NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass at CONCHAS LAKE was good using 3.5-inch blue tube baits and soft plastic worms. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using chartreuse crankbaits. Fishing for white bass was good using white swimbaits. Fishing for crappie was very good using 3.5-inch tube jigs in 12 feet of water.

Fishing for trout at LAKE MALOYA was good using black Woolly Bugger flies, lime green PowerBait and rainbow PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at the SANTA CRUZ RESERVOIR was good using green PowerBait, Berkley Gulp nightcrawlers and yellow garlic PowerBait.

Fishing for walleye at UTE LAKE was good using Walleye Diver lures and Flicker shad lures. Fishing for white bass was good using medium and deep diving crankbaits, live minnows and small swimbaits. Fishing for smallmouth and largemouth bass was good using Ned Rigs, soft plastic drop shots and wacky rigged worms in 6 to 12 feet of water. Fishing for crappie was good using live minnows and small jigs. Fishing for catfish was fair using nightcrawler worms, punch bait and chicken liver. The main lake water surface temperature was in the upper 60s and the water clarity was stained.

Fishing for tiger muskie at BLUEWATER LAKE was good using rattle baits, streamer flies, crankbaits, PowerBait and hotdogs.

Fishing for trout at LAGUNA DEL CAMPO was good using PowerBait and spinners.

Fishing for catfish on the RIO GRANDE near Albuquerque was good using chicken liver and cut bait. Fishing for pike was fair to good using nightcrawler worms north of Bernalillo.

Fishing for trout on the SAN JUAN RIVER in the quality waters was good using Griffith gnat flies, leech pattern flies, red annelid flies and midge pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using nightcrawler worms.

Fishing for rainbow trout at TIGER PARK RESERVOIR was good using salmon egg scent PowerBait.

Fishing for catfish at TINGLEY BEACH was fair to good using chartreuse PowerBait, chicken liver, nightcrawler worms and shrimp.

Fishing for catfish at ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE was fair to good using live minnows and cut gizzard shad bait. Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass was good using chartreuse crankbaits, jigs and soft plastic lures. Fishing for white bass was good using Blue Fox spinners and white Bombers. Fishing for crappie was good using green and white grubs, live minnows and white Bomber lures. Fishing for walleye was good using white crankbait lures, nightcrawler worms and curly tail grubs.

Fishing for trout at GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR was good using white beadhead hare’s ear nymph flies.

Fishing for bass on the PECOS RIVER was good using Texas-rigged soft plastic blue crawdad pattern baits.