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CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Olav Roos of Albuquerque caught a 23-inch catfish at Cochiti Lake using a gold and silver crankbait Nov. 15.
Val Armijo of Albuquerque caught his limit of rainbow trout up to 24 inches long at Eagle Nest Lake using peach PowerBait on Nov. 13.
At Fenton Lake, Zachary Serna of Gallup caught an 18.5-inch rainbow trout using green PowerBait on Nov. 14. … Patrick Chavez of Albuquerque caught a 19-inch rainbow trout using salmon eggs Nov. 8. … Mike Lovato of Albuquerque caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using an olive Woolly Bugger fly Nov. 7.
On the San Juan River, Rex Howard of Durango, Colorado caught a 30-inch brown trout using a size 22 chocolate foamback emerger fly Nov. 12. … Martin Nieto of Albuquerque caught a 20-inch brown trout using worms Nov. 8. … David Zamora of Albuquerque caught a 32-inch, 10-pound, 8-ounce brown trout near Cottonwood Campground using earthworms Nov. 7.
Preston and Parker Lawson, ages 10 and 11, of Albuquerque caught six rainbow trout up to 17 inches long and one 14-inch largemouth bass at Tingley Beach using Woolly Bugger flies and PowerBait on Nov. 14.
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NOTES from GAME AND FISH
CHARETTE LAKES, CLAYTON LAKE, MAXWELL LAKE 13 and MORPHY LAKE are closed for the season and will reopen in March 2022. LAGUNA DEL CAMPO is closed for the season and will reopen in May 2022.
Streamflow on the CIMARRON RIVER near Cimarron on Monday morning was 4.86 cubic feet per second.
CONCHAS LAKE has new winter season hours: open for day-use access only 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Please contact State Parks at 1-888667-2757 with any questions.
EAGLE NEST LAKE has new winter season hours: open for day-use access only 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. The Moreno and Six Mile free access areas for New Mexico licensed anglers and hunters at Eagle Nest will remain open for day-use daily. Please contact State Parks at 1-888-667-2757 with any questions. Fishing for trout was good using peach PowerBait. Fishing for pike was fair to good using streamer flies and swimbaits. Fishing for perch was good using worms.
Fishing for trout on the LOS PINOS RIVER was good using small beadhead nymph flies.
Streamflow on the RED RIVER below the hatchery Monday morning was 42.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using salmon eggs and gold beadhead nymph flies.
Streamflow on the RIO HONDO on Monday morning near Valdez was 9.25 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using attractor dry flies.
Streamflow on the RIO MORA on Monday morning near Tererro was 11.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using earthworms.
Streamflow on the RIO PUEBLO near Peñasco on Monday morning was 7.01 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using beadhead nymph flies beneath a stimulator dry fly.
Fishing for trout on the BRAZOS RIVER was good using beadhead nymph flies.
Kokanee salmon snagging season is from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 at EL VADO LAKE.
Fishing for trout at FENTON LAKE was good using salmon eggs, Woolly Bugger flies and green PowerBait. Please remember, only two cutthroat trout are allowed to be harvested per day within the regular five-fish limit.
Fishing for kokanee salmon at NAVAJO LAKE was very good using snagging hooks near the dam.
Fishing for trout at TINGLEY BEACH was good using Woolly Bugger flies, salmon eggs and garlic PowerBait.
Streamflow on the GILA RIVER on Monday morning was 56.1 cfs.
Fishing for trout at QUEMADO LAKE was good using pink and salmon peach PowerBait.
Streamflow on the BLACK RIVER at Malaga on Monday morning was 6.49 cfs.
Fishing for trout at GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR was good using salmon peach PowerBait and natural-colored Trout Magnets.
Streamflow on the PECOS RIVER below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 16.3 cfs. Fishing for largemouth bass south of Brantley Lake was good using black and gold RatL-Trap lures.