trout, perch and an occasional northern pike. As of this past Sunday, the ice thickness was about 14.5 inches near the south boat ramp.

Eagle Rock Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Fawn Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Gallinas River: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Hopewell Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Alice: The lake has opened to ice fishing and the reports from the past weekend indicate very good trout fishing for anglers using corn, PowerBait, Fire Balls and homemade dough baits.

Lake Maloya: The lake has opened to ice fishing. Trout fishing was very good using PowerBait, corn, homemade dough bait, salmon eggs and small ice jigs.

Los Pinos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Maxwell Lake 13: Closed for the season.

Monastery Lake: We had no reports from anglers. The lake is closed to ice fishing.

Morphy Lake: Closed for the season.

Pecos River: Stream flow near the town of Pecos on Monday morning was 26.6 cfs. Trout fishing in the Villanueva area was fair using salmon eggs.

Red River: Stream flow below the hatchery on Monday morning was 14.8 cfs. Fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait and small bead head nymphs for trout. Fishing pressure was light

Rio Grande: Stream flow at the Taos Junction Bridge was 312 cfs. Fishing was fair using wooly buggers, tungsten bead red zebra midges, copper John Barrs and salmon eggs for trout. Fishing pressure was light. We had no reports on other species.

Rio Hondo: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Mora: Stream flow on Monday morning was 4.56 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Pueblo: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Santa Cruz Reservoir: The lake is completely covered with ice and snow. No fishing at this time.

Shuree Ponds: Closed for the season.

Springer Lake: The lake is covered with a thick layer of ice and is closed to ice fishing.

Storrie Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Ute Lake: Fishing was slow to fair vertical jigging in 30 to 40 feet of water with blade baits for walleye and white bass. We had no reports on other species. Fishing pressure was light.

Northwest Fishing Report

Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The concrete portion of the boat ramp is out of the water. Extreme caution should be used when attempting to launch a boat.

Animas River: Water flow below Aztec on Monday morning was 182 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Albuquerque Area Drains: Fishing on the Albuquerque, Belen, Bernalillo and Peralta drains was good using wax worms, PowerBait, salmon eggs, San Juan worms and small bead head nymphs. We had no reports on other species.

Bluewater Lake: The lake remains closed to fishing at this time due to dangerous ice conditions. For updated conditions, call the state park office at (505) 876-2391.

Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Chama River: Monday morning flows below El Vado and Abiquiu were 24.2 cfs and 200 cfs respectively. Trout fishing below Abiquiu was very good using copper John Barrs, wooly buggers, PowerBait and salmon eggs. We had no reports from below El Vado.

Cochiti Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

El Vado Lake: As of Monday, the lake remained closed to fishing due to thin ice conditions. For updates, call the state park office at (575) 588-7470.

Fenton Lake: Fishing was good using jigs tipped with PowerBait, wax worms, salmon eggs and earth worms.

Heron Lake: As of Monday, the lake remained closed to fishing due to thin ice conditions. For updates, call the state park office at (575) 588-7470.

Jackson Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez near the town of Jemez on Monday morning was 17.3 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Laguna del Campo: Closed for the season.

Lagunitas Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Manzano Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Navajo Lake: Fishing remained slow for all species. Fishing pressure was light.

San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

San Juan River: Stream flow below Navajo Lake on Monday morning was 280 cfs. Fishing through the Quality Water area was good using red annelids, princess nymphs, egg patterns, bunny leeches, emergers and wooly buggers. Through the bait waters, trout fishing was fair to good using salmon eggs, Gulp eggs, PowerBait, wooly buggers, egg patterns and worms.

Seven Springs Brood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Tingley Beach: Fishing was good using homemade dough bait, corn, PowerBait, wax worms and salmon eggs for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Southwest Fishing Report

Alumni Pond: Trout fishing was fair to good using Velveeta cheese, homemade dough baits, corn and salmon eggs.

Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, Fire Balls and spoons for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Bill Evans Lake: Fishing was fair using PowerBait, corn and homemade dough bait for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Caballo Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Fishing pressure remained very light.

Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing was fair using crank baits, jigs, spoons and blade baits for white bass and largemouth bass. Night fishing was slow to fair using cut bait and homemade dough bait for catfish. We had no reports on other species. Matthew Castillo of Rio Rancho caught a few white bass including one that weighed almost two pounds this past week. He was fishing the southwest part of the lake and using a KVD Strike King crank bait on two-pound test line.

Escondida Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.

Gila River: Stream flow on Monday morning was 127 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Glenwood Pond: Fishing was good using PowerBait and Fire Balls for trout.

Lake Roberts: Fishing was good using PowerBait, corn, homemade dough bait and salmon eggs for trout.

Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Quemado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rancho Grande Ponds: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait for trout.

Rio Grande: Stream flow below Elephant Butte Monday morning was 2.25 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Young Pond: The pond has been closed for cleaning and repair and is expected to be closed until sometime in February.

Southeast Fishing Report

Alto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Berrendo Creek: Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.

Bataan Lake: Fishing was fair using PowerBait for trout.

Black River: Stream flow at Malaga on Monday morning was 15.3 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and garlic cheese for trout.

Bonito Lake: Closed until further notice by the city of Alamogordo due to fire damage. It appears now that the lake will be out of commission until the spring of 2020.

Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was fair using PowerBait and homemade dough bait for trout.

Brantley Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and Pistol Petes under a bubble for trout. Brian Rittel reported that he and his dad caught limits of trout here this past week. They were using PowerBait.

Chaparral Park Lake: Trout fishing was good using PowerBait, corn and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species.

Corona Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

El Rito Creek: Fishing was good using PowerBait and Fire Balls for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Eunice Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, corn, salmon eggs and homemade dough bait for trout.

Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was fair to good using small spoons, PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.

Grindstone Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Jal Lake: Fishing was good using salmon eggs and PowerBait for trout.

Lake Van: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait, Fire Balls, garlic cheese and spinners for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was good using homemade dough bait and PowerBait for trout.

Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 21.0 cfs. Fishing below Sumner Lake was good using PowerBait, Fire Balls and worms for trout. We had no reports on other species.

Perch Lake: Fishing was good using homemade dough bait, Fire Balls, PowerBait and custom tied nymphs for trout.

Ruidoso River: Stream flow on Monday morning at Hollywood was 14.2 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Santa Rosa Lake: Fishing was slow for all species. Fishing pressure was very light.

Sumner Lake: Fishing was fair using jigging spoons and blade baits for walleye and an occasional catfish. We had no reports on other species.

New Mexico fishing and stocking reports for January 29, 2019