Catch of the week
BRANTLEY LAKE: Matt Arreola of Hobbs caught a 32-inch, 4.8-pound longnose gar using cut bait Sept. 3.
EAGLE NEST LAKE: Liam Humphreys, age 12, of Albuquerque caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using PowerBait Sept. 10. Gilbert Maes and Anthony Maes of Las Vegas caught a 24-inch rainbow trout using chartreuse PowerBait Sept.
3. Johnny Serna, age 8, of Los Lunas caught a 24-inch, 5.5-pound rainbow trout using PowerBait Sept. 3.
FENTON LAKE: Brandon Andrew, age 19, of Albuquerque caught a 19-inch rainbow trout using a pheasant-tail nymph fly Sept.
5. Michael Chacon of Rio Rancho caught a 24-inch rainbow trout using worms Sept. 5.
PECOS RIVER: Eric Chavez of Albuquerque caught 42 smallmouth and largemouth bass ranging in size from 9-19 inches using a 3-inch paddle-tail swimbait near Santa Rosa Sept. 11. SAN JUAN RIVER: Joe Quintana, age 75, of Grants caught an 18-inch brown trout and a 12-inch rainbow trout using worms below the quality waters on Sept. 10.
TINGLEY BEACH: Matthew Tapia, age 12, of Albuquerque caught a 25.5-inch catfish using catfish bait in the kids pond Sept. 3.
UTE LAKE: Baily Doroshenko of Edgewood caught a 4-pound largemouth bass using a minnow Sept. 4. Tucker McClelland, age 9, of Tucumcari caught a 21-inch, 2.75-pound walleye using live minnows while fishing at night Sept. 2.
If you have a catch of the week story or just want to tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing experience, send it to us at funfishingnm@gmail.com. We may include your story in our next report. For catches of the week, include name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used.