Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair when using jig heads tipped with worms. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.
Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Monday morning was 1,020 cfs.
Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bluewater Lake: Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using Rapala Countdown lures.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using worms and green Pistol Pete spinner flies.
Cochiti Lake: Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair when using Firetiger-pattern crankbaits. Fishing for walleye was slow to fair when using rainbow trout-pattern crankbaits. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using Firetiger-pattern crankbaits, white Flicker Shad lures, white Rapala X-Rap lures, and chartreuse spinners with gold Colorado blades.
El Vado Lake: Closed due to dam construction project. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.
Fenton Lake: Fishing for trout was slow. For updated lake conditions and potential closure information, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-829-3630.
Grants Riverwalk Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Heron Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Monday morning was 9 cfs. Fishing for trout on the Rio Cebolla near Fenton Lake was fair when using attractor dry flies. Fishing streams on the Valles Caldera for trout was fair to good when using Hopper flies.
Laguna del Campo: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lagunitas Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using flies, spinners, worms and PowerBait.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Liam Knight Pond: Fishing for catfish was slow to fair when using worms. Fishing for bass was slow when using worms.
McGaffey Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Navajo Lake: Fishing for kokanee salmon was fair to good when using spinners tipped with corn 70 feet deep. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using chartreuse swimbaits. Fishing for bass was fair to good when using crankbaits and 3-inch Yamamoto Senko Ned worms.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 479 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 592 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow and anglers report dirty water conditions. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiu upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiu Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
Rio Grande: Fishing for catfish was good when using shrimp.
Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1): We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Streamflow near Archuleta Tuesday morning was 590 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was good when using bead-head, black midge-emerger flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good when using nightcrawler worms and size-18, black Zebra Midge flies.
Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using salmon eggs with glitter. Rio Grande chub are native fish to the Jemez River drainage and can be found in the Seven Springs Kids’ Ponds. If you catch a Rio Grande chub, please do not leave it on the bank; return it to the water where it can survive as part of our native ecosystem.
Tiger Park Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tingley Beach: Fishing for catfish was fair when using dough bait. Fishing for bass was fair to good when using shad-pattern Whopper Plopper lures.
Trout Lakes: Anglers reported dirty water and poor fishing conditions.