WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

Oct. 16, 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

Hopewell Lake: Kathy Vanloon caught five trout using Peach PowerBait on Oct. 13. “It was overcast, cold and rainy, but still beautiful and a great day of fishing,” she said.

Rio Grande: Mia Frentzel, of Albuquerque, caught this 18½-inch rainbow trout on a worm while fishing with her dad and Uncle Jerry on Oct. 6, just days before her birthday.

Ute Lake: Donald Vang caught 25 white bass using 4-inch Gulp minnows on 3/8-ounce jig heads on Oct. 11.

NORTHWEST

Bluewater Lake: Cindy Weiper caught this catfish using a hot dog on Oct. 10. “The biggest catfish I’ve ever caught,” she said.

Fenton Lake: Alex caught and released 15 trout using live nightcrawlers on Oct. 8.

Navajo Lake: Frank Jaramillo and his wife caught four northern pike using crankbaits on Oct. 12.

Navajo Lake: Ryan Rowse caught two northern pike using spinnerbaits on Oct. 5.

San Juan River: Frank Jaramillo caught a trout using a size-20 Parachute Adams fly on Oct. 9. “On the Texas Hole, I saw the trout eating top water,” he said. “So, I put on about four different flies until finally getting it matched with the right fly.”

SOUTHWEST

Elephant Butte Lake: Brian Powers caught two smallmouth bass, two white bass and one catfish using minnows from the bank on Oct. 9.

Elephant Butte Lake: Mark Melhoff Sr. caught a catfish using a worm and a smallmouth bass using a minnow at the same time on Oct. 12.

SOUTHEAST

Grindstone Reservoir: Hector Horta caught and released eight trout using a Super Duper on Oct. 8. “I was looking to land a catfish, but had no luck,” he said.