SOUTHWEST CATCHES OF THE WEEK
Bill Evans Lake: Eric Ockerhausen caught two trout using flicker shad on Jan. 21. "I was trolling trout lures behind my kayak and there was a lot of surface activity," he said. "People on the bank had good luck with PowerBait."
Elephant Butte Lake: Arturo Salas and his son, Evan, caught five white bass using a Rat-L-Trap on Jan. 17. "This cold weather has the fish up and feeding in about 30-40 feet of water," Arturo said. "Use big swimbaits or a crankbait-type lure, white or natural-looking colors."
Escondida Lake: Ambrose Romero caught a largemouth bass using a spinner on Jan. 21.
Escondida Lake: Andrew Luna, Ashton Johnson, Bryant Tafoya, Nathan Jones and Adrian Garcia caught five rainbow trout at the same time using worms on Jan. 25. "The fishing was PHENOMENAL!!", Andrew said.
Rio Grande: Matt Ney and Joe Suter had a successful day of walleye fishing using minnows on Jan. 17.
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SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing conditions have been adversely affected in the aftermath of the Trout Fire.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for trout was good when trolling trout lures from a kayak and when using PowerBait from the bank.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for white bass was very good when using Rat-L-Traps. The South Monticello boat ramp is currently closed, and access to Rattlesnake Island is currently restricted due to low water levels. The closures will be lifted when water levels rise and conditions allow.
Escondida Lake: Rainbow trout fishing was very good when using worms. Fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good when using spinners.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila on Wednesday morning was 131 cfs. The most recent report was received on Jan. 8. At that time, fishing for Gila trout was slow to fair when using flies in the west fork.
Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs on Wednesday morning was 64 cfs.
Quemado Lake:The lake has reopened to the public.
Rio Grande: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using worms. Fishing for walleye was good when using minnows. Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was 0.21 cfs.
We received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Caballo Lake, Glenwood Pond, Lake Roberts, Percha Dam, Rancho Grande Ponds, Snow Lake, Trees Lake and Young Pond.
