Including the Jemez Mountains
All reports are up-dated on Wednesdays each week during the summer season and every other week during the winter season (November - March). Reports will not be up-dated the week following holiday weekends. Good luck and good fishing, The Fish Phone.
Report Date: 09/08/2010
Rivers:
East Fork Jemez River
A small tributary to the Jemez River entering at Battleship Rock
Fish species- Brown and Rainbow Trout
Clarity: Clear and low
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Good
Flies: bead head nymphs, copper johns; dry fly action good in upper stream with black ants, hoppers, yellow stimulators
Lures: Panther Martins
Bait: Power Bait, and worms
Guadalupe River
A Small tributary to the Jemez River near Jemez Springs, River closes in the winter.
Fish species- Brown Trout
Clarity: Clear and low
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Good
Flies: bead head nymphs, copper johns; dry fly action good with terrestrials
Lures: Panther Martins
Bait: Power Bait, worms
Jemez River
A medium sized stream flowing from the Jemez Mountains near Jemez Springs
Fish species- Rainbow and Brown Trout
Flow: 12 CFS
Clarity: Clear and low
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Good
Flies: bead head nymphs, copper johns; dry fly action good in upper stream with terrestrials, yellow stimulators
Lures: Panther Martins
Bait: worms, power bait
Metro Drainages
Winter trout waters- Several Drainages that flow along the Rio Grande to include Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Belen, Corrales, Peralta.
Fish species- Rainbow Trout, Bass and Catfish
Fishing conditions: Good
Last stocking of rainbow trout was March 16
Trout: NR
Flies: Copper johns, parachute adams,
Lures: Spinners
Bait: Power bait, salmon eggs
Bluegill: NR
Lures:
Bait:
San Antonio Creek
A small Tributary to the Jemez River where it joins at Battleship Rock
Fish species- Rainbow and Brown Trout
Clarity: Clear and low
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Good
Flies: Bead head nymphs, copper johns; dry fly action good in upper stream with terrestrials, yellow stimulators
Lures: Panther Martins
Bait: Worms, Power Bait
Lakes:
Bluewater Lake
A 1350 acre lake 20 miles Southwest of Grants
Fish species- Rainbow Trout, Catfish and Tiger Muskie
Lake Level: 1350 surface acres down to 400 surface acres
Boating conditions: Fair - Las Tucas ramp closed, west Stone Ridge closed
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Slow with light pressure
Lures: Spinners
Bait: Power Bait, salmon eggs
Tiger Musky (bag limit is 1 longer than 40" ): Slow with light pressure
Lures: trolling crank baits, silver spoons
Catfish: Slow with light pressure
Bait: chicken liver
Cochiti Lake
A 1200 acre lake 30 miles Southwest of Santa Fe
Fish species- Walleye, Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch and Northern Pike
Clarity: Murky
Lake level: 11% of capacity, 63% of average and 98% of last year
Boating conditions: Good
Shore conditions: Good
Walleye: NR
Lures: Rat-l-traps, jigs
Bait: worms
Bass: NR
Lures: crank baits
Bait: Worms
Catfish: Good on east side of lake
Bait: Worms, chicken liver
Bluegill / Crappie/ Perch: NR
Bait: Worms
Northern Pike: Few 25-30 inchers caught
Flies:
Lures: Crank baits, large lures
Bait: Minnows
Fenton Lake
A 30 acre lake located in the Jemez Mountains 21 miles North of Jemez Springs, a popular ice fishing spot during the winter
Fish species- Rainbow, Brown and Cutthroat Trout
Clarity: Fairly clear
Float fishing conditions: Good
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Good from shore
Flies:
Lures: spinners
Bait: Pink Power Bait, salmon eggs, worms
Tingley Beach
3 ponds along the Rio Grande in Albuquerque
Fish species- Rainbow and Brown Trout, Large and Small Mouth Bass, Sunfish and Catfish
Fishing conditions: Good
Trout: Poor - won't be good until weather is cooler - Please! USE CARE WHEN HANDLING TROUT IN THE CATCH AND RELEASE POND.
Flies: Bead head nymphs in early mornings
Lures:
Bait: Power Bait, salmon eggs
Bass: NR
Flies:
Lures: Spinners
Bait:
Blue Gill: Excellent
Flies:
Lures:
Bait: worms under bobbers
Catfish: Good in mornings and evenings
Bait: hotdogs, stink bait
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