FISHING LINE

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Donald Fairbanks of Kotzebue, Alaska, caught a 42-inch, 17-pound tiger muskie Friday at Bluewater Lake. He was using a hot dog.

Carol Bevel of Tijeras caught a 29-inch, 13-pound, 2-ounce, channel catfish Saturday at Abiquiu Lake. She was using a bluegill pattern square bill crank bait.

Alicia Martinez of Los Alamos caught and released a 24-inch rainbow trout May 28 on the Chama River. She was fishing near Chama and using a custom tied fly.

Cindy Weiper of Albuquerque caught a 28-inch walleye May 30 at Cochiti Lake. She was trolling a floating Rapala.

AROUND THE STATE

SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND: The Kids Fishing Pond closed to all fishing Wednesday due to extreme fire danger. MONASTERY LAKE: The lake closed to all fishing Wednesday due to extreme fire danger.

HERON LAKE: Fishing from shore remains slow, with the most success coming between the dam and boat dock at Ridge Rock Campground. Fishing from boats also remains slow, with most anglers taking one or two fish per day trolling. The exceptions were Todd and Christy Tucker of Roswell, who caught 19 fish over two days, only one of them a kokanee salmon. The rest were rainbow trout. The Tuckers kept 12, ranging from 12 to 19½ inches, and released the rest. Most were caught on lures at a depth of 12 to 25 feet, with the best success on a quarter-ounce yellow Panther Martin with red dots. Boat fishing is best around the dam. Don Wolfley, Stone House Lodge

SHADY LAKES: We restocked trout ponds with 16- to 18-inch rainbow trout. The rainbow trout are averaging 10 to 12 inches, but much larger trout are biting. Catch-and-release largemouth bass and bluegill activity is strong. Bass are ranging 2½ to 4½ pounds, but 6½-pound bass can be seen from the lake banks. Bass and bluegill are biting on plastics and top-water lures.

NOTES from GAME & FISH

Fishing in TINGLEY BEACH’S Central and Youth ponds was good using liver, homemade dough bait, hot dogs and worms for catfish. Fishing in the Bob Gerding Catch and Release Pond was slow. At UTE LAKE, fishing was excellent using worms for bluegill. Fishing was good using crank baits, bottom bouncer night crawler rigs, jig and leech, jig and curly tail grub, and jig and minnow combinations for walleye. Fishing at ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE was good using sassy shad, minnows, crank baits, jerk baits, spinners, curly tail grubs, and spoons for white bass. Fishing through the high-quality waters of the SAN JUAN RIVER was good using small red annelids, small bead-head pheasant tail nymphs, fore and afts, RS2s, ant patterns and foam beetles. Trout fishing through the bait waters was good using jerk baits, Kastmasters, San Juan worms, copper John Barrs, chamois leeches, and Fire Balls. Fishing at NAVAJO LAKE was good using jerk baits, curly tail grubs, senkos, worms, tubes, crank baits, and chatter baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass.