Reel Report

Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron Monday morning was 21 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was fair to good when using worms and bead-head flies.

Clayton Lake: Fishing for bass was fair to good using crankbait lures.

Conchas Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using salmon eggs and curly-tail grubs.

Costilla Creek: Fishing for trout was good when using Mayfly flies.

Cowles Ponds: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using salmon eggs.

Coyote Creek: Fishing for trout was fair when using small dry flies.

Eagle Nest Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using various PowerBait. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using large rainbow trout-pattern spinners. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using PowerBait. Fishing for perch was slow to fair when using worms. For updated lake conditions, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Eagle Rock Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Pistol Pete spinner flies fished with a bobber and Panther Martin spinners.

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

Hopewell Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using garlic-scented, natural-colored PowerBait and worms.

Lake Alice: Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using worms and PowerBait. Fishing for perch was slow to fair when using worms.

Lake Maloya: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using worms and PowerBait. Fishing for perch was fair to good when using worms. The ADA dock is open to anglers with priority given to mobility-impaired persons.

Los Pinos River: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Mayfly Nymph flies, Prince Nymph flies and Hare’s Ear flies.

Maxwell Lake 13: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Monastery Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Green PowerBait. The lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit the department’s website for more information about this property. 

Morphy Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos Monday morning was 80 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Mepps spinners.

Red River: Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 48 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Mayfly dry flies and small nymph flies near the town of Red River.

Red River Hatchery: The hatchery pond is currently closed in order to replace the water supply line. The maintenance project is expected to be completed this month with water flows to the pond resuming shortly after.

Rio Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 220 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using white streamer flies and worms near Questa.

Rio Hondo: Streamflow near Valdez Monday morning was 20 cfs.

Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero Monday morning was 34 cfs.

Rio Pueblo: Streamflow near Peñasco Monday morning was 13 cfs.

Santa Cruz Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Shuree Ponds: Fishing for trout was fair when using dry fly Hoppers with a nymph dropper fly. Fishing the Red Chile sections of streams for trout was good when using Elk Hair Caddis flies.

Springer Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Storrie Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Ute Lake: Fishing for walleye was slow. Fishing for white bass was good when using jigging spoons in 20–40 feet of water. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair when using topwater lures in the back of coves. Fishing for crappie was slow. Fishing for catfish was good when using chicken liver and nightcrawler worms. The main lake’s water surface temperature was in the mid-70 F range, and the water was clear. 

— Report courtesy New Mexico Department Game & Fish