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Editor's Note: Anglers have taken to our new iFish form like a fish to water (sorry for the pun)! In fact, your response has gone far beyond anything we could have imagined. We're continually impressed by the quantity and quality of the photos you send us every week. However, while we'd love to be able to run every photo we receive, technical limitations keep us from being able to do so effectively.

That doesn't mean your submissions are being ignored, though. Far from it, in fact. The Department has started a Weekly Wall of Fame, where every photo that we receive will be published. You'll be able to find the link to each week's Wall of Fame, as well as the Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report and the iFish form, on the Department's website. You can also view this week's Wall of Fame by clicking here. Feel free to share the link with your friends and family – because what fishing trip would be complete without a little bragging?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing adventure, or your catch of the week. Just visit https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/weekly-report/ and use the iFish form at the bottom of this page. Submissions received by 5 p.m. Monday will be considered for inclusion in that week's fishing report. For catches of the week include: your name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length and weight if possible, and bait, lure or fly used. Fish weights and measurements are provided by the angler and displayed here as received. Photos containing sensitive material may be altered or excluded at the Department's discretion.

This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

CHECK OUT THE LATEST STOCKING REPORT

The weekly stocking report is posted each Friday, so it can include the latest stocking details right up to the weekend.

2025-26 Fishing Rules and Information Booklet Cover

The 2025-26 license year is underway!

License sales for the 2025-26 license year have begun. Licenses from the 2024-2025 license year are no longer valid. The 2025-26 Fishing Rules and Information Booklet (RIB) is available online in both English and Spanish, and will soon be available in print at Department offices and vendors statewide.

Check the Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner!

The Department's Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner was created using data from past Weekly Fishing Reports to develop graphs depicting fishing conditions for several species and waterbodies throughout the year. Each graph represents the average fishing conditions for each week of the year over the four-year period.

The Department has also developed an interactive Fishing Waters Map with a wealth of information on fishing locations in New Mexico. It displays hundreds of fishing access points with information of fish species available, facilities, accessibility, boat ramps and general regulations.

Check out the webpage to plan your trip now!

Land Management Agency Links

The Department reminds anglers to “know before you go” and to contact land management agencies regarding additional regulations or restrictions on specific properties of interest prior to heading afield.

Consult local government websites for information regarding specific city and town fishing access.

NORTHEAST

NORTHEAST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Pecos River: Jamie Archuleta Jr. caught two trout using PowerBait on May 31. “I caught the biggest fish of my life this weekend – a personal best,” he said. “Probably gonna be hard to break that record!”

NORTHEAST FISHING REPORT

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

Charette Lakes: Fishing for trout was very good when using Yellow Cheese PowerBait and Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron Wednesday morning was 27.5 cubic feet per second (cfs). We had no reports from anglers this week.

Clayton Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Conchas Lake: Fishing for crappie was fair to good when using Ned rigs. Fishing for bass, walleye and bluegill was very good when using white-and-silver jigs, tiny torpedoes and Zara spooks.

Costilla Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Cowles Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Eagle Nest Lake: Fishing for kokanee was good when using PowerBait Mouse Tails. Fishing for rainbow trout was good when using worms, PowerBait, Pistol Petes and black flies. For updated lake conditions and potential hazards, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Eagle Rock Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Orange PowerBait.

Gallinas River: The river was recently stocked the first time since the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Fire. We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

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

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

Los Pinos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

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

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

Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos Wednesday morning was 151 cfs. Fishing for trout was very good when using pink trout jigs, PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs.

Red River: Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery on Wednesday morning was 96.2 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Red River Hatchery: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Wednesday morning was 649 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Hondo: Streamflow near Valdez Wednesday morning was 34.6 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero Wednesday morning was 66.9 cfs. Fishing for trout was good when using a dry dropper with a size-10 elk hair caddis fly on the surface and a size-14 pheasant tail below.

Rio Pueblo: Streamflow near Peñasco Wednesday morning was 108 cfs.

Santa Cruz Reservoir: Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using Berkley Power Eggs and fair to good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Shuree Ponds: The ponds are closed until July 1.

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

Storrie Lake: Fishing for trout was slow to fair when using worms.

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

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

NORTHWEST

NORTHWEST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Navajo Lake: Anthony D. Nuzzo caught this smallmouth bass from a boat next to the shore using artificial corn with garlic scent on May 29.

NORTHWEST FISHING REPORT

Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.

Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec Wednesday morning was 2,440 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Albuquerque Area Drains: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bluewater Lake: Fishing for trout was very good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait and good when using spinners and Berkley Gulp Minnows. Visit Bluewater Lake State Park’s webpage or call 505-876-2391 for more information.

Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Canjilon Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using mop flies, small caddis dry flies and midges.

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

El Vado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The day use area remains closed due to the dam construction project, with low water levels rendering motorboat operation impossible and angling opportunities all but nonexistent. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.

Fenton Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using spinners, glitter/yellow dough bait and worms. Visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-829-3630 for updates.

Grants Riverwalk Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

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

Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Wednesday morning was 26.5 cfs. Fishing for brown trout on the Cebolla River was good when using foam beetle dry 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Navajo Lake: Fishing for smallmouth bass was very good when using artificial corn with garlic scent.

Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Wednesday morning was 269 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Wednesday morning was 250 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week. 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: Streamflow at Albuquerque Wednesday morning was 398 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

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 Wednesday morning was 348 cfs. Fishing for brown trout was good when using red annelid flies and size-26 midges in the quality waters.

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Fishing for trout was very good when using orange spoons. 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: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Trout Lakes: Fishing for trout was good when using Green PowerBait.

SOUTHWEST

SOUTHWEST CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Rio Grande: Billy Jack Miller caught a walleye on his first cast using a 4-inch green speckled curly-tailed grub below Elephant Butte Lake and Caballo Lake on June 2.

SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT

Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.

Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for catfish was good when using chicken liver at night.

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

Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for white bass was very good when using spotted Panther Martin spinners and soft plastics. Fishing for largemouth bass, crappie and walleye was good when using soft plastics.

Escondida Lake: Fishing for catfish was slow when using shrimp, chicken liver, shad and stink bait.

Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Wednesday morning was 21.4 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs Wednesday morning was 28.6 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait.

Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was 2,080 cfs. Fishing for walleye was very good below Elephant Butte Lake and Caballo Lake when using 4-inch green speckled curly-tailed grubs.

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

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

Young Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

SOUTHEAST

SOUTHEAST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Bonito Lake: Jamison caught a trout using worms on May 26.

SOUTHEAST FISHING REPORT

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

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

Berrendo Creek: Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on this property. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Black River: Streamflow at Malaga Wednesday morning was not measured due to an equipment malfunction. We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Bonito Lake: Fishing for trout was very good when using worms. Only fishing activities are permitted at Bonito Lake.

Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bottomless Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Chaparral Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Corona Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Dennis Chavez Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Estancia Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The lake is open to fishing, but stocking has been put on hold because of issues with the pump used to fill the lake. Stocking will resume after the pump has been repaired.

Eunice Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass was very good when using 3-inch soft plastic crawfish.

Green Meadow Lake: Fishing for catfish was good when using hot dogs.

Greene Acres Lake: Fishing for catfish was slow when using worms.

Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing for trout was good when using Green or Garlic PowerBait. Grindstone Reservoir is currently open for fishing. Due to changing wildlife impact closures, please see the Grindstone Reservoir Webpage before planning a visit.

Harry McAdams Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

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

Ned Houk Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Oasis Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Pecos River: Streamflow below Sumner Lake Wednesday morning was 117 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Rio Bonito: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Ruidoso: Streamflow at Hollywood on Wednesday morning was 3.53 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Santa Rosa Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Spring River Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

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

Timberon Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

TIPS, TRICKS AND STORIES

Free Fishing Weekend is Here!

Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8, as the state observes National Boating and Fishing Week.

Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state on both days, but everyone must observe bag limits and all other rules and regulations. For more information, please visit the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish's website.

"Free Fishing Weekend is a great opportunity for families to come together and take part in an activity that they can enjoy for a lifetime," Department director Mike Sloane said.

The Department is excited to take part in several events across the state as part of Free Fishing Weekend, with staff and Department volunteers helping to introduce New Mexico youth to fishing.

The Fifth Annual Outdoor Adventure Day, co-hosted by the Department and Corrales Parks and Recreation, will take place Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Liam Knight Pond in Corrales. The event will feature prizes for anglers age 17 and under for the largest fish, smallest fish and catching a tagged fish.

There will also be an archery range and a pellet gun range. Registration begins at 7 a.m.

More information is available here.

The Department will also be taking part in the Fish with a Cop event Saturday at Young Park in Las Cruces, hosted by the Las Cruces Police Department. Department staff will be on hand to teach casting skills, as well as to loan out fishing gear, bait hooks and help untangle lines.

There will also be prizes and giveaways, as well as food and music. The event runs from 8 a.m.-noon.

More information is available here.

Department volunteers will also take part in the Route 66 Children's Fishing Derby from 7 a.m.-noon at Monastery Lake in Pecos. The event is sponsored by the Village of Pecos, the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division and the New Mexico Tourism Department.

There will be prizes for kids and plenty of family-friendly activities, with local vendors and food trucks also on hand.

More information is available here.

For information on additional places to fish and what to use, consult the Department's Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report and the Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner. Maps of public fishing waters, lists of where to find family-friendly fishing and tips on how to fish also can be found on the Department's website.

The Department would like to remind all boaters to Clean, Drain and Dry their boats to avoid introducing Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) such as quagga mussels and zebra mussels into New Mexico's waters. Check out the latest episode of the New Mexico Wildlife Podcast or the Department's website for more information about AIS and boater safety.

The Department also reminds anglers and outdoor recreationists to "know before you go" and to contact land-management agencies regarding additional regulations or restrictions on specific properties of interest before heading afield.

Helpful links for planning your trip include:

Remember to let us know how your fishing trip goes! Share your tips, tricks and stories with your fellow anglers by filling out the iFish form at https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/weekly-report/ and let’s help the next generation of anglers find success. If you would like to submit a story for Tips, Tricks and Stories, please email Communications Director Darren Vaughan at Darren.Vaughan@dgf.nm.gov.