Zoe Anderson-Amaro, 7, and
Brock Anderson-Amaro, 13, all of Silver City, caught many rainbow trout at Glenwood Pond using chartreuse and rainbow PowerBait on April 10.
Jaylyn Lovato, 11, and Javier Delgado, 10, both of Rio Rancho, caught their limits of trout at Grindstone Reservoir using cheese PowerBait on April 7.
Justin Estrada, of Las Vegas, caught and released a 16-inch cutthroat trout at Morphy Lake using a size 18 hare’s ear fly April 11.
Joahua Laino, of Farmington, caught a 2.5-pound largemouth bass at Navajo Lake using a perch shad rap crankbait April 5.
Gabriel Sedillo, of Albuquerque, caught an approximate 13-pound flathead catfish using cut bait on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on April 4.
Catches of the week
Bryan Zuanetti, of Santa Fe, caught a 29.5-inch, 8-pound walleye at Abiquiú Lake using a jig and plastic minnow April 3.
Walter Sarracino, of Grants, caught a 24-inch rainbow trout at Bluewater Lake using hot pink PowerBait on April 2.
Michael Proctor, of Carlsbad, caught and released a 15-inch crappie at Brantley Lake using a yellow and green crankbait April 2.
Tina McClendis, of Alamogordo, caught a 16-inch largemouth bass at Caballo Lake using a minnow April 2.
Diego Baca and
Bryan Novotny, of Rio Rancho, caught and released several largemouth bass ranging in size from 14.5-inches to 19-inches at Conchas Lake using medium diving crankbaits April 2.
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Charette Lakes is closed for the season.
Streamflow on the Cimarron River, near Cimarron on Monday morning was not measured due to ice. In accordance with the public health order, effective Dec. 3, New Mexico state parks reopened to New Mexico residents for day-use only. Please check the state parks website for more information. Anglers reported limited open water to fish.
Clayton Lake is closed until March 2021.
Fishing for walleye at Conchas Lake was slow using jigs tipped with worms.
At Costilla Creek, the department has implemented the final phase of a project to expand Rio Grande cutthroat trout in 120 miles of the Costilla watershed in northern New Mexico. The final phase involved the removal of fish within a designated area (Rio Costilla from Costilla Dam downstream to the Valle Vidal Boundary including all tributaries and Comanche Creek from the road culvert crossing on Forest Road 1950 downstream to its confluence with Rio Costilla and all tributaries) with a tentative r