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.
Chama River: Reggie Quintana of Santa Fe caught and released a 21.5-inch brown trout Feb. 2. He was using a worm.
Eagle Nest Lake: Toby Varos of Taos caught a 29-inch, 7.5-pound northern pike Jan. 31. He was using a jig tipped with hot dog.
Elephant Butte Lake: Bobby Beall of Elephant Butte caught a 20-pound, 4-ounce striped bass Feb. 2. He was using a jig.
Fenton Lake: Jack Wagoner, age 6, of Albuquerque caught and released a 10-inch rainbow trout Feb. 3. He was using a VMC glow fire tiger tingler spoon.
Grants Municipal Pond: Lila Duran, age 3, with sisters Mia, age 7, Isabella, age 9 and cousin Nora Lundin, age 5 of Albuquerque caught several trout Feb. 2. They were using worms.
Lake Van: Liam DeHoyos, age 4, and Gian DeHoyos, age 5 of Artesia caught several rainbow trout Feb. 2. They were using corn and salmon eggs.
Perch Lake: Emmett Garcia, age 5, of Tucumcari caught and released several nice rainbow trout including one that measured about 14 inches Feb. 1. He was using a Joe’s fly under a bubble.
San Juan River: Ken Arnett of Albuquerque caught and released a 31-inch brown trout Jan. 31. He was fishing between the Kiddie Pool and the Cable Hole and using a mouse pattern fly.
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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 slow to fair for anglers using meal worms, spoons, PowerBait, salmon eggs and ice jigs for a mixed bag of rainbow trout, perch and an occasional northern pike. We had no reports on kokanee. As of this past Monday, the ice thickness was about 18 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: Fishing was very good using corn, PowerBait, Fire Balls and homemade dough baits for trout.
Lake Maloya: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, corn, homemade dough bait, salmon eggs, small spoons and small ice jigs. Adonais Esquibel Jr. of Rio Rancho caught a nice 18-inch trout this past weekend. He was using a homemade jig.
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 24.0 cfs. Fishing was fair to good using Fire Balls in the Villanueva area for trout.
Red River: Stream flow below the hatchery on Monday morning was 20.2 cfs. Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and copper John Barrs for trout.
Rio Grande: Stream flow at the Taos Junction Bridge was 349 cfs. Fishing was fair using wooly buggers, baetis nymphs, copper John Barrs and spoons for trout. 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 4.34 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: Fishing was fair to good using Fire Balls, corn and orange PowerBait for trout.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ute Lake: Fishing was slow with just a few walleye and white bass caught by anglers using blade baits in 50 to 60 feet of water. We had no reports on other species. Fishing pressure remained light.
Northwest Fishing Report
Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The lake level is very low, and the concrete boat ramp is completely out of the water.
Animas River: Water flow below Aztec on Monday morning was 243 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Albuquerque Area Drains: Trout fishing on the Albuquerque, Albuquerque (South), Belen, Corrales and Peralta drains was good using PowerBait, corn, salmon eggs 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 thin 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 25.6 cfs and 111 cfs respectively. Trout fishing below Abiquiu was good using copper John Barrs, wooly buggers, PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs. We had no reports from below El Vado.
Cochiti Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
El VadoLake: 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 very good using jigging spoons, corn, wax worms, salmon eggs earth worms and ice jigs tipped with PowerBait. The ice thickness varied from 10 to 13 inches.
Heron Lake: The lake opened to ice fishing on February 1 with an ice thickness of 8 inches. We had no reports from anglers. For updates, check the state park web site or 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 21.1 cfs. Trout fishing on the lower Jemez was good using worms, salmon eggs and PowerBait. A few were also caught by anglers using copper John Barrs. We had no reports from the other streams.
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: Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Navajo Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using large swim baits and deep running crank baits for northern pike. Fishing for smallmouth bass was slow with just a few caught by anglers using spoons and jigs. We had no reports on other species.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Stream flow below Navajo Lake on Monday morning was 284 cfs. Fishing through the Quality Water area was good using red annelids, princess nymphs, mouse patterns, egg patterns, bunny leeches, emergers and streamers. Through the bait waters, trout fishing was fair using salmon eggs, PowerBait, streamers, 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, Berkley power eggs, 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 very good using bead head prince nymphs, copper John Barrs, zebra midges, Velveeta cheese and corn.
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, Pistol Petes and spoons for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait, homemade dough bait and salmon eggs for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Caballo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing was fair using crank baits, jigs, spoons and blade baits for white bass and largemouth bass and one 20-plus pound striped bass caught this past week.
Escondida Lake: Fishing was good using homemade dough bait, PowerBait, Fire Balls, Pistol Petes and spoons for trout.
Gila River: Stream flow on Monday morning was 113 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, worms 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Stream flow below Elephant Butte Monday morning was 2.52 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: Fishing was good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and spoons for trout.
Berrendo Creek: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, small spoons and salmon eggs for trout.
Bataan Lake: Fishing was good using worms, PowerBait and spoons for trout.
Black River: Stream flow at Malaga on Monday morning was 15.8 cfs. Fishing was very good using Fire Balls and PowerBait for trout.
Blue Hole Park Pond: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and Velveeta 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: Fishing was good using wooly worms, PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Brantley Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, salmon eggs, Kastmasters and Pistol Petes under a bubble for trout.
Chaparral Park Lake: Trout fishing was very good using PowerBait and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species.
Corona Pond: Fishing was good using PowerBait for trout.
El Rito Creek: Fishing was excellent using PowerBait, worms and Fire Balls for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Eunice Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait for trout.
Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, corn, salmon eggs and homemade dough bait for trout.
Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was very good using small spoons, PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout.
Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing was good using PowerBait, homemade dough bait, power eggs and salmon eggs for trout. George Schlemeyer of Ruidoso reported caught his limit of trout while using orange PowerBait power eggs.
Jal Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait for trout.
Lake Van: Fishing was good using PowerBait, Fire Balls, Pistol Petes, Kastmasters and spinners for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and homemade dough bait for trout.
Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 13.7 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 very good using homemade dough bait, Fire Balls, Pistol Petes, Joe’s flies and custom tied flies 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Sumner Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using jigging spoons and blade baits for walleye, white bass and an occasional catfish. We had no reports on other species.