Bluewater Lake: Jacob Larrazolo of Edgewood caught and released a 32-inch tiger muskie Apr. 3. He was fishing for trout with light tackle and using a worm.  

Cochiti Lake: Ashwan Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo caught a 38-inch, 14-pound, 10-ounce northern pike April 7. He was fishing by the old marina and using a Rebel lure. Abraham Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo caught a 42-inch, 16-pound, 8-ounce northern pike April 7. He was using a Rebel lure. Donald Wood of Albuquerque caught a 21-inch, 7-pound, 3-ounce largemouth bass Apr. 7. He was fishing the east side of the lake and using a chartreuse Bomber crank bait.

Eagle Nest Lake: Everett Gonzales, age 6, of Angel Fire caught a 21.5-inch rainbow trout Apr. 5. He was using salmon peach PowerBait. Zeus Reese of Eagle Nest caught a 35-inch, 13-pound northern pike and a 21-inch rainbow trout Apr. 6. He was fishing with 4-pound test line and using salmon peach PowerBait.

Elephant Butte Lake: Jewell Johnston of T or C caught and released a 10.02-pound largemouth bass April 7. He was using a 4-inch jerk bait. Jeremy Fuentes of Carlsbad caught and released a big striped bass Mar. 30. He was using a jerk bait. Cole Buser of Gallup caught a 23.19-pound striped bass March 27. He was using a swim bait.

Fenton Lake: Natalie Brown, age 4, of Rio Rancho caught her limit of trout Apr. 5. She was using PowerBait.

Rio Grande: O. W. Clarke, age 8, of Albuquerque caught a channel catfish measuring about 18 inches Apr. 6. He was fishing just south of the Avenida Cesar Chavez bridge and using shrimp.

Tingley Beach: Sarah Rose Wakefield, age 8, and Sebastian Duran, age 7, of Albuquerque each caught a rainbow trout April 7. They were using PowerBait.

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Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The lake level continues to drop and launching boats has become very difficult.

Animas River: Water flow below Aztec on Monday morning was 1,030 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bluewater Lake: Fishing was slow with just a few tiger muskie caught by anglers using worms and swim baits.

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 776 cfs and 1,190 cfs respectively. Fishing has slowed considerably with the high-water releases.

Cochiti Lake: Fishing was good using worms, homemade dough bait, cut bait and liver for catfish. Fishing was fair using crank baits and swim baits for walleye. Fishing was fair using crank baits, jigs and spinnerbaits for white bass and largemouth bass. We had no reports on other species.

El Vado Lake: Fishing was good using tubes, worms and grubs for small smallmouth bass. We had no reports on other species.

Fenton Lake: Trout fishing reports this past week varied from very slow to very good for anglers using an assortment of PowerBait, worms, olive wooly buggers, small spoons and Pistol Petes. The best reports came from anglers using PowerBait just off the bottom.

Heron Lake: As of this past weekend, the lake was free of ice and open to bank fishing.  Fishing from the bank in the Ridge Rock area was good using roe sacs, corn and an assortment of PowerBait for trout up to 16 inches. We had no reports on other species.

Jackson Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs for trout.

Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez near the town of Jemez on Monday morning was 226 cfs and fishing was slow. Fishing on the Cebolla was good for anglers using worms, San Juan worms and Fire Balls. We had no other stream reports.

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 slow with just a few trout caught by anglers using PowerBait.

Navajo Lake: Fishing was slow with just a few bass, trout and northern pike caught by anglers using spinner baits, grubs, tubes, jigs and crank baits. The best bass reports were from anglers using spinner baits in Francis Canyon and La Jara Canyon.

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

San Juan River: There was a bit of fluctuation in the stream flow this past week as tests were conducted at the main outlet works, but flow on Monday morning was back at 284 cfs. The water remains quite murky and fishing was slow.

Seven Springs Brood Pond: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, worms, wooly buggers, leech patterns and Pistol Petes for trout.

Tingley Beach: Trout fishing at the Youth and Central ponds was very good using PowerBait, worms, Joe’s Flies, Kastmasters, Velveeta cheese and spinners. We had no reports on other species.

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

Alumni Pond: Fishing was slow with just a few trout caught by anglers using Velveeta cheese and worms.

Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait, worms, spinners and spoons for trout. Fishing was good using cut bait, liver and homemade dough bait for catfish. Fishing was fair using minnow imitations for crappie.

Bill Evans Lake: Fishing was fair to good using PowerBait, worms and spinners for trout. A few largemouth bass were caught by anglers using tubes, crank baits, jigs and creature baits. Fishing for catfish was slow, but a few were caught by anglers using liver and plastic worms. We had no reports on other species.

Caballo Lake: Fishing was good using liver and cut bait for catfish. Fishing was good using grubs, minnows and crank baits for a mix of white bass, crappie and walleye. Tony and Jeanette Medran of Silver City caught a nice stringer of crappie and white bass April 6. They were using green grubs.

Elephant Butte Lake: HOT SPOT FOR CRAPPIE. Fishing was very good using minnows and jigs for crappie. The Emiliano Lopez family from El Paso had a great time catching crappie over the last weekend. They were using minnows. Fishing for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass was tough again this past week. A large number of anglers fishing tournaments zeroed out, but a few fish were caught by anglers using jerk baits, tubes, jigs, grubs, crank baits and spinner baits. A few striped bass were caught by anglers using swim baits, crank baits and jerk baits. Fishing was fair using crank baits for white bass and a few walleye. Fishing was good using liver, homemade dough bait, night crawlers and cut bait for catfish. The surface temp was in the high 50s.

Escondida Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait, worms and spoons for trout. A Youth Fishing Tournament will be held here April 13. For more information, call the City of Socorro at (575) 835-8927,

Gila River: Stream flow on Monday morning was 320 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Glenwood Pond: Fishing was good using PowerBait for trout.

Lake Roberts: Fishing was good using worms, liver, homemade dough bait and PowerBait for catfish. Fishing was good using shrimp flavored PowerBait, copper John Barrs, Pistol Petes, Fire Balls and worms for trout. Fishing was fair using spoons and plastic worms for largemouth bass. Fishing was very good using BWOs, blue Duns and caddis imitations for bluegill.

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 slow to fair using PowerBait for trout.

Rio Grande: Stream flow below Elephant Butte Monday morning was 0.00 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Young Pond: The pond remains closed for cleaning and repair.