FISHING LINE

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Brooklynn Medina, 6, of Española caught a 22-inch walleye July 11 at Abiquiu Lake. She was fishing with her dad and using a curly tail grub.

Teddy Jacquez of Albuquerque, caught a 20-inch, 9-pound carp July 9 at the Albuquerque Drain. He was using sweet corn. At Cochiti Lake, Terry Fields of Peña Blanca, caught a 39¼-inch, 14-pound, 8-ounce northern pike July 10. He was fishing by the tower and using a buzz bait. … Grant Willis of Albuquerque caught a 40-inch northern pike July 15. He was using a silver Rat L Trap.

AROUND THE STATE

HERON LAKE: More fish are being caught, but most are under 12 inches. Trolling is still best using yellow or orange spinners at 8 to 12 feet deep. Bait fishing from shore is also fair using yellow PowerBait or salmon eggs. Water is still being released at 500 cfs, and the drop in the water level is becoming more noticeable. Don Wolfley, Stone House Lodge

SHADY LAKES: The rainbow trout are averaging 10-12 inches. Trout are biting on night crawler worms, salmon eggs and PowerBait. Catch-and-release largemouth bass and bluegill activity is strong. Bass are ranging 2½-4½ pounds. Bass and bluegill are biting on frog plastics and top water lures.

NOTES from GAME & FISH

Fishing at UTE LAKE was excellent using worms for bluegill. Fishing at EAGLE NEST LAKE was very good using worms and PowerBait for perch. At LAKE MALOYA, fishing was very good using PowerBait, Pistol Petes, Panther Martins, Kastmasters, beadhead hares ears, elk hair caddis and bead-head pheasant tail nymphs for trout. Fishing at MONASTERY LAKE was very good using PowerBait, Fire Balls and Pistol Petes for trout. Monday morning flows on the CHAMA RIVER below El Vado and Abiquiu were 643 cfs and 735 cfs, respectively. Trout fishing above and below El Vado was good using bead-head hare’s ears, black and olive leeches, brown stone fly nymphs, salmon eggs and night crawlers for brown, cutthroat and rainbow trout. Fishing at BLUEWATER LAKE was good using crank baits, jerk baits, water dogs, large streamers and swim baits for tiger muskie. At FENTON LAKE, fishing was good using worms and corn for trout. Fishing at NAVAJO LAKE was good using curly tail grubs, senkos, baby brush hogs, crank baits, top water lures, ned rigs and jigs for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Streamflow on the SAN JUAN RIVER below Navajo Lake was 722 cfs on Monday morning. Fishing slowed for a few days during the major fluctuations but overall, anglers reported decent fishing. Through the high-quality waters, good producers were RS2s, foam wing emergers, root beers, dead chickens and red annelids. Through the bait waters, anglers did best using jerk baits, small spoons and night crawlers. At ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE, night fishing was excellent using liver, homemade dough bait, hot dogs and shrimp for catfish. Fishing was good using curly tail grubs, Flicker Shad, Walley Divers, spinners, sassy shad and custom painted spoons for walleye and white bass. Fishing was good using top water lures, senkos, tubes, creature baits, swim baits, finesse worms and crank baits for largemouth and smallmouth bass. Fishing was good using worms for bluegill. Streamflow on the RIO GRANDE below Elephant Butte on Monday morning was 1,850 cfs. Fishing was very good using liver, shiners, cut bait, night crawlers and shrimp for catfish. Fishing at BEAR CANYON LAKE was very good using cut bait and worms at night for catfish. Fishing on the ALBUQUERQUE SOUTH and the PERALTA DRAINS was good using night crawlers for bluegill and an occasional largemouth bass. Fishing in TINGLEY BEACH’S Central and Youth ponds was slow to fair using shrimp, liver, hot dogs and worms for catfish.