Fishing Report

Catches of the week
Rio Chama: Christopher Ortega and Peter Ortega of Albuquerque caught and released several trout up to 18 inches long using streamer and nymph flies below Abiquiu Lake Nov. 24.
Tingley Beach: Jason Jaramillo caught and released a 20-inch rainbow trout using a black streamer fly in the catch-and-release pond Nov. 25. Isabella Gurule, age 9, of Albuquerque caught her limit of trout using peach PowerBait Nov. 23.
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 funfishingnm@gmail.com. We may include your story in our next report. For catches of the week, include name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used. Fish weights and measurements are provided by the angler and printed here as received.
Northeast Fishing Report
Cabresto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Charette Lakes: Closed to boating and fishing until March 2023.
Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Clayton Lake: Closed to boating and fishing until March 2023.
Conchas Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Costilla Creek: The department recently stocked 90,000 Rio Grande cutthroat trout, including 1,000 catchable-sized fish, into

Costilla Creek and its tributaries as part of a long-term project to expand the distribution of Rio Grande cutthroat trout in 120 miles of the Costilla watershed in northern New Mexico. The department anticipates stocking Rio Grande cutthroat trout into this area over the next several years to assist with establishing a self-sustaining population of Rio Grande cutthroat trout. The public is reminded of the existing catch and release regulation for streams on the Valle Vidal and to release all fish at their point of capture—do not move fish above waterfalls, culverts or other fish barriers. The Valle Vidal remains open to fishing through Dec. 31.
Cowles Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week. Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week. Eagle Nest Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Eagle Rock Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gallinas River: National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access. Visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300 for the latest closure information.
Hopewell Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Alice: Anglers reported that the lake is beginning to freeze over.
Lake Maloya: Fishing for trout was good when using size-16, prince nymph flies and silver beadhead haps tail flies.
Los Pinos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Maxwell Lake 13: Closed to boating and fishing until March 2023.
Monastery Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Morphy Lake: Closed to boating and fishing until March 2023.
Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos Monday morning was not measured due to ice.
Red River: Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery Monday morning was 60 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using beadhead nymph flies and streamers near the hatchery.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge Monday morning was 593 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using streamer and nymph flies.
Rio Hondo: Streamflow near Valdez Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Rio Pueblo: Streamflow near Penasco Monday morning was not measured due to ice.

Santa Cruz Reservoir: Fishing for trout was very good when using light-colored Pistol Pete spinner flies.
Shuree Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week. The Valle Vidal remains open to fishing through Dec. 31.
Springer Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Storrie Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ute Lake: Fishing for all species was slow. The main lake water surface temperature was in the low 50 F range and the water was dirty.
Northwest Fishing Report
Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Monday morning was 224 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains:
Fishing for trout was fair when using salmon eggs and small, black-and-yellow jigs.
Bluewater Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cochiti Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
El Vado Lake: El Vado Lake can
be accessed at Hargroves Day
Use Area off State Road 322 and
the Main Park area off State Road
112. The Rio Chama can be
accessed at the North El Vado Day
Use Area on State Road 95, 10 miles west of U.S. Highway 84. Lake levels are steady but expected to drop as crews work on the El Vado Dam. The Dam Day Use Area is closed due to

the ongoing construction. State Road 112 over the dam will experience periodic closures. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.
Fenton Lake: Closed to fishing due to unsafe ice conditions.
Grants Riverwalk Pond: The city is in the final stages of repairs; stocking will resume soon. Heron Lake: Fishing for kokanee salmon was very slow when using snagging hooks. Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Monday morning was 21 cfs.
Laguna del Campo: Closed to fishing until March 2023.
Lagunitas Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington: Fishing for trout was good when using corn and gold Joe’s Flies.
McGaffey Lake: Stocking efforts have been suspended due to extremely low water levels and unstable ground conditions. Lake conditions will be monitored and stocking will resume once conditions improve.
Navajo Lake: Fishing for kokanee salmon was good near the dam when using size 6/0 weighted snagging hooks.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake and below Abiquiu Lake Monday morning was 100 cfs and 557 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair when using worms and orange PowerBait. Fishing for trout below Abiquiu Lake was very good when using streamer flies, nymph flies, nightcrawler worms, salmon eggs and Rapala lures. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only.
Rio Grande: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1): Fishing for trout was fair to good when using spinners
and flies.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Streamflow near Archuleta Monday morning was 357 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good when using size-18, egg-pattern flies and size-22 red annelid flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good when using nightcrawler worms and size-18, egg-pattern flies.
Seven Springs Brood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tiger Park Reservoir: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using spinners and flies.

Tingley Beach: Fishing for trout was good when using black streamer flies, leech-pattern flies, peach PowerBait, garlic PowerBait and worms. Fishing for trout in the catch-and-release pond was good when using single-barbless-hook, black streamer flies.
Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week. Southwest Fishing Report
Alumni Pond: Fishing for trout was good when using small, silver- and-black spinners, salmon-peach PowerBait, Velveeta cheese, live worms and nymph flies. Fishing for bass was fair when using 4-inch, perch-pattern hard lures.
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 for catfish was good when using cut bait. Fishing for walleye was fair when using cut bait.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for catfish was good when using cut carp bait and cut shad bait.
Escondida Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using homemade dough bait and nightcrawler worms.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Monday morning was 198 cfs.
Glenwood Pond: Fishing for trout was slow and anglers reported a lot of moss growing in the
pond.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using chartreuse PowerBait and flies. 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: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam Monday morning was 0 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good when using cut bait north of Elephant Butte Lake.

Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using worms, PowerBait and homemade garlic
dough bait.
Young Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using marshmallows and garlic PowerBait.
Southeast Fishing Report
Alto Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using peach PowerBait and copper spoons.
Bataan Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Berrendo Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week. Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on this property.
Black River: Streamflow at Malaga Monday morning was 8 cfs.
Blue Hole Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using rainbow PowerBait. Chaparral Park Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using sweet corn.
Corona Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. Eunice Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Green Meadow Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using yellow PowerBait and purple Pistol Pete spinners.

Greene Acres Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing for trout was good when using nightcrawler worms, black Pistol
Pete spinner flies and pink, egg-pattern flies.
Jal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Van: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait.
Oasis Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Pecos River: Streamflow below Sumner Lake Monday morning was 1 cfs.
Perch Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Bonito: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Ruidoso: Streamflow at Hollywood Monday morning was 11 cfs. Anglers reported fishing was slow.
Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. Santa Rosa Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Sumner Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Timberon Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.