FISHING LINE

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

At Bluewater Lake, Cameron Quill of Albuquerque caught and released a 38-inch, 16-pound tiger muskie using a Whopper Plopper 110 July 12. … Mark Shifflet of Belen caught a 38-inch tiger muskie using a shallow diving perch patter lure July 9.

At Cochiti Lake, Mark Hofheins of Rio Rancho caught a 27-inch pike using a spinnerbait July 10. … Frank Lovato of Albuquerque caught a 28.5-inch, 10.5-pound walleye using a Wally Diver lure July 9.

At Fenton Lake, Matthew Coca II, 14, of Rio Rancho caught a 17-inch rainbow trout using a Thomas spoon July 14. … Daniel Marcum of Rio Rancho caught and released 20 rainbow trout using a beadhead prince nymph fly from a float tube July 10.

Zachary Huffman of Ruidoso caught a 14.5-inch rainbow trout at Grindstone Reservoir using a Panther Martin spinner July 12.

Anthony Gomez, 3, of Moriarty caught and released his first fish at the Jemez Waters, an 8-inch brown trout, using worms on the Las Conchas River on July 15.

Darius Casaus of Albuquerque caught a 13-inch crappie at Storrie Lake using a gold Panther Martin spinner July 7.

NOTES from GAME & FISH

Fishing for trout at CABRESTO LAKE was good using gold Mepps spinners.

Fishing for trout at CHARETTE LAKES was good using salmon eggs, worms and PowerBait.

Streamflow on the CIMARRON RIVER near Cimarron on Monday morning was 26.2 cubic feet per second (cfs).

Fishing for trout at CLAYTON LAKE was good using PowerBait. Fishing for walleye was fair using fake minnows. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using chicken liver and homemade dough baits.

Fishing for walleye at CONCHAS LAKE was good using 3-inch Lunker Grubs tipped with worm.

Fishing for rainbow trout at EAGLE NEST LAKE was good using skirt lures trolling, nightcrawler worms and rainbow PowerBait. Fishing for pike was fair to good using rainbow trout pattern Rapala lures.

Fishing for trout at EAGLE ROCK LAKE was good using pink PowerBait mouse tails.

Fishing for trout at LAKE MALOYA was good using salmon eggs, and pink and green PowerBait.

Streamflow on the RED RIVER below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 54.3 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using salmon eggs.

Streamflow on the RIO GRANDE below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 276 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using worms and black and gold Panther Martin spinners near Pilar.

Fishing for trout at SHUREE

PONDS was good using dry flies.

Fishing for pike and catfish at SPRINGER LAKE was good using inflated nightcrawler worms.

Fishing for trout at STORRIE LAKE was good using pink and orange PowerBait. Fishing for crappie was fair to good using gold Panther Martin spinners.

Fishing for walleye at ABIQUIÚ LAKE was fair using nightcrawler worms and crankbaits. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using shrimp.

Fishing for tiger muskie at BLUEWATER LAKE was good using Whopper Plopper lures and shallow diving perch pattern lures.

Fishing for trout on the BRAZOS RIVER was good using worms.

Fishing for pike at COCHITI LAKE was fair to good using spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using Wally Diver lures. Fishing for white bass was fair to good using minnows.

Fishing for trout at FENTON LAKE was very good using beadhead prince nymph flies and Thomas spoons.

Fishing for trout at HERON LAKE from shore was fair using garlic PowerBait.

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

Fishing for catfish on the RIO GRANDE near Albuquerque was fair to good using chicken liver and cut bait.

Streamflow on the SAN JUAN RIVER near Archuleta on Monday morning was 803 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good using size-22 green larva flies.

Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using worms and PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND was good using garlic chartreuse PowerBait and peach PowerBait.

Fishing for catfish at TINGLEY BEACH was fair to good using nightcrawler worms and hot dogs.

Fishing for crappie at CABALLO LAKE was good using white grubs and live worms. Fishing for walleye was good using white grubs and worms. Fishing for white bass was fair to good using crankbaits. Fishing for catfish was good using live bait and chicken.

Fishing for catfish at ELEPHANT BUTTE LAKE was good using cut carp bait. Fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass was fair to good using white Ned rigs. Fishing for white bass was good using live minnows. Fishing for crappie was fair to good using green grubs and live minnows. Fishing for walleye was fair bottom

bouncing nightcrawler worms.

Streamflow on the GILA RIVER near Gila on Monday morning was 47.7 cfs.

Fishing for trout at QUEMADO LAKE was very good using light-colored dry flies during the morning and evenings and dark-colored nymph flies during the afternoon.

Streamflow on the BLACK RIVER at Malaga on Monday morning was 11.4 cfs.

Fishing for catfish at GREEN MEADOW LAKE was good using worms.

Fishing for catfish at GREENE ACRES LAKE was good using worms and cut shad bait.

Fishing for trout at GRINDSTONE RESERVOIR was fair to good using Panther Martin spinners. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using worms. Fishing for bluegill was fair using worms.

Fishing for catfish at OASIS using hot dogs and worms.

Streamflow on the PECOS RIVER below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 120 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair using nightcrawler worms.

Fishing for rainbow trout on the RIO BONITO was good using worms.

Streamflow on the RUIDOSO RIVER at Hollywood on Monday morning was 4.31 cfs.

For more fishing report updates, including more catches of the week, go to abqjournal.com/category/go.

ALERTS

National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access at the following locations: Canjilon Lakes, Costilla Creek, Cowles Ponds, Gallinas River, Hopewell Lake, Jemez Waters, Lagunitas Lakes, Los Pinos River, Pecos Canyon State Park, Pecos River, Rio Hondo, Rio Pueblo, Rio Mora, San Gregorio Lake, Trout Lakes

Visit fs.usda.gov or call the Pecos-Las Vegas Ranger District (505-425-3534), Carson National Forest Service District (505-758-6200), Lincoln National Forest Service District (575-434-7200), and the Santa Fe National Forest Service District (505-438-5300) for the latest information.

Other closures: Monastery Lake, Morphy Lake State Park