FISHING LINE

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Seth Garcia, of Raton, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using worms May 8.

David Whitener, of Clovis, caught a 9-pound walleye at Conchas Lake using a crappie jig May 6.

Mark Haber, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch kokanee salmon at Eagle Nest Lake trolling a Pistol Pete on May 5. Evangeline Tenorio, 8, of Anton Chico, caught her first fish, a 20.25-inch rainbow trout using green and white glitter PowerBait Turbo Dough on May 1.

Guy Poland, of Santa Fe, caught and released a 7-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a bottom bouncer worm harness rig May 10. Charlie Maldonado, of Las Cruces, caught a 27.5-inch walleye using a Bandit crankbait May 9. Ryan Medina, 15, of Albuquerque, caught a 27.75-inch, 7-pound walleye using a green and white Cotton Cordell Wally Diver near Mitchell Point on May 8. Moises Bear Echavarria, 14, of Las Cruces, caught and released a 3-pound largemouth bass using a white crankbait May 6. Dal Padilla, of Belen, caught a 16-inch largemouth bass using a PowerBait shad swimbait May 5. John Lucero, of Hatch, caught a 16-inch walleye using minnows May 4.

Alicia Sapien, 13, of Albuquerque, caught her first fish, a 12-inch trout at Fenton Lake using a black Pistol Pete on May 8.

Braxton Groff, 4, of Albuquerque, caught a 22-inch rainbow trout at Laguna del Campo using worms May 9.

Sophia Gabaldon, 6, of Las Cruces, caught a 13-inch rainbow trout at Lake Roberts using PowerBait Power Eggs on April 17.

Valerie Wyatt, of Roswell, caught a 24-inch catfish at Lake Van using hotdogs May 7.

Annette Gabaldon, of Bernalillo, caught an 18-inch rainbow trout at McGaffey Lake using PowerBait on May 8.

Kenneth Haynes, of Las Cruces, caught an approximate 40-pound catfish at Percha Dam using chicken breast May 6.

Cainaan Salido, of Rio Rancho, caught a 34-inch, 11-pound catfish on the Rio Grande using hotdogs near Corrales on May 7.

Angelica Marie McKinney, of La Puebla, caught a 16-inch rainbow trout at Santa Cruz Reservoir using salmonpeach PowerBait on May 9.

Charles Bussey, of Los Lunas, caught a 22-pound flathead catfish at Sumner Lake using a gold crankbait May 7.

Bryan Hages, of Amarillo, Texas, caught and released a 5.10-pound smallmouth bass at Ute Lake using a Berkley Champ Craw on May 8.