Santa Fe New Mexican

New Mexico fishing report

- This fishing report was provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game & Fish.

Northwest ABIQUIÚ LAKE: Fishing was fair using tubes, crank baits, jerk baits and top water lures for smallmouth bass. Fishing was good using curly tail grubs tipped with night crawlers, bottom bouncer rigs and worm harnesses at 10 feet to 20 feet for walleye. BLUEWATER LAKE: Fishing was slow to fair using large muskie flies, swim baits, crank baits and hot dogs for tiger muskies. CHAMA RIVER: Monday morning water flows below El Vado and Abiquiú were 345 cfs and 469 cfs respective­ly. Fishing below El Vado was good using hoppers, yellow sallies, wooly buggers, night crawlers, Fire Balls and PowerBait for brown and rainbow trout. COCHITI LAKE: Fishing was slow to fair using chatter baits, creature baits, jigs and jerk baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Fishing was fair using shrimp, worms, chicken liver and homemade dough bait for catfish. EL VADO LAKE: Fishing continues to be good using grubs, tubes, spinners and worms for smallmouth bass. FENTON LAKE: Fishing was good using San Juan worms, Pistol Petes, worms, Fire Balls and PowerBait for trout. A few were also caught by anglers using spinners. HERON LAKE: Fishing was very good around the boat dock areas using worms and garlic PowerBait. A few small kokanee salmon were caught by anglers trolling spinner/ corn combinatio­ns. JEMEZ WATERS: Trout fishing on the Jemez was fair for anglers using worms and salmon eggs. Fishing on the Cebolla was very good using elk hair caddis, parachute Adams, San Juan worms, salmon eggs and night crawlers for trout. LAGUNITAS LAKES: Fishing was fair using Fire Balls, PowerBait, Pistol Petes, hoppers and spinners for trout. NAVAJO LAKE: Fishing was good using Pop Rs, swim baits, tubes, curly tail grubs, crawdad flies, crank baits, jerk baits and chatter baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Fishing was good using swim baits, chatter baits, jerk baits and crank baits for northern pike. SEVEN SPRINGS BROOD POND: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, Zeke’s trout bait, Fire Balls, worms and Pistol Petes for trout. Northeast CIMARRON RIVER: Fishing was fair using parachute Adams, tricos, caddis, worms and salmon eggs. Fishing at the Gravel Pit Lakes was very good using salmon eggs, PowerBait and Pistol Petes. CONCHAS LAKE: A few largemouth bass and smallmouth bass were caught by anglers using jigs, tubes, creature baits, senkos, crank baits and top water lures. Fishing was fair using shrimp, cut bait and liver for catfish. EAGLE ROCK LAKE: Fishing was very good using PowerBait, Fire Bait, worms, Pistol Petes, silver spinners, small streamers, copper John Barrs and wooly buggers for trout. GALLINAS RIVER: Fishing was fair to good using worms and Fire Balls for trout. HOPEWELL LAKE: Fishing for trout was slow to fair using worms and PowerBait under a bobber. LAKE MALOYA: Fishing was fair to good using elk hair caddis, wooly buggers, ants, hoppers and PowerBait for trout. Fishing was good using worms for perch. LOS PIÑOS RIVER: Fishing was good using bead-head prince nymphs, copper John Barrs and salmon eggs for a mixed bag of brown and rainbow trout. PECOS RIVER: Streamflow near Pecos on Monday was 65.9 cfs. Fishing was good using San Juan worms, elk hair caddis, prince nymphs, salmon eggs and spinners for trout. RIO GRANDE: Stream flow on Monday at the Taos Junction Bridge was 333 cfs. Fishing was good using poundmeist­ers, yellow sallies, caddis, copper John Barrs, spinners and night crawlers for brown and rainbow trout. RIO HONDO: Fishing was fair to good using parachute Adams, elk hair caddis and worms for trout. RIO MORA: Fishing was fair using worms, caddis, prince nymphs and salmon eggs for trout. SANTA CRUZ RESERVOIR: Fishing was slow with just a few trout caught by anglers using PowerBait and salmon eggs.

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