Fishing Line for July 26, 2023

Jul. 26—CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Petra Truitt, 9, of Shallowater, Texas, caught a 14-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River while fly-fishing for the first time using black Creek Bugz on July 18.

Celeste Edwards-Garcia of Santa Fe caught an 18-inch, 3-pound rainbow trout at Lake Alice using Red, White and Blue PowerBait on July 13.

Kelcey Walker of Albuquerque caught a 9-pound rainbow trout on the Pecos River using a size-16, purple Copper John fly under a strike indicator on July 14.

Evan McAllister of Santa Fe caught an 18-inch walleye at Abiquiú Lake using a Yum white, curly-tail grub with a pink jig head on July 16.

At Bluewater Lake, Westin Hamilton, 14, of Peralta caught a 33-inch tiger muskie using a Whopper Plopper lure on July 20. ... Madison Hamilton, 21, of Peralta caught a 35-inch tiger muskie using a waterdog on July 20. ... Dennis Hamilton of Bosque Farms caught a 36-inch tiger muskie using a waterdog on July 20.

Josias Valles, 7, of Española caught his limit of rainbow trout at Canjilon Lakes using rainbow PowerBait on July 21.

Patrick Cordova caught a 37-inch pike at Cochiti Lake using a white spinnerbait on Jul 16.

Jannine Cabossel caught a 23.5-inch rainbow trout on the San Juan River using a Pheasant-tail Nymph fly near the dam on July 23.

Carson Rose, 8, of Tijeras caught a 6-pound catfish at Tingley Beach using antelope liver with a slip-sinker rig on July 17.

Roman Gonzales, 19, of Lordsburg caught a 22-inch largemouth bass at Bill Evans Lake using a topwater lure on July 23.

Ryan Miller, 11, of Tucson, Arizona, caught his first catfish (2.5 pounds) at Lake Roberts using homemade stink bait on July 16.

Chris Marquez of El Paso caught an 18-inch rainbow trout at Alto Lake using Yellow Garlic PowerBait with gold flakes on July 16.

Slick of Braunsfield, Texas, caught a 24-inch rainbow trout at Grindstone Reservoir using peach PowerBait on July 16.

Ronald Yazzie of Portales caught an 18-inch catfish at Oasis Park Lake using worm-flavored catfish bait on July 22.

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NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Northeast fishing report

Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Charette Lakes was fair to good using Garlic PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was 35 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was good using stimulator dry flies, Hare's ear nymph flies, worms, black Creek Bugz and yellow salmon eggs. Fishing for trout at Gravel Pit Lakes was fair to good using Yellow Garlic PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs.

Fishing for trout at Clayton Lake was slow. Fishing for catfish was fair using chicken liver.

Fishing for bass at Conchas Lake was fair to good using topwater Spook Jr. lures.

Fishing for trout at Costilla Creek was fair using Yellow Sally flies and grasshopper dry flies.

Cowles Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Coyote Creek had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was good using brown Pistol Pete spinner flies, Salmon Peach PowerBait, Sherbet PowerBait and nightcrawler worms. Fishing for perch was fair using worms. For updated lake conditions, visit the park's webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Fishing for trout at Eagle Rock Lake was fair to good using white Mepps spinners, salmon eggs, worms and PowerBait.

National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access including on the Gallinas River. Visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300 for the latest closure information.

Fishing for trout at Hopewell Lake was fair to good using Orange Glitter PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Lake Alice was fair to good using Red, White and Blue PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Lake Maloya from boats was good using PowerBait, Rapala lures and Panther Martin spinners at depths of 15-20 feet. The ADA dock is open to anglers, with priority given to mobility-impaired persons.

Fishing for trout on the Los Pinos River was slow using dry flies.

Maxwell Lake 13 had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Monastery Lake was fair using dry flies. Benedictine Monastery Lake is part of the Department's Open Gate Program. Please visit our website for more information about this property.

Fishing for trout at Morphy Lake was fair to good using Garlic PowerBait and salmon eggs.

Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was 48 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using purple copper John flies, gold Panther Martin spinners and worms.

Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 70 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using dry-dropper fly setups and size-10 Mayfly dry flies.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 510 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair using white Mepps spinners and black Panther Martin spinners with red dots.

Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on Monday morning was 38 cfs.

Streamflow on the Rio Mora near Terrero on Monday morning was 9 cfs.

Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Monday morning was 9 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Santa Cruz Reservoir was slow to fair using Brown Garlic PowerBait and worms. The lake is open from 6:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Thursday-Sunday.

Fishing for trout at Shuree Ponds was fair to good using black Panther Martin spinners.

Fishing for catfish at Springer Lake at night was fair to good using chicken liver.

Fishing for trout at Storrie Lake was fair using olive leech-pattern flies, Rainbow PowerBait and Garlic PowerBait.

Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for walleye at Ute Lake was slow trolling using Wally Diver lures. Fishing for white bass was fair using lures that run 2-3 feet deep. Fishing for bass was fair using wacky-rigged plastic worms. Fishing for catfish was fair using Magic Bait and Danny King's Punch Bait. Fishing for bluegill was good using nightcrawler worms. The main lake water surface temperature was in the mid-80s and the water was clear.

Northwest fishing report

Fishing for walleye at Abiquiú Lake was fair using Yum white, curly-tail grubs with pink jig heads. Fishing for panfish was good using live worms in the back of lake coves.

Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 537 cfs.

Albuquerque Area Drains had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for tiger muskie at Bluewater Lake was fair to good using Whopper Plopper lures and live waterdogs.

Fishing for trout at Brazos River was fair to good using Panther Martin spinners.

Fishing for trout at Canjilon Lakes was good using Rainbow PowerBait, Copper John flies and Pistol Pete spinner flies.

Fishing for pike at Cochiti Lake was fair to good using white spinnerbaits. Fishing for catfish was fair using shrimp.

El Vado Lake is closed due to dam construction project. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park's webpage or call 575-588-7247.

Fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was good using garlic earthworms and PowerBait. For updated lake conditions, visit the park's webpage or call the park office at 575-829-3630.

Fishing for bluegill at Grants Riverwalk Pond was fair to good using worms.

Fishing for trout at Heron Lake was fair using orange Rapala lures.

At the Jemez Waters, Streamflow near Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 12 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using Mayfly flies and black Parachute Adams flies.

Fishing for trout was slow at Laguna del Campo.

Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at McGaffey Lake was slow to fair using Rooster Tail spinners and PowerBait.

Fishing for kokanee salmon at Navajo Lake was slow to fair using white spinners, and pink and orange squid tipped with corn. Fishing for pike was fair to good trolling using deep-diving crankbaits that dive 25 feet deep. Fishing for bass was fair using KVD Spinners.

Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake on Monday morning was 500 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake Monday morning was 614 cfs. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair to good using worms and Countdown Rapala lures. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was slow to fair using black Woolly Bugger flies. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only.

Fishing for catfish on the Rio Grande was fair to good using chicken liver near Albuquerque.

Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) had no reports from anglers this week.

San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Monday morning was 515 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good using red annelid flies, size-22 chocolate foam-wing emerger flies and Pheasant-tail Nymph flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was fair to good using red wiggler worms.

Fishing for trout at Seven Springs Brood Pond was fair to good using nightcrawler worms.

Tiger Park Reservoir had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Tingley Beach was fair using antelope liver. Fishing for bluegill was fair using small hooks and worms.

Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Southwest fishing report

Fishing for catfish at Alumni Pond was slow to fair using cheese, beef liver, chicken liver, cut carp bait and live worms.

Bear Canyon Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Bill Evans Lake was fair to good using topwater lures.

Caballo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for smallmouth bass at Elephant Butte Lake was fair to good using crankbaits and bullhead minnows. Fishing for white bass was fair using white crankbaits. Fishing for walleye was fair to good using jigs with paddle-tail swimbaits and trolling using dark-green lures. Fishing for catfish was good using minnows and fresh cut bait.

Escondida Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Estancia Park Lake was good using live worms and Hopper flies.

Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 48 cfs.

Glenwood Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Lake Roberts was fair using chicken liver and homemade stink bait.

Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was fair using Chartreuse PowerBait.

Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 2,400 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good using beef liver and chicken liver at Leasburg Dam.

Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Trees Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Young Pond was good using live minnows and cut carp bait.

Southeast fishing report

Fishing for trout at Alto Lake was fair using Yellow Garlic PowerBait with gold flakes.

Bataan Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on Berrendo Creek.

Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 4 cfs.

Blue Hole Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Bonito Lake is closed until further notice by the City of Alamogordo due to fire damage. The lake is full but needs time for aquatic habitat to develop in order to sustain a healthy fish population. The city hopes to reopen the lake for recreational purposes in June 2024.

Fishing for catfish and bluegill at Bosque Redondo Lake was fair using live crickets.

Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for largemouth bass at Brantley Lake was fair using Whopper Plopper lures.

Fishing for carp and catfish at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was fair to good using corn and a bobber.

Chaparral Park Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Eunice Lake was fair to good using hot dogs and corn.

Green Meadow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Greene Acres Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was good using Peach PowerBait and Garlic PowerBait.

Fishing for bluegill at Harry McAdams Park Pond was good using Garlic PowerBait.

Fishing for catfish at Jal Lake was good using shrimp.

Fishing for catfish at Lake Van was fair to good using chicken liver-flavored Magic Bait.

Ned Houk Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for catfish at Oasis Park Lake was fair to good using worm-flavored catfish bait and chicken liver.

Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 100 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair to good using worms near Carlsbad.

Perch Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Bonito had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood on Monday morning was 5 cfs.

Rock Lake Hatchery Kids' Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for walleye at Santa Rosa Lake was fair to good using Firecracker Moxi lures and chartreuse jigs.

Fishing for all species was slow at Sumner Lake.

Timberon Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.