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Report Date: 09/08/2010

A small stream flowing from Eagle Nest Lake through Cimarron to Springer. The river is approximately 60 miles long.

Fish species- Brown and Rainbow Trout

Flow: 42 CFS below Eagle Nest Dam - 40 CFS near Cimarron

Clarity:  Fairly clear

Shore fishing conditions: Good - Caddis, trico and BWO hatches still in progress

Trout: Good

Flies:  Dry/droppers in am, attractors mid-day

Lures:  Panther Martins

Bait:  worms, salmon eggs

A medium sized creek flowing from Colorado, west into Costilla Lake then through the Valle Vidal. The river then runs through the town of Costilla and flows west where it meets the Rio Grande.

Fish species- Brown, Rainbow, and Cutthroat trout

Flow: 79 CFS near town of Costilla - 74 CFS below the dam

Trout: Good

Flies:  Dry fly action good with hoppers, terrestrials

A mountain stream that joins the Rio Grande South of Questa. The Red River is one of the few streams in New Mexico where an angler can catch 4 separate species of trout in one day. It's called a Red River Grand Slam- Rainbow, Brown, Cutthroat and Brook. Fish species Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and at higher elevations Brook Trout and Cutthroats

Flow: 20 CFS at Questa, 56 CFS below hatchery

Clarity: Clearing

Shore fishing conditions: Good

Flies:  dry/dropper set-ups, bead head nymphs, black woolly buggers

Lures: Spinners

Bait:  Salmon eggs, Power Bait

The river is approximately 1885 miles long. Headwaters originate in south west Colorado in the Rio Grande National Forest. The river flows south east through the San Luis Valley and then south into New Mexico.

Fish species- Trout, Northern Pike, Bass and Catfish

Flow: 219 CFS below Taos Junction Bridge - 65 CFS near Cerro

Clarity: Murky

Shore fishing conditions:  Good

Trout: Good

Flies:   Bead head nymphs, #12-16 copper johns, Hare's Ear nymphs, prince nymphs, woolly buggers

Lures: Spinners
Bait: Nightcrawlers, salmon eggs

Small Mouth Bass: NR

Lures: Woolly buggers

Bait: Worms

Flies: large streamers

Lures: Rapalas

Bait: Worms

Catfish: NR

Bait: Worms, liver and power bait

A small tributary to the Rio Grande 12 miles North of Taos

Fish species- Rainbow, Brown, and Cutthroat Trout

Clarity: Clear

Trout: Good

Flies:  Hoppers & stimulators in Upper Hondo, copper johns, bead head nymphs in Lower

Lures: Spinners

Bait: Worms, power bait and salmon eggs

A medium sized tributary to the Rio Grande near Tres Ritos.

Fish species- Rainbow and Brown trout

Flow: 23 CFS

Clarity: Clear

Trout: NR

Flies: dry dropper rigs, attractors, bead head nymphs

Lures: Spinners
Bait: worms

A 15 acre lake 6 miles north east of Questa

Fish Species- Rainbow, Brown, Brook and Cutthroat Trout

Fishing conditions: Good

Flies:  Bead head nymphs

Bait: Worms

2 lakes totaling 400 acres found 15 miles southwest of Springer

Fish Species- Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout and Yellow perch

Fishing conditions: Good

Trout: Slow - occasional  14-16 inch rainbow landed

Lures: trolling Christmas tree-worm combos

Bait:  Power Bait or worms under a bobber

Perch: Good

Bait:  Worms

A 175 acre lake 16 miles Northwest of Clayton

Fish species- Large Mouth Bass, Green Sunfish, Catfish, Walleye and (winter) Rainbow Trout

Clarity:  Cloudy

Lake Level: 175 surface acres down to 50 surface acres

Boating conditions: Excellent

Trout: Slow-light pressure

Lures: Spinners

Bait:   Power Bait

Bass: Slow

Lures: Rubber worms

Bait: Worms

Walleye: Slow

Lures: Rapalas

Bait: Night crawlers

Catfish: Slow

Bait:  Night crawlers

A 2,768 acre lake south of Eagle Nest

Fish Species- Kokanee Salmon, Yellow Perch, Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout

Lake Levels: 2,768 surface acres down to 1,490 surface acres

Boating Conditions: Excellent

Clarity:  Murky

Trout:  Good trolling, Slow from shore

Flies:   Platte River Specials

Lures:  Panther Martins, 

Bait:  Night crawlers, Power Bait

Kokanee: Slow - they are in deep water

Lures: trolling Platte River Specials or Kokanee Killers

Flies:  small woolly buggers

Lures: 

Bait: worms

A 4 acre lake South of Lake Maloya

Fish Species- Rainbow Trout

Fishing conditions: Good

Trout: Fair in early mornings and evenings

Flies:  Woolly buggers

Lures:   Pistol Pete's

Bait:  Pink, orange or green Power Bait, salmon eggs

A 150 acre lake 12 miles Northeast of Raton
Fish species- Rainbow trout.

Fishing conditions:  Good

Trout:   Good in early mornings and late evenings

Flies:  Woolly buggers

Lures:   Pistol Pete's

Bait:  Pink, orange or green Power Bait, salmon eggs

500 acres of lakes including Lake 13, Stubblefield and Laguna Madre Lakes

Fish species- Channel Catfish, Large Mouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch and Rainbow Trout

Fishing conditions: Good

Trout: NR

Bait: Power Bait

Bass: NR

Yellow Perch: NR

Catfish: NR

Bait: Cut bait

Walleye: NR

Santa Cruz Lake

Shuree Ponds

 

A 450 acre lake 5 miles Northwest of Springer

Fish species- Northern Pike, Large Mouth Bass, Yellow Perch and Channel Catfish

Catfish: Slow - light pressure

Bait:  cut bait

Bass: Slow - light pressure

Lures: Spinner baits

Bait: Minnows

Pike:  Slow - light pressure

Lures:   Spoons, large lures

Bait:   minnows