WALL OF FAME

May 21, 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: Julian Pollo caught four trout measuring 17-18 inches in length using White PowerBait on May 8.

Cimarron River: Brad Darrow caught two trout using prince nymphs below Eagle Nest Lake on May 5. 

Conchas Lake: Daniel Blea caught several largemouth bass using a brown crawfish plastic jig on May 11, as well as several smallmouth bass using chartreuse Yakamoto grubs.  

Conchas Lake: Hunter caught his first-ever white bass on May 9, then went on to catch five more using green lures.

Hopewell Lake: Conner Jarrett caught several trout using jigs while fishing with his grandfather, Jeff Braithwaite, on May 12.

Pecos River: Eric Marta caught and released 10 trout on May 8 and eight more on May 15 using flies and spinners.

Pecos River: Josh Hanson caught many small fish and three huge trout, easily measuring more than 20 inches, using perdigon and Rainbow Warrior nymphs on May 13.

Pecos River: Josh Harris caught and released 12 smaller trout before reeling in this monster using PowerBait on May 12. "Terrific water conditions despite the low river," he said. "Another beautiful day in the canyon!"

Ute Lake: Donald Vang used 4-inch Gulp minnows and paddle-tail swimbaits on jig heads during a successful day of catching walleye, white bass, crappie, smallmouth bass and this largemouth bass on May 16.

NORTHWEST

Cochiti Lake: Greg Greenwood caught this walleye while fishing for catfish using homemade bait on May 16.

Seven Springs Kids' Pond: Jax Bayne Unale caught this trout — his biggest catch ever — using Garlic PowerBait on May 17.

Tingley Beach: Annette Gallegos caught this catfish in the early morning of May 17 using corn.

SOUTHWEST

Escondida Lake: Santana Barreras and his group caught seven catfish using shrimp on May 16. "We had already caught six, then we caught the mighty seventh — a xanthic channel catfish," he said.