FISHING LINE
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
John Luna of Albuquerque caught a 42-inch tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake using a crankbait lure Oct. 1.
David Moreno of Las Vegas caught a 22-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using homemade dough bait Oct. 2.
Evan Torres of Albuquerque caught and released a 16-inch golden rainbow trout at Grindstone Reservoir using a bunny leech fly Oct. 2.
At Navajo Lake, Matthew Medina of Albuquerque caught his limit of kokanee salmon using snagging hooks near the dam Oct. 5. … Isaac Cordova of Albuquerque caught four salmon using snagging hooks Oct. 2.
Jude Buenviaje, 13, of Santa Fe caught a 21-inch rainbow trout on the Pecos River using a Blue Fox spinner Oct. 4.
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NOTES from GAME AND FISH
Fishing for trout at EAGLE ROCK LAKE was good using pink and orange PowerBait.
Fishing for trout at HOPEWELL LAKE was good using black Pistol Pete spinner flies and grey bunny leech flies.
Fishing for trout on the LOS PINOS RIVER was good using small beadhead nymph flies.
Fishing for trout at MORPHY LAKE was good using silver spinners, Pistol Pete spinner flies and PowerBait.
Streamflow on the PECOS RIVER near the town of Pecos on Monday morning was 50.3 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Blue Fox spinners and nightcrawler worms.
Fishing for trout on the RED RIVER was good using brown Pistol Pete spinner flies, small streamer flies and tungsten nymph flies.
Fishing for trout on the RIO GRANDE was very good using streamer flies, Barely Legal flies and dry fly with dropper nymph fly setups.
Fishing for trout on the RIO HONDO was good using attractor dry flies.
Fishing for trout at SHUREE PONDS was good using zebra midge pattern flies.
Fishing for tiger muskie at BLUEWATER LAKE was good using chartreuse lipless crankbait lures, swimbaits, hotdogs and silver spoons.
Fishing for trout at CANJILON LAKES was good using dry flies and pink PowerBait worms.
Fishing for trout on the CHAMA RIVER below El Vado Lake was good using nightcrawler worms and brown Rooster Tail spinners. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was fair to good using bead head nymph flies. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters, with a bag limit of two trout only.
Fishing for walleye, pike and bass at COCHITI LAKE was good using white and silver crankbaits near the dam.
Fishing for trout at LAGUNA DEL CAMPO was good using orange PowerBait.
Fishing for bass at LAKE FARMINGTON was good using nightcrawler worms and Senko worms.
Fishing for trout on the SAN JUAN RIVER in the quality waters was good using olive, brown and grey midge emerger pattern flies, Baetis flies and leech pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using PowerBait and nightcrawler worms.
Fishing for trout at the SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND was good using PowerBait and flies.
Fishing for catfish was good at CABALLO LAKE using cut carp bait and shad. Fishing for carp was good using strawberry marinade with sweet corn and Panko.
Fishing for white bass at ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE was good using mediumdepth diving white crankbaits, topwater lures, Whopper Ploppers, white slab spoons and chartreuse slab spoons. Fishing for largemouth bass was slow to fair using live shad and crawdads. Fishing for crappie was good using live shiners. Fishing for catfish was good using beef liver, chicken liver, fresh cut bluegill, fresh cut carp, dough bait, shad and live worms.
Fishing for trout at QUEMADO LAKE was good using salmon peach PowerBait.
Fishing for catfish on the RIO GRANDE north of Elephant Butte Lake was good using cut bait.
Fishing for trout and bass at ALTO LAKE was good using nightcrawler worms.
Fishing for catfish at GREEN MEADOW LAKE was good using nightcrawler worms 24 inches beneath a bobber.
Fishing for catfish at GREENE ACRES LAKE was good using hotdogs and shrimp.
Fishing for catfish at LAKE VAN was good using worms.
Fishing for catfish at OASIS PARK LAKE was good using cut bait and worms.
The boat ramp at SANTA ROSA LAKE has opened as water levels have increased due to recent rains. Due to low lake levels, Santa Rosa Lake State Park will operate as a no-wake lake until conditions improve.