WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

May 29, 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 at https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/weekly-report/. 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: Michael E. Gurule caught five trout using Cheese PowerBait in the Gravel Pits on May 24. “Early morning fishing – caught this fat rainbow trout just minutes after the first cast,” he said.

Conchas Lake: Henry Bullis caught two walleye using a sliver minnow jerkbait on May 16. “Most activity came in the evening, the last hour of sunlight,” he said. “I caught this walleye from shore using a jerkbait while the water was still and like glass at the end of the day.”

Cowles Ponds: Jonathan Coy caught and released four brown trout using a Woolly Bugger on May 26.

Eagle Nest Lake: Robert (Jinx) Martinez (above left) had a successful day of trout fishing using PowerBait, worms and salmon eggs on May 15. Daniel Romero (above right) caught four rainbow trout using PowerBait on May 24.

Morphy Lake: Evan, age 5, caught five trout using PowerBait on May 23. He and his family combined to catch 12 trout, releasing seven, on their first trip to the lake.

Storrie Lake: David Garcia (top) and his three great-grandkids caught their limit of trout using PowerBait on May 24. Liam (above left) and Kieran (above right) each caught a trout using Garlic Scented PowerBait on May 19.

NORTHWEST

Animas River: Wesley Loughran caught a trout using garlic-scented Green PowerBait on May 26.

Bluewater Lake: Vicente and Victoria Parra caught a 22-inch trout and a 21-inch trout, respectively, using Orange Glitter PowerBait on May 24.

Cochiti Lake: Jerry Jaramillo caught a 35-inch northern pike using a brown crankbait on May 18.

Fenton Lake: Romie Perez, age 12, caught her limit of trout, and Temperance Perez, age 11, caught the biggest fish using Yellow PowerBait as part of a family fishing trip (top) on May 21. “We celebrated my mom’s 79^th birthday – she hadn’t gone fishing in over 30 years,” Eric Perez said. Alijah (pictured, above left) and Double J caught 11 trout using nightcrawlers and a bobber on May 23. “Fishing was slow until 6 p.m.,” Double J said. “By 7:30 p.m., the fish were jumping everywhere. Proof the best stories start with, ‘Remember that time we went fishing …’.” Marilyn Zia Sedillo (above right) caught two trout using Neon Green and Pink PowerBait on May 18.

San Juan River: Ian Fishburn (above left) caught five brown trout using a midge fly in the quality waters on May 23. Kendall (above right), age 13, caught this 15-inch brown trout using Yellow and Orange Garlic PowerBait on May 23. She and her father, Jeff Huisjen, combined to catch three brown trout and three rainbow trout. “She was really excited to have caught such a nice fish,” Jeff said.

Seven Springs Kids’ Pond: Elias Mathew Gabaldon (top left), of Bernalillo, caught his limit of five trout using a Pistol Pete spinner on May 25. Karina Lorena Barraza (top right), age 3, of Bernalillo, caught this fish using a Pistol Pete spinner early in the morning on May 25. Uriah “Rage” Lucero (above), age 6, of Isleta Pueblo, caught his limit of trout, ranging from 13-15 inches in length, using Yellow Garlic PowerBait and Rainbow PowerBait on May 17. “This is my favorite place to fish,” he said.

Tingley Beach: Isabella Gonzales (above left) caught a catfish using a Pistol Pete fly on May 26. “I casted out toward the bank, and as soon as my hook hit the water, it took it,” she said. “It was the best experience ever, knowing I caught this big one on a small Pistol Pete fly and my line didn’t snap!” Fermin Herrera IV (above right) caught bass, bluegill and a trout using worms on May 26.

Trout Lakes: Robert Lucero, of Alcalde, caught this 17-inch trout using PowerBait on his birthday to cap off a camping trip on May 16.

SOUTHWEST

We had only one submission from this region this week. See the Weekly Fishing and Stocking Report to see the photo!

SOUTHEAST

Alto Lake: Brian Powers caught five trout and a 3-pound catfish using a variety of PowerBait, including Corn, Cheese and Orange/Yellow Twist, on May 24.