New Mexico fishing report

Northwest

ABIQUIÚ LAKE: Fishing was fair to good using curly tail grubs, tubes, crank baits, crawdad imitation flies and night crawlers for smallmouth bass. Fishing for walleye was fair for anglers using crank baits, leeches, bottom bouncer night crawler rigs, minnows and jig and grub combinations. Fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait for trout. BLUEWATER LAKE: Fishing was slow to fair using Jerk baits, swim baits and Derp flies for tiger muskies. CHAMA RIVER: Monday morning water flows below El Vado and Abiquiú were 293 cfs and 318 cfs respectively. Fishing above and below El Vado was good using hoppers, copper John Barrs, wooly buggers, Mepps spinners, Panther Martins, night crawlers, salmon eggs and PowerBait for brown and rainbow trout. COCHITI LAKE: Fishing was slow to fair using crank baits, sassy shad and jerk baits for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and white bass. EL VADO LAKE: Fishing was very good using Mepps spinners, Panther Martins, tubes, grubs and worms for smallmouth bass. HERON LAKE: Bank fishing was very good using garlic and salmon peach PowerBait for trout. A few kokanee salmon and rainbow trout were caught by anglers trolling with spinners tipped with corn. JEMEZ WATERS: Trout fishing on the Jemez was slow. Fishing on the Cebolla was fair to good using salmon eggs and copper John Barrs for stocked rainbows and small parachute Adams and elk hair caddis for cutthroats. Fishing the upper San Antonio on the Valles Caldera was good using hoppers, beetles, mosquitos, elk hair caddis and ant imitations for brown trout. LAGUNITAS LAKES: Fishing was very good using Pistol Petes, spinners, Zeke’s floating trout bait, PowerBait, Fire Balls and Gulp eggs for trout. NAVAJO LAKE: Fishing was fair to good using finesse worms, tubes, jigs, baby brush hogs, wooly buggers, curly tail grubs, crawdad flies, crank baits and spinners for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. SAN JUAN RIVER: Trout fishing through the Quality Waters was good using disco and jujubee midges, San Juan worms, chamois leeches, hoppers, ants and egg patterns.

Northeast

CLAYTON LAKE: Trout fishing was slow to fair using PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms. Fishing was slow to fair using worms and liver for catfish. CIMARRON RIVER: Trout fishing was good using elk hair caddis, trico spinners, Cimarron specials, salmon eggs and PowerBait. Fishing at the Gravel Pit Lakes was good using Pistol Petes, PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms for trout. CONCHAS LAKE: Fishing was very good using finesse worms, senkos, swim baits, curly tail grubs, jerk baits, top water lures and tubes for largemouth bass and smallmouth bass. EAGLE NEST LAKE: Trout fishing was fair using PowerBait from the bank and from anchored boats. Edwina Alvarez of Santa Fe caught a nice 18-inch rainbow July 30. She was trolling with a Platte River special and garlic PowerBait. Fishing was excellent using worms for perch. GALLINAS RIVER: Trout fishing was fair to good using salmon eggs, worms and copper John Barrs. HOPEWELL LAKE: Fishing was slow with just a few trout caught by anglers using dry flies, worms and PowerBait. PECOS RIVER: Streamflow near Pecos on Monday was 159 cfs. Prior to the rains and the higher flow, fishing was good using Fire Balls, PowerBait, worms, San Juan worms, prince nymphs, Pecos Specials, elk hair caddis and Panther Martins. RIO GRANDE: Fishing in the Pilar area and further upstream was good using elk hair caddis flies, bead-head wooly buggers, Chernobyl ants, hoppers, Panther Martin spinners, Mepps spinners and night crawlers. A few smallmouth bass were caught by anglers using wooly buggers, spoons and spinners. On the lower river through the Albuquerque area, night fishing was very good using chicken liver, worms, shrimp, cut bait and beef liver for catfish and bullheads.

This fishing report is provided by Bill Dunn and the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish.