WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

July 10, 2025

Welcome to this week's installment of the Weekly Wall of Fame! The Department has been getting so many submissions for the Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report 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! From now on, 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 Weekly 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

Conchas Lake: Gavin Gomez (left) caught two white bass using a jerkbait on July 6. Lorenzo Sanchez (right) caught five walleye using a purple crankbait on July 4.

Cowles Ponds: Novi, age 4, caught a 10-inch rainbow trout – her first fish – using Unicorn Sparkle PowerBait on July 1.

Eagle Nest Lake: Andrew Terrazas caught his personal-best rainbow trout using Corn Yellow PowerBait on July 4.

Hopewell Lake: Skyler Valdez (left) caught this trout using a size-2 rainbow Panther Martin spinner in the creek running into the lake on July 6. Martha Clokey (right) caught her limit of trout using a Panther Martin spinner on July 4.

Pecos River: Stefani Pudgurney caught her limit of trout all three days of her trip using a gold Super Duper lure. “Came from Texas to fish the Pecos,” she said. “Best trip ever!! We will be back.”

Red River: Levi Truitt caught two rainbow trout, a 14-incher and a personal-best 16-incher, using a PowerBait Honey Worm at the Red River Hatchery Pond on July 2.

Rio Fernando: Gabriella, age 10, of Rio Rancho caught a 16-inch rainbow trout using salmon eggs on July 4.

NORTHWEST

Bluewater Lake: Rose Sanders (left) caught two channel catfish — a 15-incher and an 18-incher — as well as an 18-inch carp using worms on July 2. Casey Jim (right) caught four catfish using worms on July 2.

Cochiti Lake: Larry Bernstein (left) caught this northern pike using a 3-inch green shad paddletail on July 5. “Best fight so far,” he said. “He came up four times. Each time I brought him to the kayak, he dove straight down. Finally got him in the kayak and brought him to shore for the photo shoot.” Dakota Marquez (right) and family caught several northern pike and a walleye using a crankbait and a jerkbait on July 3. “The Marquez family took out the pontoon for the first time and made it a family fishing trip with the kids,” he said. “Didn’t catch much stopping and going, so we did some trolling.”

Fenton Lake: Martin J. Peralta (left) caught three trout using a lure on a trip with his wife, daughter, son in law and his grandkids, Henry and Lainey, on July 1. Eugene A. Nestor (right) caught three trout using an olive leech-pattern fly on July 1. “Very subtle take, then my reel started to make that sound we all dream about – he was running,” he said. “Two-minute fight, then a quick photo shoot.”

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Amorah Lusk caught six trout – her first six fish ever – using worms on July 2.

Tingley Beach: Dakota Marquez caught a trout using a Texas-rigged Senko on July 2.

SOUTHWEST

Caballo Lake: Tracy Snively caught two catfish using worms and shrimp on July 1.

Elephant Butte Lake: Toby Holden, of Los Lunas, and his wife took their granddaughters, Brooke and Autumn, and their grandson, Bjorn, for a day of fun (top). Brooke and Autumn each caught a walleye and Bjorn caught a white bass. They were using chartreuse and pink Berkley Flicker Shad. Toby (above) and his friend Allen also traveled to Elephant Butte on July 3 and trolled for white bass and walleye. Toby reeled in a lost umbrella rig with five silicone minnows and then used it to catch his first striper in 25 years.

Gila River: Conor Ward caught four Gila trout using a Kebari fly on Whitewater Creek on July 4 to complete the New Mexico Trout Challenge.

Glenwood Pond: Ethan Rudd caught his limit of trout, with the largest being 12 inches long and 1 pound, using a spinnerbait on July 8.

SOUTHEAST

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Grayson Wilson caught his personal-best catfish while breaking in his new rod and reel using chicken liver on July 4, much to his father’s delight.

Lake Van: Aiden caught five catfish using chicken breast with cherry Kool-Aid after the storm on July 6.