FISHING LINE

CATCH OF THE WEEK

Estevan Torrez, 2 years and 10 months old, of Socorro, caught his first fish Sunday at Escondida Lake. It was a 12-inch rainbow trout caught on yellow orange PowerBait.

NOTES from GAME & FISH: Fishing at TINGLEY BEACH’S Central and Youth ponds was good using wax worms, PowerBait, San Juan worms, egg patterns, spinners and Kastmasters for rainbow trout. Fishing at the Bob Gerding Catch and Release Pond was good using small midge patterns, San Juan worms, Griffith’s gnats and small leech patterns. Trout fishing at the ALBUQUERQUE AREA DRAINS was good using copper John Barrs, San Juan worms, PowerBait, salmon eggs, worms under a bobber and wax worms. Streamflow on the JEMEZ RIVER near Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 31 cfs. Fishing on the Jemez was fair to good using salmon eggs for trout. FENTON LAKE is closed to fishing and all other activities due to thin ice conditions. For updates, call the state park office at 575-829-3630. Monday morning water flows on the CHAMA RIVER below El Vado and Abiquiu were 166 cfs and 244 cfs respectively. Fishing below El Vado was fair to good using Rapalas for brown trout. Fishing below Abiquiu was good using copper John Barrs, woolly buggers, San Juan worms, PowerBait and salmon eggs for rainbow trout. Trout fishing on the PECOS RIVER in the Villanueva area was good using salmon eggs and PowerBait. Streamflow on the RIO GRANDE on Monday at the Taos Junction Bridge was 498 cfs. Fishing was slow to fair using woolly buggers, PowerBait, garlic cheese and salmon eggs for trout. At UTE LAKE, fishing for walleye was fair for the few anglers who braved the weather. They were using jig and minnow and jig and grub rigs at 40 to 45 feet on the deep flats. Streamflow on the SAN JUAN RIVER from Navajo Reservoir on Monday was 353 cfs. Fishing through the quality waters was good using foam emergers, dead chickens, red annelids, RS2s, Griffith’s gnats and small bead-head pheasant tail nymphs. Fishing through the bait waters was good using worms, PowerBait, San Juan worms and wooly worms. At NAVAJO LAKE, fishing for smallmouth bass was slow with just a few caught by anglers using jigs and spoons. Trolling for brown trout was slow to fair using Rapalas. A few northern pike were caught by anglers using swim baits. Streamflow on the ANIMAS RIVER near Aztec on Monday morning was 293 cfs. Fishing was fair to good using San Juan worms, PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout. Fishing at LAKE ROBERTS was very good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms for trout. Streamflow on the RIO GRANDE below Elephant Butte Monday morning was 0.46 cfs. Fishing was good using PowerBait and salmon eggs for trout. Fishing at ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE was fair using grubs, jigs and minnows for white bass. Fishing was fair using Bass Busters, Kastmasters and jigs for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. At BILL EVANS LAKE, fishing was good using PowerBait, garlic cheese, egg patterns and salmon eggs for trout. Fishing at ALUMNI POND was good using PowerBait, salmon eggs and small Kastmasters for trout. Fishing at BATAAN LAKE was good using San Juan worms, PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms for trout. At BLUE HOLE PARK POND, fishing was good using PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs for trout. Streamflow on the PECOS RIVER below Sumner Lake on Monday was 22 cfs. Trout fishing was good for anglers using wax worms, PowerBait and salmon eggs. A few catfish were caught by anglers using worms and homemade dough bait. Fishing at GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR was good using PowerBait, homemade dough bait, meal worms and salmon eggs for trout. At GREEN MEADOW LAKE, fishing was good using PowerBait for trout. BLUEWATER LAKE is closed to ice fishing and boating due to thin and unsafe ice conditions. For updates, contact the state park office at 505-876-2391. EAGLE NEST LAKE is closed to fishing due to thin ice conditions. For updates, call the state park office at 575-377-1594. As of this past Sunday, there was thin ice covering LAKE ALICE which was unsafe for fishing. For updates, call the state park office at 505-445-5607. LAKE MALOYA is closed to fishing due to thin ice conditions. Call the state park office at 505-445-5607 for updates. As of Monday, there was a thin layer of ice on MONASTERY LAKE. Ice fishing is not permitted. As of Monday morning, there was a thin layer of ice on STORRIE LAKE and it was closed to fishing. For updates, call the state park office at 505-425-7278.