WALL OF FAME

April 9, 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: Adrian Garcia caught a yellow perch using a worm on April 3.

Charette Lakes: Jastin Szarek caught five trout using Orange Powerballs on April 2.

Conchas Lake: Rich Luna caught and released four walleye and 10 smallmouth bass using plastic worms on March 29. “All the fish appeared very fat and healthy,” he said. “Looking forward to some great fishing this spring!”

Lake Maloya: Tito Gomez caught five trout trolling a yellow Panther Martin spinner on April 7. 

Morphy Lake: Andrea Leyba caught five trout using PowerBait on April 3. “Decided to leave work early to go fishing with my husband,” she said. “We caught our limit within an hour. Fishing was great, weather was nice and quality time was amazing. We love fishing, nature and spending quality time with one another.”

Morphy Lake: Antonio Montez, James Duran, Josh Sullivan, Victor Enriquez, Alejandro Ortega, Michal Fernandez, Billy Romero and Toby Mutz each caught their limit of trout using PowerBait on April 3.

Pecos River: Cousins Tito Trujillo, 11, Carlos Trujillo, 13, and Julian Wiggins, 14, caught a 19-inch rainbow trout, two 16-inch rainbow trout and a 14-inch brown trout using nightcrawlers near the village of Pecos on April 2.

Red River City Ponds: Uriah Rage Lucero and his family caught their limits of trout using PowerBait and corn for his dad’s birthday on March 29. Fish ranged from 10-12 inches. He had fun with his baby brother catching his first fish.

NORTHWEST

Cochiti Lake: Daniel Nieto, 67, from Albuquerque, caught a walleye using a vintage crankbait on the first trip in the new boat on April 7.

San Juan River: Kevin Conlin caught three brown trout in the quality waters upstream from the Texas Hole boat launch using a size-22 red midge nymph on March 26.

Tiger Park Reservoir: Ginger Parker caught a trout using an orange-and-yellow spinner on April 5.

Tingley Beach: Hunter Haughton caught an 11-inch trout and caught and released a largemouth bass using worms on April 2.

Tingley Beach: Joaquin, Cecilia and Max all caught several bluegill using worms during their spring break on April 1.

Tingley Beach: Max Morgan caught his first-ever fish using worms during a visit with friends on April 1.

Tingley Beach: Elliott, 9, and Anna, 7, each caught their first fish using homemade PowerBait on March 31.

SOUTHWEST

Elephant Butte Lake: AJ caught a freshwater drum using worms on March 29. “Didn’t know these fish existed until he pulled one out,” John Townsand said.

Elephant Butte Lake: Elias and Arianna Barela each caught their first white bass using crankbaits on March 30. Elias also caught his personal-best largemouth bass.

SOUTHEAST

Greene Acres Lake: Anthony Chavez Jr. caught two bass using a plastic crawdad on March 26. 

Grindstone Reservoir: Andrew Luna caught an 18-inch, 3-pound smallmouth bass using a wacky-rigged worm on April 5. “The fishing was exceptional,” he said.

Oasis Park Lake: Eugene Garcia caught and released seven trout and one catfish using homemade dough bait on April 1.