Welcome to the newest installment of the Wall of Fame! The Department gets so many submissions for the Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report during this time of year that it's impossible to fit all of them in – but we wanted to give everyone who submits a photo a chance to show off their catch! Over the next several months, the Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report will feature one photo from each region as that region's Catch of the Week. All other photos can be found here in the Wall of Fame, which will be updated each Thursday afternoon after the Fishing and Stocking Report is released. You'll be able to find the link on the Fishing and Stocking Report page on the Department's website. Please note that only submissions with photos included will be considered for inclusion in the Catch of the Week or Weekly Wall of Fame.
NORTHEAST
Pecos River: Sierra Rodriguez caught three trout using midges and eggs on April 12.
Ute Lake: Mark Britten caught and released more than 40 smallmouth bass and black bass using Ned Rigs on April 8.
NORTHWEST
Bluewater Lake: Daniel Wagner caught two tiger muskies using Rooster Tails on April 4.
Cochiti Lake: Destiny Lucero caught two northern pike and 12 channel catfish using chicken liver on April 5.
Fenton Lake: Phillip Yaweya, of Laguna Pueblo, caught his limit of trout using PowerBait on his Monster Truck rod with the help of his uncles on April 11.
San Juan River: Joseph caught five rainbow trout using zebra midges and rainbow warrior midges in the bait section on April 6.
San Juan River: Santiago Artelejo, age 4, caught two rainbow trout using Rainbow PowerBait near the Cottonwood Campground on April 10.
SOUTHWEST
Elephant Butte Lake: Vladimir Avina caught three walleye using lures on April 4. “I’ve been catching nice fish at the Butte all year,” he said. “This past Saturday, I caught my personal-best walleye, coming in at 5½ pounds and 24½ inches. They’re really active when it’s windy. Later that day, I also caught a really nice white bass and largemouth bass.”
Elephant Butte Lake: Westtin Dibble caught and released 43 white bass, one crappie and one smallmouth bass using crankbaits on April 8.
Quemado Lake: Jacob Lemme caught a tiger muskie using a Panther Martin on April 11.
SOUTHEAST
Bonito Lake: Brian Powers caught six trout ranging between 11½ and 13½ inches in length, keeping five, on April 5. He caught three trout using worms — two under a bobber and one using a high/low rig — and three using a multi-colored Kastmaster lure.
Brantley Lake: Steven Pruitt caught four walleye using a black-and-white Rapala stub-nose diver on April 11. “The water level at Brantley is very low right now, but the fishing is great,” he said. “White bass are plentiful and walleye are random.”
Greene Acres Lake: Anthony Chavez Jr. had a great day fishing with family using a dark-blue crawdad Texas rig just before a storm hit on April 10.
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