WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

July 31, 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

Eagle Nest Lake: Piper Ellis (left) caught three rainbow trout using PowerBait on July 26. Ridge Ellis (right) caught five rainbow trout using PowerBait on July 27.

Hopewell Lake: Casen Savage caught seven trout using Pistol Petes and PowerBait on July 23. Casen is a First Team All-Conference outfielder for New Mexico Junior College in Hobbs who has found a passion for fishing when he’s not on the baseball diamond.

Monastery Lake: Desirae Gonzales caught this trout using a worm around 7 p.m. on July 25.

Red River City Ponds: Braden McDaniel (left), age 16, of Roswell caught four trout using Velveeta cheese on July 22. Jacob McDaniel (right), age 10, caught this monster trout using Velveeta cheese on July 26.

NORTHWEST

Abiquiu Lake: Charlie (left) caught this bluegill using worms on July 26. Elias Kraybill (right) also caught a bluegill using worms on July 26.

Canjilon Lakes: Joshua Zuni and his group caught 16 trout using worms, spinners and Kastmasters on July 26. “Great place for the youngest to the oldest of kids to fish and enjoy the outdoors,” he said. “Caught various sizes ranging from 20 inches to 10 inches.”

Cochiti Lake: Emilee Romero (left) caught this northern pike trolling a white crankbait behind a boat on July 18. She and her father also caught numerous white bass and smallmouth bass throughout the weekend. Michael Romero (right) caught his first white bass using a red-and-white Dardevle spoon on July 26.

Fenton Lake: Diego (left) caught an 18-inch trout using Salmon Peach PowerBait on July 16. His grandfather caught a 12-inch trout on the same trip. Reyna Mendoza (right) of Albuquerque caught a rainbow trout using a black leech fly on July 27.

Navajo Lake: Ben Rivera (top) caught and released a northern pike using a stuffed rat topwater lure on July 16. Brandy Millhouse (above left) caught a northern pike using a green Rooster Tail on July 24. “I’ve tried other lures with no luck,” she said. “My husband used spinners with success. It was a perfect morning – just woke up, made a cup of coffee, and on the third cast out I hooked this pike!” Jeremy James (above right) caught 12 northern pike and six smallmouth bass using deep-diving crankbaits and Colorado blade spinners on July 22. His largest pike was 26 inches long and the smallest was 19 inches long.

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Dominique (left), age 4, caught five fish using Garlic PowerBait on July 22. Theo (right), age 10, caught his largest-ever trout using a patriotic worm on July 25.

Tingley Beach: Greg Sanchez caught this catfish in mid-morning on July 25.

SOUTHWEST

Caballo Lake: Patricia Waggoner of Las Cruces caught and released several white bass using a combination of white grubs, shallow-diving minnows and worms in approximately 9 feet of water on July 24.

Elephant Butte Lake: Joseph Regulus (top) of Los Lunas caught 20 white bass using a white shad lure on July 25. SJ Sunday caught 10 blue catfish (above left) using live bait and three smallmouth bass (above right) using nightcrawlers on a slip bobber on July 20.

SOUTHEAST

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Emily Wilson, age 12, caught a catfish using worms on her new rod and reel while spending quality time with her family on July 28.

Grindstone Reservoir: Robert Vavrik caught his personal-best channel catfish using a trout pole with a trout hook and trout bait on July 24.

Oasis Park Lake: Gene Garcia caught a catfish using stink bait on July 26.