WEEKLY WALL OF FAME

Sept. 25, 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: Matthias Trujillo, age 8, from Isleta Pueblo, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using a Rooster Tail on Sept. 17.

Monastery Lake: Alejandra Baca caught four trout using PowerBait on Sept. 13.

NORTHWEST

Jemez Waters: Bill Trodden caught a 16-inch brown trout using a brown-and-yellow Bob Hopper on Sept. 20. “I decided on one last cast as we were headed out of the Valles Caldera at Jaramillo Creek,” he said. “A 16-inch brown about as long as the width of the creek hit the brown-and-yellow Bob Hopper hard as soon as it hit the water.”

SOUTHWEST

Bill Evans Lake: Greg Sierra reported that his wife caught this monster catfish using jerky on Sept. 20. “Biggest cat I’ve ever seen out of Bill Evans,” he said.

Elephant Butte Lake: Fernando Guillén, from Radium Springs, caught a freshwater drum using a worm on Sept. 18.

Elephant Butte Lake: Tom Dang caught a largemouth bass using live minnows while camping with family and friends on Sept. 21.

Escondida Lake: John Tanner caught four catfish using chicken livers on a camping trip Sept. 20. 

SOUTHEAST

Bataan Lake: Orlando Reyna caught his personal-best catfish using shrimp on a bottom rig on Sept. 19. “It was the only one I caught, but the fight was worth the wait,” he said.

Bonito Lake: Hector Horta caught three trout using PowerBait on a day trip from El Paso on Sept. 12.