CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Marcus Gallegos, of Los Lunas, caught a 19-inch rainbow trout at Canjilon Lakes using orange PowerBait on May 20.
Zeke Acosta, 7, of Albuquerque, caught his first fish, a 12-inch white bass, at Conchas Lake using a bright chartreuse and orange spinner May 23.
Aiden Zook, of Corona, caught and released a half-pound albino catfish at Corona Pond using raw chicken May 27.
Makenzie, Oliver and Penelope Fitzgerald, ages 13, 7, and 5, of Amarillo, Texas, caught a 21-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using salmon peach PowerBait on May 21.
Alex Flores, 11, of Las Cruces, caught a 3.5-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a curly tail jig May 29.
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Zoe Avalos, 8, of Albuquerque, caught a 15-inch largemouth bass at Bosque Redondo Lake using a hotdog May 24.
Caiden Davis, 12, of Rio Rancho, caught a 17.5-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using PowerBait at the Gravel Pit Ponds on May 22.
Miguel Gallegos, 5, of Taos, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using grape nymph PowerBait on May 16.
Jeneva Gallegos, 14, of Ranchos de Taos, caught a 22-inch rainbow trout using a black and white jig May 16.
Shane Mestas, of Albuquerque, caught a 16-inch kokanee salmon using a Daredevil spoon May 16.
Bryan Smith, of Silver City, caught a 34-inch, 12-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a white crankbait May 22.
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Catches of the week
Michael Baros, 15, of Rio Rancho, caught a 24-inch pike at Cochiti Lake using a 2-inch spinner with a copper blade, white body and red dots April 25.
Bryan Novotny, of Rio Rancho, caught an 18.75-inch smallmouth bass using a shallow diving lipless crankbait April 21.
Christian Carter, of Las Vegas, caught a 4-pound smallmouth bass at Conchas Lake using a crank bait lure April 24.
Sabin Pacheco, 9, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using green PowerBait on April 24.
Michelle Koons, of Albuquerque, caught and released an 8.5-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a white crankbait April 24.
Catches of the week
Carlos Orona, of Las Cruces, caught an 18-inch 4-pound rainbow trout at Alto Lake using a fly April 15.
Kobie Jojola, of Carlsbad, caught a 3.5-pound largemouth bass at Bataan Lake using a plastic jig April 10.
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Robert B., of Albuquerque, caught a 5-pound largemouth bass using a black and blue 5-inch stick worm at Caballo Lake on April 5.
Mitchell Curtis, of Santa Fe, caught a 40-inch pike using a lipless crankbait at Cochiti Lake on April 16.
At Eagle Nest Lake, Renee Baird, of Rio Rancho, caught a 20-inch, 4-pound rainbow trout using a nightcrawler April 12. Jon Conklin, of Cedar Crest, caught a 47-inch, 24.3-pound pike using a Kokanee salmon rig April 13. Kelly Byars, of Albuquerque, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout using PowerBait on April 10. Ron Santi, of Albuquerque, caught a 23-inch rainbow trout using PowerBait on April 10. Rio Cordova, 9, of Arroyo Seco, caught a 23-inch rainbow trout using PowerBait on April 5.