NM fishing/stocking report for May 8
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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 https://wildlife.dgf.nm.gov/fishing/weekly-report/ and use the iFish form at the bottom of this 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.
CHECK OUT THE LATEST STOCKING REPORT
The weekly stocking report is posted each Friday, so it can include the latest stocking details right up to the weekend.
The 2025-26 license year is underway!
License sales for the 2025-26 license year have begun. Licenses from the 2024-2025 license year are no longer valid. The 2025-26 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.
Check the Fishing Conditions and Trip Planner!
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 of fish species available, facilities, accessibility, boat ramps and general regulations.
Check out the webpage to plan your trip now!
Land Management Agency Links
The Department reminds anglers to “know before you go” and to contact land management agencies regarding additional regulations or restrictions on specific properties of interest prior to heading afield.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
New Mexico State Lands
New Mexico State Parks
New Mexico Open Gate Properties
New Mexico Wildlife Management Areas
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Consult local government websites for information regarding specific city and town fishing access.
NORTHEAST
NORTHEAST CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Conchas Lake: Jim Scaggs caught 14 largemouth bass using a crankbait on May 3. “I caught small ones all day, then got a 3.9 (pound) largemouth on a custom-painted crankbait after the wind calmed down in the afternoon,” he said. Jared Fishburn (not pictured) caught seven smallmouth bass using spinnerbaits on April 27.
Eagle Nest Lake: Ozzie Villegas (above left) caught four rainbow trout using Salmon Peach PowerBait on May 3. Gary Clark, Sloan Moralez and Grayson Moralez (above right) caught 15 rainbow trout using Salmon Peach PowerBait on May 3.
Monastery Lake: JR Chapman (not pictured) caught four trout using PowerBait dough on May 2.
Morphy Lake: Alejandro Pacheco (not pictured) caught five trout using a gold Trout Magnet from his kayak on May 3. Landon Trujillo (top left) caught five trout on April 26. Father and daughter Don and Dawn CdeBaca (top right), of Las Vegas, N.M., caught and released 23 trout using a variety of flies and spinners on May 1. Dawn caught a personal-best 16-inch trout. Gabrielle Ortega (above) caught this trout – her biggest fish so far – using a Pistol Pete on April 26.
Pecos River: Bruce Handrich (not pictured) had a successful day of trout fishing using PowerBait and orange-and-green Trout Magnets on May 1.
Red River: Scott Kester II (not pictured) caught five rainbow trout below the Red River Hatchery using worms.
Rio Mora: Bruce Handrich caught and released 30 trout using worms on a small No. 12 hook on May 1.
Santa Cruz Reservoir: Luke Trujillo caught his first fish, a trout, using a spinner on April 27.
Storrie Lake: Estevan Marquez, age 3, caught his first fish using Spring Green PowerBait on May 1.
NORTHEAST FISHING REPORT
Cabresto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Charette Lakes: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using crawlers and salmon eggs.
Cimarron River: Streamflow near Cimarron Wednesday morning was 81 cubic feet per second (cfs).
Clayton Lake: Fishing for trout was slow when using PowerBait.
Conchas Lake: Fishing for largemouth bass was slow to fair when using crankbaits. Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair to good when using spinnerbaits.
Costilla Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Cowles Ponds: Fishing for trout was slow.
Coyote Creek: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Eagle Nest Lake: Fishing for rainbow trout was good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait. For updated lake conditions and potential hazards, visit the park’s webpage or call the park office at 575-377-1594.
Eagle Rock Lake: Fishing for trout was very good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait.
Gallinas River: National Forest closures have been in place restricting fishing access. Call the Santa Fe National Forest office at 505-438-5300 for the latest closure information.
Hopewell Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Alice: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Maloya: Fishing for trout was good when trolling black Pistol Petes with silver spinners.
Los Pinos River: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Maxwell Lake 13: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Monastery Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using PowerBait dough. The lake is part of the Department’s Open Gate…