Catches of the week:

 

• Quemado Lake: May 11, Kasee Ganado, age 4, from Alamo caught her very first fish. It was a 15-inch, 1.5-pound rainbow trout. She was using salmon eggs. May 12, “Pie Town” Karen caught a 24-inch, 6-pound rainbow trout. She was using nightcrawlers.
• Bluewater Lake: n May 10, Rob Covelli of Albuquerque caught and released a 45.5-inch, 28-pound tiger musky. He was using shrimp. From May 10 through May 12, Covelli caught and released 10 catfish between 10 and 20 pounds and 17 tiger musky. He was using shrimp for the catfish and Rapalas for the tiger musky.
  
  

This one came in too late for last week’s report but we felt it was definitely worth mentioning:

• Pecos River: May 5, Daniel Carlton of Santa Fe caught a 24-inch rainbow trout. He was using a live worm.

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 fishforfun2@hotmail.com. We may include your story in our next report. For catches of the week, include name, date, and location, type of fish, length and weight if possible and bait, lure or fly used.

 

May 14

 

Northeast

 

Charette Lakes: Fishing was fair to good using Power Bait, worms and salmon eggs for trout. We had no reports on perch.
Cimarron River: Water flow below Eagle Nest on Monday was 26 cfs. Trout fishing was very good using Panther Martins, poly wing emergers, elk hair caddis, Cimarron specials, Cimarron worms, salmon eggs and worms. Anglers reported catching several healthy holdover fish from previous-year stockings. Fishing at the Gravel Pit Lakes was good using Pistol Petes, small spinners, salmon eggs and Power Bait.
Clayton Lake: Hot spot for trout: Fishing was very good using Power Bait and homemade dough baits for limits of rainbow trout. We had no reports on other species.
Conchas Lake: Fishing was fair using stink bait and nightcrawlers for catfish. A few smallmouth bass were caught by anglers using tube jigs, senkos, jerk baits and spinner baits. We had no reports on other species.
Coyote Creek: The stream flow is quite low but trout fishing was fair using Power Bait and salmon eggs in the beaver pond areas.
Eagle Nest Lake: The boat ramps are open and the boat docks were put in place last Friday. Fishing for northern pike was fair to good using spoons, jerk bait, swim baits and clousers. Fishing for trout was fair to good from the bank and from anchored boats for anglers using Power Bait and salmon eggs. Anglers trolling did best using Arnies and Platte River specials. Fishing for perch was fair to good using worms.
Hopewell Lake: We had a report from one angler who walked in here last week and did well using bead-head nymphs, worms and Fisher Chick spinners. All the fish caught were pan size rainbow trout.
Lake Alice: Fishing was good using Power Bait, homemade dough bait and salmon eggs for stocked rainbow trout. Fishing pressure was light.
Lake Maloya: Fishing was very good using Power Bait, salmon eggs, worms, Pistol Petes, Panther Martins, wooly buggers and parachute adams for trout. The annual fishing derby will be  May 31-June 2. For more information contact the State Park Office at 575-445-5607.
Los Pinos: We had no reports from anglers but the stream was recently stocked and should still have some good holdover trout from previous years. Give it a try and let us know how you do.
Manzano Lake: Fishing was slow.
Maxwell Lake 13: The water level is down and fishing was slow for all species.
Monastery Lake: Over the weekend trout fishing was slow but there were a few taken by anglers using Power Bait, salmon eggs and small spinners.
Morphy Lake: Trout fishing was good using Power Bait, homemade dough bait, worms, cheese, corn and salmon eggs. The lake level is quite low.
Pecos River: Water flow near the town of Pecos on Monday was 68 cfs and the water was clear. Light tackle anglers should have a good time here. This past week, trout fishing was good using elk hair caddis, emergers, worms, salmon eggs and spinners.
Red River: Water flow near the hatchery Monday was 48 cfs. Trout fishing was good using poundmeisters, elk hair caddis, San Juan worms, Cimarron worms, small streamers, nightcrawlers, Panther Martins and worms.
Rio Grande: Hot spot for trout: Fishing continued to be very good using caddis, mayflies, streamers, Panther Martins, Fisher Chick spinners, salmon eggs and worms for trout. Fishing was good using streamers and small jerk baits for smallmouth bass. Fishing was fair using streamers, big leech patterns and Rapalas for northern pike. Water flow near the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday was 317 cfs.
Rio Hondo: Stream flow near Valdez on Monday was 24 cfs. Trout fishing on the lower river was good using elk hair caddis, poundmeisters and salmon eggs.
Rio Mora: Stream flow near Terrero on Monday was 16 cfs. Trout fishing was good using worms, salmon eggs, nightcrawlers and small nymph patterns.
Rio Pueblo: Water flow near Penasco on Monday was 19 cfs. Trout fishing was fair to good using poundmeisters, small copper John Barrs and elk hair caddis.
Santa Barbara: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Springer Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Storrie Lake: Fishing was fair to good using garlic cheese and salmon eggs. We had no reports on other species.
Stubblefield Lake: Water levels are extremely low and not fishable at this time.
Ute Lake: Fishing was very good trolling crank baits for white bass. Most of the whites were 6 to 8 feet below the surface. Fishing was good using senkos, worms, smallie beavers and grubs in shallow water for smallmouth bass and an occasional largemouth bass. Fishing was good using stink bait for catfish. Fishing for crappie and walleye was slow with just a few fish taken by anglers using minnows, grubs and crank baits. We had no reports on other species. The surface water temp was in the low to mid 60s.

 

Northwest

 

Abiquiu Lake: Fishing was fair to good using zonkers and jerk baits for smallmouth bass. Fishing near the boat dock was great for two anglers using nightcrawlers, jigs and poppers. They caught a mixed bag of walleye, catfish, brown trout and rainbow trout.
Animas River: Water flow near Aztec on Monday was 452 cfs. Fishing was slow to fair using nightcrawlers, spinners and wooly buggers for trout.
Albuquerque Area Drains: There are still plenty of holdover stocked trout in these waters for some good close-to-home fishing. Give it a try and do a little bass fishing in the process.
Bluewater Lake: Fishing was very good using Rapalas, swim baits, jerk baits, clousers and spoons for tiger musky. We had no reports on other species with the exception of the catfish listed in Catches of the Week. The surface water temp was in the mid to high 50s.
Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers.
Chama River: Monday morning water flows below El Vado and Abiquiu were 829 cfs and 813 cfs respectively. Trout fishing below El Vado was fair using Power Bait, salmon eggs, worms and nightcrawlers for stocked rainbows and a few small browns. Fishing below Abiquiu was slow.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing was fair to good using liver, blood bait and nightcrawlers for catfish. Fishing was fair using tubes, senkos, sweet beavers and spinner baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. We had no reports on other species. The surface water temp ranged from the high 50s to the low 60s.
El Vado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Fenton Lake: Trout fishing was good for anglers using garlic scented Power Bait, salmon eggs, worms, corn, wooly buggers, olive Pistol Petes and Kastmasters.
Heron Lake: Fishing for lake trout was slow. A few kokanee were caught by anglers using Panther Martins. The slowdown in lake trout fishing may be due to the drop in the water level over the past several days. We had no reports on other species.
Jackson Lake: Trout fishing was fair using Power Bait, salmon eggs and garlic cheese.
Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez on Monday was 35 cfs. Trout fishing on the Jemez was good using emergers, elk hair caddis, small copper John Barrs, worms and salmon eggs. Fishing on the San Antonio and East Fork was good using brassies, egg patterns, hares ears, emergers and worms. Fishing on the Cebolla was fair to good using worms, salmon eggs, small copper John Barrs and caddis.
Laguna del Campo: Trout fishing was good using worms, Power Bait, spinners, small spoons and salmon eggs. Anglers described fishing here as very good during the week but only fair on the weekend.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Navajo Lake: Fishing was good using tube jigs, worms, senkos and jerk baits for smallmouth bass and largemouth bass. Fishing was good using small tubes and curly tail grubs for crappie. The best crappie action reported was from the upper Pine and in La Jara Canyon. Rob Degner reported that his guests have caught a few nice browns while crappie and bass fishing. They were in the 5 to 8 pound range. We had no reports on other species. The surface water temp ranged from 54 to 64 degrees.
Ramah Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Gregorio: Fishing was very slow.
San Juan: Water flow below Navajo on Monday was 291 cfs. Fishing in the Quality Water section was good using brown or grey foam back emergers, green eggs, olive streamers, olive wooly buggers, flash back pheasant tails and parachute adams. Fishing through the bait waters was fair to good using wooly buggers, copper John Barrs, nightcrawlers, Power Bait and salmon eggs.
Santa Cruz Lake: Fishing was good using Fisher Creek spinners, Pistol Petes, Power Bait, salmon eggs and worms for trout. Anglers using worms also caught a few bluegills. We had no reports on other species.
Seven Springs Brood Pond: This water is open to anglers 11 years old or younger. The pond was recently stocked and is a great place to take youngsters to fish.
Tiger Park Pond: This is a great spot to take the kids if you are in the Aztec area. We had no reports from anglers this year.
Tingley Beach: Spent a couple of hours here Saturday. Fishing was slow at all the ponds. Saw four small rainbows on stringers at the Central Pond. All were caught on salmon eggs. Spinners were not working at any of the ponds and flies weren’t doing much better with just a few strikes missed and one fish landed. During the week, one angler did well at the Catch and Release Pond. He was using small midge patterns and fishing on the east side of the pond.

 

Southwest

 

Bear Canyon: Fishing was slow for all species.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing was fair to good using tubes, smallie beavers, jerk baits, senkos and jigs for largemouth bass. Fishing was slow to fair using nightcrawlers and stink bait for catfish. Fishing was slow to fair using Power Bait, Pistol Petes and worms for trout. We had no reports on other species.
Caballo Lake: Fishing was slow to fair using nightcrawlers and liver for catfish. Fishing was slow for all other species although there were a few walleye and white bass caught by anglers using crank baits and grubs. The west-side main boat ramp is still open. The east-side ramp remains closed.
Elephant Butte: The surface water temp ranged from the high 50s to the mid 60s. Fishing was good using white crank baits, grubs and jerk baits for white bass. The best reports we received were from anglers fishing the south side of Long Point. Fishing was fair using minnows, grubs and small jigs for crappie. Fishing was good using smallie beavers, senkos, tubes, chatterbaits, spinner baits crank baits for black bass. Fishing was good using shrimp, nightcrawlers and liver for catfish. Fishing was fair using grubs, spinners, minnows, swim baits and crank baits for white bass and an occasional crappie. We had no reports on other species. The Monticello and Dam Site boat ramps remain closed due to low water conditions. The Rock Canyon ramp has reopened.
Escondida Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Gila River: Water flow on the Gila as of this past Monday was 62 cfs. Fishing on the Forks was fair using copper John Barrs, bead-head pheasant tails and elk hair caddis. We had no reports from the main river.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: Hot spot for trout: Although fishing pressure was down this past week, fishing was very good using worms, Power Bait, garlic cheese and salmon eggs for trout. We had no reports on other species but fishing for bass should be good. Give it a try.
Percha Dam: The water was low and fishing was slow for all species.
Quemado Lake: Fishing was very good using nightcrawlers, Power Bait and salmon eggs for trout up to 24 inches. We had no reports on tiger musky.
Rio Grande: Water flow below Elephant Butte on Monday was 12 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

 

Southeast

 

Bataan Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Black River: Stream flow at Malaga on Monday was 2.3 cfs. Trout fishing was slow.
Blue Hole Park Pond: Trout fishing was slow.
Bonito Lake: Closed.
Bosque Redondo: Fishing was slow but there were a few trout caught by anglers using worms and Power Bait.
Bottomless Lakes: Fishing was slow.
Brantley Lake: Anglers are to practice catch-and-release for all fish here as high levels of DDT were found in several fish.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
El Rito Creek: Trout fishing was fair to good using parachute adams, worms and salmon eggs.
Greene Acres Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Green Meadow Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Grindstone Reservoir: Trout fishing was very good using Power Bait, worms, salmon eggs, small Kastmasters, small Z Rays, Pistol Petes and spinners. We had no reports on other species.
Jal Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Lake Van: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Oasis Park Lake: Fishing was slow for all species.
Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake on Monday was 66 cfs. Fishing was slow to fair using Power Bait and worms for trout. A few catfish were caught by anglers using worms and liver.
Perch Lake: Fishing was slow.
Ruidoso River: Stream flow near Hollywood on Monday was .08 cfs. We had no reports from anglers.
Santa Rosa Lake: The lake has reopened to boating but the launch area is undeveloped and boating is restricted to no wake speed only. Fishing was fair using jerk baits, senkos and tubes for smallmouth bass. Fishing was slow to fair using crank baits, minnows, grubs and tubes for walleye. A few crappie were taken by anglers using worms, minnows, grubs and tubes. We had no reports on other species.
Sumner Lake: Fishing picked up a bit this past week as anglers reported catching white bass, walleye, crappie and smallmouth bass. Best baits were grubs, minnows, jerk baits, nightcrawlers and crank baits. We had no reports on other species. The surface water temp was in the high 50s to low 60s. The Violation Canyon boat ramp remains open at this time and will remain open as long as lake levels permit.