Check out the latest stocking report… Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Luca Barreras 9, caught and released a 32-inch tiger musky Sept. 24. Sophie Barreras, 9, caught and released a 39-inch tiger musky Sept. 24. They are from Albuquerque and were using large spinners. Fenton Lake: C J Williams …
Read More »Special Kokanee Snagging Season to Open at Navajo Lake State Park
Navajo Dam, NM – The salmon snagging season at Navajo Lake State Park and the Pine River opens Oct. 1 and runs through Dec. 31. Snagging is a popular technique for harvesting soon-to-die spawning salmon that allows anglers to hook the body of the fish rather than the mouth. Anglers …
Read More »“Get Hooked” at 1st Annual Pecos Fishing Expo
The Santa Fe National Forest is proud to be a sponsor of the first annual Pecos Fishing Expo on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Monastery Lake near the Pecos Benedictine Monastery. This family-friendly event will offer fun, food for purchase, and fishing with a …
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Check out the latest stocking report Catches of the week Conchas Lake: Mike Estrada of Belen caught and released a 4.38-pound largemouth bass Aug. 26. He was using a green jig with a green pumpkin Yamamoto baby craw trailer. Shuree Ponds: Ruth Laws, 8, and Will Laws, 7, of Albuquerque, …
Read More »Public meetings will address proposed changes to fishing rules
SANTA FE – The Department of Game and Fish will conduct eight public meetings around the state in the next two weeks to discuss and hear comments about proposed changes to the state’s fishing rules. The department is considering various changes to rules that are reviewed every four years. They …
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Catches of the week Bluewater Lake: Joseph Green, 12, of Albuquerque caught and released a 38-inch tiger muskie. It was his first tiger muskie and he was using a Rapala X-Rap. Escondida Lake: Paul Pargas of Albuquerque caught and released a 29-inch channel catfish Aug. 14. He was using worms …
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Catches of the week: Abiquiu Lake: Steve Henke of Bernalillo caught a 29.5-inch walleye Aug. 8. He was using a homemade spinner. Bluewater Lake: Diego Otero, 8, of Tome, caught and released his first tiger muskie Aug. 8. He was using hotdogs. Rudy Contreras caught a 35-inch tiger muskie Aug. …
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Catches of the week Clayton Lake: Aaron Earle of Clayton caught a 6-pound channel catfish Aug. 5. He was using chicken liver. Cochiti Lake: Martin Perea, 10, of Glorietta, caught a 28-inch carp Aug. 5. He was using corn. Gary McKenna of Ireland caught a 30-inch carp Aug. 5. He …
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Catches of the week: Alumni Pond: Edmund Sanchez of Deming caught a 24-inch, 5.8-pound, largemouth bass July 30. He was using worms. Bluewater Lake: Evelyn Hernandez of Rio Rancho caught a 42-inch tiger muskie July 29. She was using a perch colored Rapala X-Rap. Conchas Lake: Glenn Garcia of Albuquerque …
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Catches of the week: Corrales Riverside Drain: Matt Dalzell of Albuquerque caught and released a 4.2-pound largemouth bass July 22. He was using a green pumpkin chatter bait with a chigger craw trailer. Eagle Nest Lake: Ainslee Campanella, 2 1/2, of Angel Fire, caught several perch July 23. She was …
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