WALL OF FAME

April 23, 2026

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

Charette Lakes: Samuel Valdez caught five trout using Garlic PowerBait on April 19.

Conchas Lake: Ian Fishburn caught two smallmouth bass using jerkbaits on April 12. 

Monastery Lake: Cash and Wynlee Weathers and their father caught 11 trout using worms on April 18.

Monastery Lake: Mariano Aragon, age 13, caught seven trout using Super Worms mealworms on April 18.

Pecos River: Ostelano Tafoya, age 12, caught 12 trout using a size-16 prince nymph on April 20. 

Santa Cruz Reservoir: Ralph Lopez and his grandson caught 10 trout using Kastmasters on April 19.

NORTHWEST

Cochiti Lake: Eli caught a white bass using a dark-green Whopper Plopper on April 16. 

Tingley Beach: Karina Lorena Barraza, age 4, of Bernalillo, caught her limit of trout using Garlic PowerBait on April 19.

Tingley Beach: Wayne Garcia caught and released a 21-inch, 5-pound largemouth bass using a 6th Sense shad swimbait on April 18. “I casted my swimbait and a big female largemouth grabbed the lure,” he said. “I set the hook and fought the bass.”

SOUTHWEST

Escondida Lake: The Padilla and Gonzales sisters caught four trout using Garlic PowerBait on April 7. “One Padilla sister caught her first fish ever,” Justin Gonzales said. “The cousins shared a day of big smiles and great memories.”

SOUTHEAST

Alto Lake: Mario and Monica Velasco, of Portales, caught their limit of trout using PowerBait on April 10.

Greene Acres Lake: Stephan Garcia caught and released a smallmouth bass using homemade dough bait on April 11.