Eagle Nest Lake: Manny Lujan and Garon Ian Fulgenzi, of Las Vegas, caught 57 perch and two trout using Swedish Pimple jigs tipped with meal worms Feb. 1. Luke Grossetete, Fisher Joe and Freddy Lawrence, of Albuquerque, caught three 18-inch rainbow trout using small ice fishing jigs Feb. 1.
Red River: Mateo Martinez, age 10, of Velarde caught a 12-inch rainbow trout near the hatchery using salmon eggs Feb. 2.
San Juan River: Michael Fragua, of Albuquerque, caught a 21-inch brown trout fishing the Texas Hole Upper Flats using a size 24 chocolate emerger Jan. 28. Dave Blunt, of Cheyenne, Wyo., caught a 25-inch brown trout using a Yongspecial fly Jan. 31.
The following reports came in late, but are definitely worth mentioning:
Bataan Lake: Jeorje Valenzuela, age 7, and Joshuah Valenzuela, age 5, of Carlsbad, caught seven rainbow trout ranging in size from 12 to 16-inches using garlic PowerBait Jan. 26.
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Northeast Fishing Report
Cabresto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Charette Lakes: The lake is closed to fishing and boating until March 1, 2020.
Cimarron River: Stream flow near Cimarron Monday morning was not measured due to ice. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Clayton Lake: The lake is closed to fishing and boating until March 1, 2020.
Conchas Lake: Fishing for walleye was fair using green grubs.
Costilla Creek: Stream flow near Costilla Monday was not measured due to ice. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cowles Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Eagle Nest Lake: The lake is open for ice fishing. Fishing for trout was good using small ice fishing jigs, spoons and PowerBait. Fishing for perch was good using Swedish Pimple jigs tipped with meal worms. We had no reports on other species.
Eagle Rock Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Fawn Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gallinas River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Hopewell Lake: The gate to the camping area is closed. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Alice: The lake is open for ice fishing with ice reported at 11-inches thick. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Maloya: The lake is open to ice fishing with ice reported at 15-inches thick. Fishing for trout was good using PowerBait and dough bait.
Los Pinos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Maxwell Lake 13: The lake is closed to fishing and boating until March 1, 2020.
Monastery Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Morphy Lake: The lake is closed for a renovation project on the dam and no firm opening date has been set.
Pecos River: Stream flow near the town of Pecos Monday morning was 28.8 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Red River: Stream flow below the hatchery Monday morning was 44.1 cfs. Fishing for trout was good using salmon eggs and bead head nymph flies.
Rio Grande: Stream flow at the Taos Junction Bridge Monday morning was 478 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Hondo: Stream flow Monday morning near Valdez was not measured due to ice. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Mora: Stream flow Monday morning was 5.41 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Pueblo: Stream flow near Penasco Monday morning was not measured due to ice. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Santa Cruz Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Shuree Ponds: Closed. Fishing is open on the Valle Vidal, including Shuree Ponds, July 1-Dec. 31.
Springer Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Storrie Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good using worms.
Stubblefield Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ute Lake: Fishing for all species is very slow. The surface water temperature was 42 degrees Fahrenheit.
Northwest Fishing Report
Abiquiu Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Due to low water levels anglers are advised to use four-wheel drive vehicles to launch boats and watch for obstructions on the water.
Animas River: Water flow below Aztec Monday morning was 201 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Albuquerque Area Drains: Fishing for trout was fair to good using worms and salmon eggs.
Bluewater Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. The winter trout stocking plan is to stock 6,000 catchable size rainbow trout per month from November through March.
Brazos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Canjilon Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Chama River: Monday morning flows below El Vado and Abiquiu were 102 cfs and 76.7 cfs respectively. Fishing for trout below El Vado Lake was fair to good using nightcrawlers. We had no reports from below Abiquiu Lake. Anglers should expect seasonal closures on the Rio Chama below Abiquiu Dam until March as a fish habitat improvement project is currently underway. For access information, call the Department Information Center at 1-888-248-6866 or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Abiquiu Project Office at 505-685-4371.
Cochiti Lake: This past Saturday the boat ramps were icy and boats couldn’t launch. Ice extending from the shoreline prevented bank fishing.
El Vado Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Fenton Lake: The lake is open for ice fishing with the ice reported at 13-inches thick. Fishing for trout was good using Kastmaster lures, yellow jigs, pink jigs and glow ice jigs tipped with wax worms. Please remember, only two cutthroat trout are allowed to be harvested per day within the regular five fish limit.
Heron Lake: Open for ice fishing. Ice reported as 10-inches thick. Fishing for kokanee salmon was fair to good using jigs tipped with Fireballs.
Jemez Waters: Stream flow on the Jemez near the town of Jemez Monday morning was 21.1 cfs. Fishing for trout was good below Battleship Rock using worms, salmon eggs and green mop flies. The water temperature was 44 degrees Fahrenheit.
Laguna del Campo: The lake is currently closed. It will be open May 1 to Oct. 1.
Lagunitas Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Farmington: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Manzano Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
McGaffey Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Navajo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Gregorio Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
San Juan River: Stream flow Monday morning was 485 cfs. Fishing for trout in the quality waters was fair to good using size 24 and 26 midge nymph patterns, size 22 red larva, chocolate emergers and size 24 grey adult midge dry fly patterns. Fishing for trout in the bait waters, downstream of the Red Chile Special Trout Waters, was fair to good using flies, PowerBait and salmon eggs. Water clarity was about 18-inches of visibility.
Seven Springs Brood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Tingley Beach: Fishing for trout was fair to good using wax worms, garlic PowerBait and homemade dough bait.
Trout Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Southwest Fishing Report
Alumni Pond: Fishing for trout was fair using salmon peach PowerBait, worms and corn.
Bear Canyon Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bill Evans Lake: The Department will be conducting a habitat improvement project Feb. 11 through Feb. 14. The road to the north side of the lake will be closed to the public during this time. The south side of the lake including the boat ramp will remain open.
Caballo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Elephant Butte Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Escondida Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Stream flow Monday morning was 185 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Glenwood Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good using PowerBait.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was fair to good using nightcrawlers.
Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good using purple PowerBait. Open water was limited with the majority of the lake covered in a thin sheet of ice.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Stream flow below Elephant Butte Monday morning was .46 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good using live worms.
Young Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good using orange glitter PowerBait, red worms, marshmallow and rainbow PowerBait.
Southeast Fishing Report
Alto Lake: Fishing for trout was fair using corn and garlic PowerBait.
Bataan Lake: Fishing for trout was good using garlic PowerBait.
Berrendo Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Black River: Stream flow at Malaga Monday morning was 10.6 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Blue Hole Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bonito Lake: Closed until further notice by the city of Alamogordo due to fire damage. It appears now that the lake will be out of commission until 2022.
Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Bottomless Lakes: Fishing for trout was good using salmon eggs and PowerBait.
Brantley Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Chaparral Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Corona Pond: Fishing for trout was good using PowerBait and spinners.
Eunice Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Green Meadow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Greene Acres Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Grindstone Reservoir: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Jal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Van: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Oasis Park Lake We had no reports from anglers this week.
Pecos River: Stream flow below Sumner Lake Monday morning was 22.3 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Perch Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Ruidoso River: Stream flow Monday morning at Hollywood was 7.31 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Santa Rosa Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Sumner Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
