WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

June 26, 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

Monastery Lake: Jeremiah Haber caught his limit of trout, including a 16-incher, and his father, Josh, also caught his limit using worms and bobbers on June 17.

Morphy Lake: Lilly Lovato caught five trout using homemade garlic dough bait on June 11. “I told my parents to take me fishing,” she said. “I haven’t fished since last year, and in the first five minutes, I was lucky enough to catch this monster.”

Morphy Lake: (Clockwise from top) Jerry Blount took his grandkids from Arkansas on a two-day fishing trip, catching 12 trout on the first day and 10 more on the second day using PowerBait. Julia Blount got some help from grandma to unhook her fish, while Josiah Blount managed to catch a frog. Jeremiah Blount reeled in a small trout, which was quickly released back into the lake.

Pecos River: Adan Mendoza caught three trout in a small, slow-flow pool on Cow Creek using worms.

NORTHWEST

Fenton Lake: Adam Hoopman (left) caught three trout using bright green marshmallows on June 21. Greg Sanchez caught four trout (right) using Garlic PowerBait on a trip with his girlfriend, Annette, on June 16.

Canjilon Lakes: Delano Shije and his two brothers caught their limits of trout using nightcrawlers and PowerBait on June 20.

Navajo Lake: Griffin Stahl caught this northern pike while fishing for bass using crankbaits on June 7.

Tingley Beach: Dylan D’Arco caught a 3-pound, 17-inch largemouth bass using a soft, plastic purple-and-black worm on June 20.

SOUTHWEST

Elephant Butte Lake: Toon and Millo (left) caught their limit of white bass, as well as two crappie and two walleye using green curly-tail jigs while night fishing between 3-6 a.m. on June 18. Mateo and Antonio (right) caught this largemouth bass using a topwater lure on June 15.

Quemado Lake: Lane (left), age 10, caught 15- and 16-inch trout using worms on June 19. Mike “The Duke” Gonzales (right) and his group reeled in 30 trout over four days last week using Salmon Peach PowerBait and grubs. “Fishing was great in the early morning and late evenings,” he said.

SOUTHEAST

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: April Wilson caught three catfish using chicken liver on June 19.

Sumner Lake: Julian Sena (left) caught a catfish using cut bait on June 20. Lucas Macias (right) caught a walleye on his first cast of the day with a crankbait lure on May 26.