WALL OF FAME

May 28, 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

Morphy Lake: Daisy DeHerrera caught her limit of trout using PowerBait on May 19. “She beat her brother by one fish — she said he better get used to getting smoked,” Jason DeHerrera said.

Morphy Lake: Noah DeHerrera caught four trout using PowerBait on May 19. “It was a very fun evening, can’t wait to go back,” he said. “Seeing my sister catch fish was awesome.”

Pecos River: Andrew Sanchez caught three trout using wax worms and salmon eggs on May 21.

Rio Grande: Emma caught a mix of rainbow trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass using PowerBait on May 24.

Ute Lake: Linda Plummer caught and released a smallmouth bass using a shad-colored Bass Pro Shops XPS Staredown jerkbait on May 18. “I was reeling my jerkbait near the rocks at shore,” she said. “I paused, then this large smallmouth bass grabbed my lure. I set the hook and landed the bass.”

NORTHWEST

Cochiti Lake: Eli caught quite a few carp using corn on May 25.

 Cochiti Lake: Lavender caught a northern pike using cut bait on May 17. 

Cochiti Lake: Louis Felix Montoya caught a northern pike using a crankbait on May 9. “It was my first time landing a northern pike,” he said. “It was a fighter! I used my wife’s $15.99 Zebco pushbutton rod — glad it held up.”

Navajo Lake: David Benavidez caught a smallmouth bass using a crankbait on May 20. “I got out on the lake just after 6 in the morning and while trolling along the rocky bank, a few minutes later I landed this nice smallmouth bass,” he said.

Navajo Lake: David Benavidez also caught a trout using a crankbait on May 19. “I was trolling on my last run before the winds picked up when I landed the biggest trout that I’ve ever caught,” he said. “It made the slow fishing day worthwhile.”

San Juan River: Colton Lahoff, age 11, caught five fish using his own hand-tied flies in the bait section on May 20. He looks forward to catching many more during his summer vacation.

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: The Bullocks took their four kids out for a day of catch-and-release fishing, and 9-year-old Molly caught the largest of the group, reeling in a 12-incher using corn and PowerBait on May 22.

SOUTHWEST

Glenwood Pond: Henry Paoli caught a pair of trout while fly-fishing up Whitewater Creek on May 23.

Glenwood Pond: Joey Uresti caught a whopper of a trout using PowerBait on May 8.

Lake Roberts: Ted Lewis caught three crappie using lures on May 20.

Quemado Lake: Quanshai Apachito and his wife caught five trout using salmon eggs and PowerBait on May 15.

SOUTHEAST

Bonito Lake: Tom McLendon caught a green sunfish using PowerBait on May 19. 

Pecos River: Heston Tate caught five largemouth bass using topwater lures and swimbaits while kayaking below Sumner Lake on May 20.

Sumner Lake: Moses Ortiz caught two walleye using a neon diver lure on May 23.