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
Cimarron River: Jason Conatser caught and released 11 rainbow trout and three brown trout using a size-16 hand-tied Guides Choice Hare’s Ear nymph below Eagle Nest Lake on April 28.
Lake Maloya: Jena caught three trout using worms on April 29. “It was a slow day at first,” she said. “Then, I caught two good-sized ones. Then, I caught this chunky girl.”
Monastery Lake: Jacob Pineda and his son caught five trout using worms.
Pecos River: Isaac Garcia, age 9, of Albuquerque, caught this trout using Garlic PowerBait on April 29.
Rio Grande: Megan W. caught six brown trout using perdigons and streamers at the Taos Junction Bridge on May 3.
Ute Lake: Dave Garrett caught and released 40 smallmouth bass using a tube on April 25.
NORTHWEST
Bluewater Lake: Robert Esquibel caught a catfish using raw bacon on April 25.
Bluewater Lake: Daunte caught a tiger muskie using a blue fox spinner on May 1.
Tingley Beach: Wayne Garcia caught and released a bass using a 6th Sense swimbait near a log on May 2.
SOUTHWEST
Bill Evans Lake: James Gonzales caught three catfish using Orange PowerBait on April 24.
Escondida Lake: Lawrence Barela caught a catfish using a swimbait on April 29.
Lake Roberts: Addison Guerrero caught a catfish using PowerBait on April 26.
SOUTHEAST
Bonito Lake: Brian Powers and his dad caught nine rainbow trout, keeping seven, on April 29. They caught three fish on worms under bobbers, three fish on a multicolored Kastmaster, two on a gold Kastmaster and one on Yellow Cheese PowerBait.
Brantley Lake: Stevi Mora caught a walleye using a white fluke lure on April 29.
Brantley Lake: Amillia Valdez, age 11, caught three white bass on April 26. She also caught her personal-best largemouth bass on a pink rattler lure on May 3.
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