NM fishing/stocking report for Jan. 22

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Tell us about your latest New Mexico fishing adventure, or your catch of the week. Just visit the Department's Weekly Fishing & Stocking Report website and use the iFish form at the bottom of the page. Submissions received by 5 p.m. Monday will be considered for inclusion in that week's fishing report. For catches of the week, include: your name, age, hometown, date, location, type of fish, length, and weight if possible, and bait, lure, or fly used. Fish weights and measurements are provided by the angler and displayed here as received. Photos containing sensitive material may be altered or excluded at the Department's discretion.

This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake, and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

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The 2025-2026 license year is ongoing!

Licenses for the 2025-2026 license year remain valid until March 31, 2026. The 2025-2026 Fishing Rules and Information Booklet (RIB) is available online in both English and Spanish, and will soon be available in print at Department offices and vendors statewide.

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The Department's Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner was created using data from past Weekly Fishing Reports to develop graphs depicting fishing conditions for several species and waterbodies throughout the year. Each graph represents the average fishing conditions for each week of the year over the four-year period.

The Department has also developed an interactive Fishing Waters Map with a wealth of information on fishing locations in New Mexico. It displays hundreds of fishing access points with information on available fish species, facilities, accessibility, boat ramps, and general regulations.

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NORTHEAST

NORTHEAST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Pecos River: Griffin Seitz caught a brown trout using clown salmon eggs on Jan. 10. “Cold water, lots of ice, but the fish still have to eat,” he said.

NORTHEAST FISHING REPORT

Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron on Wednesday morning was not measured due to ice.

Eagle Nest Lake: The lake surface is temporarily closed to boating, ice fishing, walking, and all other activities due to recent winter weather conditions that have created unsafe lake surface conditions. The lake is closed to all watercraft, including canoes, kayaks, inflatables, and motorboats. Eagle Nest Lake State Park staff will continue to monitor ice conditions for ice fishing. For updated lake conditions, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.

Lake Maloya: The boat dock and the ADA dock are closed for winter lake conditions. For more information, visit Sugarite Canyon State Park’s webpage or call 575-445-5607.

Monastery Lake: The lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate Program. Please visit our website for more information about this property .

Morphy Lake: Morphy Lake State Park is closed for the season until Feb. 28.

Pecos River: Streamflow near Pecos Wednesday morning was 52.2 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for trout was good when using clown salmon eggs, midges, hoppers, and elk-hair caddis flies.

Red River: Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery on Wednesday morning was 27.3 cfs.

Rio Grande: Streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Wednesday morning was 441 cfs. The most recent report was received Jan. 15. At that time, fishing for brown trout was excellent when using red worms.

Rio Hondo: Streamflow near Valdez on Wednesday morning was not measured due to ice.

Rio Mora: Streamflow near Terrero on Wednesday morning was 12.2 cfs.

Rio Pueblo: Streamflow near Peñasco on Wednesday morning was not measured due to ice.

Ute Lake: The most recent report was received Jan. 15. At that time, fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good when using clown-colored jerkbaits.

We received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Cabresto Lake, Clayton Lake, Charette Lakes, Conchas Lake, Cowles Ponds, Coyote Creek, Eagle Rock Lake, Gallinas River, Harris Pond, Hopewell Lake, Lake Alice, Los Pinos River, Maxwell Lake 13, Red River City Ponds, Red River Hatchery, Rio Costilla, Santa Cruz Reservoir, Shuree Ponds, Springer Lake, Storrie Lake and Stubblefield Lake.

NORTHWEST

NORTHWEST CATCH OF THE WEEK

Trout fishing in the quality waters of the San Juan has been slow to fair when using San Juan worms in recent weeks.

NORTHWEST FISHING REPORT

Abiquiu Lake: Contact the Abiquiu Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.

Animas River: Streamflow below Aztec on Wednesday morning was 233 cfs.

Bluewater Lake: The most recent report was received Jan. 15. At that time, trout fishing was fair to good when using Cheese PowerBait. For more information, visit Bluewater Lake State Park’s webpage or call 505-876-2391.

El Vado Lake: The lake is open to boating and angling with a primitive boat ramp available at the Dam Day Use Area, as well as the main (concrete) boat ramp and courtesy dock at El Vado Lake State Park. For more information, visit El Vado Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7247.

Fenton Lake: The boat ramp/launch area is closed due to ice accumulations on the lake. It will remain closed until safe ice fishing conditions exist or the lake has completely thawed. For more information, visit Fenton Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-829-3630.

Jemez Waters: Streamflow near Jemez Wednesday morning was 12.6 cfs. Fishing for trout was excellent when using orange Master Casts.

Rio Chama: Streamflow below El Vado Lake Wednesday morning was 91.7 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiu Lake Wednesday morning was 72.4 cfs. Fishing for trout was fair to good when using bait below Abiquiu Lake.…