Abiquiu Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair to good when using clown-pattern crankbaits and 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 124 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. Fishing for tiger muskie was fair when using water dogs.
Brazos River: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using size-16 Parachute Adams dry flies.
Canjilon Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using garlic-scented, natural-colored PowerBait and worms.
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 fair when using salmon eggs, PowerBait and Kastmaster lures. 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.
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 slow when using spinners tipped with corn. Fishing for pike was fair to good when using deep-diving crawdad-pattern Bomber lures and chartreuse crankbaits. Fishing for bass was fair to good when using Mepps spinners.
Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Monday morning was 697 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Tuesday morning was 143 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using San Juan worms, white Sparkle Minnow flies, emerger flies, and egg-pattern flies near Chama. 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 Monday morning was 780 cfs. The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a decrease in the release from Navajo Dam from 800 cfs to 700 cfs for Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 4 a.m. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair when using size-22, zebra-midge-pattern flies and chocolate midge-emerger flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good when using Kastmaster lures.
Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week. If you catch a native Rio Grande chub in the Kid's Pond, 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 slow to fair when using nightcrawler worms. Fishing for bass was fair when using top water lures and spoons.
Trout Lakes: Anglers reported dirty water and poor fishing conditions.