CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Seth Garcia, of Raton, caught a 20-inch rainbow trout on the Cimarron River using worms May 8.
David Whitener, of Clovis, caught a 9-pound walleye at Conchas Lake using a crappie jig May 6.
Mark Haber, of Santa Fe, caught a 21-inch kokanee salmon at Eagle Nest Lake trolling a Pistol Pete on May 5.
Evangeline Tenorio, 8, of Anton Chico, caught her first fish, a 20.25-inch rainbow trout using green and white glitter PowerBait Turbo Dough on May 1.
Guy Poland, of Santa Fe, caught and released a 7-pound walleye at Elephant Butte Lake using a bottom bouncer worm harness rig May 10.
Clayton Lake is closed until March 2021.
At Conchas Lake, in accordance with the public health order, effective Jan. 29, N.M. state parks are open to N.M. residents for day-use only. Please check the state parks website for more information. Conchas Lake State Park has closed access to all boat ramps due to dropping water levels. The boat ramps on the south side of the lake managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are open.
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 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 restocking of Rio Grande cutthroat in spring 2022. Places to fish ne