FISHING LINE

CATCHES OF THE WEEK Hope Carreon of Las Cruces caught an approximately 29-inch brown trout using an i-Yong Blondie fly on the San Juan River on Oct. 11.

Terry Norcross and Matthew Farmer, both of Albuquerque, caught a 38-inch, 14-pound pike and a 38½-inch, 15-pound pike using Rapala lures Oct. 11 at Eagle Nest Lake. Dmitri Hewitt, 3, of Las Cruces caught an approximately 18-inch carp using nightcrawlers Oct. 13 at Caballo Lake. AROUND THE STATE

HERON LAKE: Fishing from shore or boats is very slow. Hardly anyone is out there. It is now unlawful to have kokanee salmon in possession. Snagging season begins Friday, Nov. 8, at 12:01 a.m. Dress appropriately as our mornings have been as low as 12 degrees. We should have a better year this year as the kokanee we caught earlier this summer were mostly 13 to 17 inches. Trappings by the Game and Fish Department this summer also resulted in larger fish. Don Wolfley, Stone House Lodge NOTES from GAME & FISH Streamflow on the SAN JUAN RIVER on Monday morning was 610 cfs. Fishing for trout in the “quality waters” was good using red and cream larva fly patterns, mono midge pupa patterns and crystal flash midge emergers. On the lower river, fishing for trout was good using Baetis nymphs, Parachute Adams and Blue Wing Olives. Fishing for trout in the “bait waters” was good using worms and spinners. Streamflow on the CIMARRON RIVER near Cimarron Monday morning was 30.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Parachute Adams flies, caddis dry flies and small nymph flies. At EAGLE NEST LAKE, fishing for trout was good using PowerBait and Panther Martin spinners. Fishing for pike was good using Rapala lures and spoons. At EAGLE ROCK LAKE, fishing for trout was good using flies, PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms. Fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass at UTE LAKE was good using plastic crawdads, chatter baits and jigs. Monday morning flows on the CHAMA RIVER below El Vado and Abiquiu were 754 cfs and 867 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was good using leach pattern flies, tungsten bead head green scud flies, peacock nymph flies, salmon eggs, worms, Panther Martin spinners, nightcrawlers and yellow garlic PowerBait. Streamflow on the PECOS RIVER near Pecos Monday morning was 32.1 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using live worms, woolly buggers, salmon eggs, PowerBait and Panther Martin spinners. At MONASTERY LAKE, fishing for trout was good using Panther Martin spinners and PowerBait. Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass at CONCHAS LAKE was good using buzz baits, Senkos and crawdad baits. At TINGLEY BEACH, fishing was slow for all species. Fishing the ALBUQUERQUE AREA DRAINS for bass was fair to good using small crank baits and Senko worms. Streamflow on the RIO GRANDE at the Taos Junction Bridge Monday morning was 338 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Panther Martin spinners, streamers, bead head nymphs and night crawlers. Fishing near Albuquerque for catfish was good using cut bait, hotdogs and nightcrawlers dipped in garlic. One angler reported catching a walleye north of Bernalillo using a silver Blue Fox spinner. Fishing the RIO GRANDE above Elephant Butte Lake for catfish was good using cut bait and worms. Fishing below Caballo Lake for catfish, walleye and white bass was good using worms. At ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE, fishing for white bass was very good using top water lures in schools of rising fish and fair to good using jigging slabs. Fishing for largemouth bass was good using centipede plastic baits. Fishing for catfish was good using live minnows and worms. Fishing for walleye was slow. Fishing for crappie was fair using minnows around the marina.