Fishing Line for Jan. 26, 2023 - Albuquerque Journal

CATCHES OF THE WEEK

Aria Silva, 7, of Phoenix caught her limit of rainbow trout at Bear Canyon Lake using chartreuse PowerBait on Jan. 14.

Robert Farley of Las Cruces caught a 21-pound blue catfish at Elephant Butte Lake using cut bait Jan. 19.

At Fenton Lake, Noah Montoya, 11, of Albuquerque caught an 18-inch rainbow trout using a wax worm Jan. 22. … Amy Lujan, 28, of Albuquerque caught three rainbow trout using nightcrawler worms Jan. 22. … Cipriano Chavez of Albuquerque caught an 18-inch rainbow trout using a Ratfinkee green, fluorescent jig tipped with a mealworm Jan. 19. … Gavyn Miller, 8, and Luka Miller, 4, of Albuquerque caught five trout while ice fishing using PowerBait on Jan. 14. … Melody Lucero, 9, of Albuquerque caught a 15-inch rainbow trout using a glow jig tipped with a fresh wax worm Jan. 14.

Daxon Ferguson, 4, of Albuquerque caught an 18-inch rainbow trout at Lake Maloya using a treble-hook jig tipped with a wax worm Jan. 16.

Robert Sena of Pecos caught and released a 17-inch brown trout on the Pecos River using a large minnow imitation streamer fly Jan. 14.

Andy Infante of Tucson, Arizona, caught his limit of rainbow trout at Quemado Lake using yellow salmon eggs and salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait on Jan. 15.

William Padavich of Española caught a 15.25-inch brown trout on the Rio Grande using a zebra-midge-pattern fly Jan. 14.

Zachary Brewer, 18, of Bloomfield caught a 20.5-inch rainbow trout at Tiger Park Reservoir using salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait on Jan. 16.

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NOTES FROM GAME & FISH

Northeast fishing report

Cabresto Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Charette Lakes is closed to boating and fishing until March.

Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.

Clayton Lake is closed to boating and fishing until March.

Conchas Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

At Costilla Creek, the Valle Vidal is closed to fishing until July.

Cowles Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Coyote Creek had no reports from anglers this week.

Ice fishing for trout at Eagle Nest Lake was good using glow ice-fishing jigs, tungsten ice-fishing jigs tipped with mealworms and pink Trout Magnet lures. Ice fishing for perch was good using jigs tipped with worms. Fishing for pike was fair using glow ice-fishing jigs and Trout Magnet lures. For updated lake conditions, visit the park's webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Eagle Rock Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access on the Gallinas River. Visit the Santa Fe National Forest webpage or call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300 for the latest closure information.

Hopewell Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Alice had no reports from anglers this week.

Ice fishing for trout and perch at Lake Maloya was good using treble-hook jigs tipped with mealworms and wax worms.

Los Pinos River had no reports from anglers this week.

Maxwell Lake 13 is closed to boating and fishing until March.

Monastery Lake is closed to fishing due to unsafe ice conditions.

Morphy Lake is closed to boating and fishing until March.

Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Monday morning was not measured due to ice. Fishing for trout was fair to good using large minnow imitation streamer flies, egg-pattern flies and Copper John nymph flies near Tererro.

Streamflow on the Red River below the Red River Hatchery on Monday morning was 50 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair using salmon eggs.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Monday morning was 484 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow to fair using spinners, Rapala lures and PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.

Streamflow on the Rio Mora near Terrero on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.

Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Monday morning was not measured due to ice.

Santa Cruz Reservoir is closed to fishing due to unsafe ice conditions.

Shuree Ponds is closed to fishing until July.

Springer Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Storrie Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Stubblefield Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for walleye and white bass at Ute Lake was fair using vibrating blade baits and large jigging spoons in 40-50 feet of water. The main lake water surface temperature was in the low 40s and the water was clear.

Northwest fishing report

Abiquiú Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Monday morning was 190 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Albuquerque Area Drains was fair to good using Squirmy Wormies.

Bluewater Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Brazos River had no reports from anglers this week.

Canjilon Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Cochiti Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

El Vado Lake is closed due to unsafe ice conditions. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park's webpage or call 575-588-7247.

Ice fishing for trout at Fenton Lake was good using garlic PowerBait, nightcrawler worms and glow jigs tipped with wax worms.

The city is in the final stages of repairs at Grants Riverwalk Pond and stocking will resume soon.

Heron Lake is closed due to unsafe ice conditions.

At the Jemez Waters, Streamflow near Jemez Springs on Monday morning was 25 cfs.

Laguna del Campo is closed to fishing until March.

Lagunitas Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Farmington had no reports from anglers this week.

Stocking efforts have been suspended at McGaffey Lake due to extremely low water levels and unstable ground conditions. Lake conditions will be monitored and stocking will resume once conditions improve.

Navajo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Chama below El Vado Lake and below Abiquiú Lake on Monday morning was 100 cfs and 106 cfs, respectively. Fishing for trout below Abiquiú Lake was was slow to fair using spinners, flies and PowerBait. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of two trout only.

Rio Grande had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Pond #1) was fair to good using streamer flies.

San Gregorio Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Monday morning was 280 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good using black size-26 midge pattern flies. Fishing for trout in the bait waters was good using Roostertail spinners, salmon eggs, San Juan worm flies and egg-pattern flies.

Seven Springs Brood Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Tiger Park Reservoir was good using salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Tingley Beach was good using tan PowerBait, salmon-peach PowerBait and corn. Fishing for trout in the catch-and-release pond was good using scud flies.

Trout Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Southwest fishing report

Fishing for trout at Alumni Pond was good using corn-flavored PowerBait, light green garlic PowerBait, salmon-peach PowerBait, chartreuse PowerBait, canned corn and salmon eggs.

Fishing for trout at Bear Canyon Lake was good using chartreuse PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Bill Evans Lake was good using spinners, lures and a variety of PowerBaits.

Fishing for catfish at Caballo Lake was fair to good using cut shad bait.

Fishing for catfish at Elephant Butte Lake was good using cut bait.

Fishing for trout at Escondida Lake was fair to good using PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Monday morning was 350 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Glenwood Pond was fair to good using chartreuse PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Lake Roberts was fair to good using chartreuse PowerBait and flies.

Percha Dam had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Quemado Lake was good using yellow salmon eggs and salmon-egg-flavored PowerBait.

Rancho Grande Ponds had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Monday morning was 0 cfs.

Snow Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Trees Lake was fair to good using salmon-peach PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Young Pond was good using salmon-peach PowerBait, chartreuse PowerBait, canned corn and salmon eggs.

Southeast fishing report

Fishing for trout at Alto Lake was good using salmon-peach PowerBait and worms.

Bataan Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for bass at Berrendo Creek was fair using plastic worms. Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on this property.

Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Monday morning was 11 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using worms and Panther Martin spinners.

Blue Hole Park Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Bonito Lake is closed until further notice by the City of Alamogordo due to fire damage.

Bosque Redondo Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Bottomless Lakes had no reports from anglers this week.

Brantley Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was good using orange PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Chaparral Park Lake was fair to good using sweet corn.

Corona Pond had no reports from anglers this week.

Eunice Lake had no reports from anglers this week.

Fishing for trout at Green Meadow Lake was fair to good using worms fished with a bobber.

Fishing for trout at Greene Acres Lake was good using worms fished with a bobber.

Fishing for trout at Grindstone Reservoir was fair to good using countdown Rapala lures.

Fishing for trout at Lake Van was good using small PowerBait worms and chartreuse PowerBait.

Fishing for trout at Oasis Park Lake was good using PowerBait.

Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Monday morning was 14 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Perch Lake was fair to good using orange, garlic PowerBait.

Rio Bonito had no reports from anglers this week.

Streamflow on the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood on Monday morning was 8 cfs.

Fishing for trout at Rock Lake Hatchery Kids' Pond was good using white and orange PowerBait Mice Tails.

Fishing for bass at Santa Rosa Lake was fair using Panther Martin spinners.

Fishing for white bass at Sumner Lake was good using curly-tail, shad-pattern jigs. Fishing for catfish was fair using shad and crawdads. Fishing for walleye was slow using shad-pattern jigs.

Fishing for trout at Timberon Ponds was fair to good using worms.