Quemado Lake: Joe Valdez and his fishing buddy, Steve Coffey (pictured), of Albuquerque, caught five trout using Garlic PowerBait on Dec. 10.
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait and spinners.
Bill Evans Lake: Fishing for bass was fair when using Strike King Wire Spinners. Fishing for trout was slow when using Green PowerBait, salmon eggs and worms.
Caballo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for catfish was fair when using worms and cut bait.
Escondida Lake: Fishing for trout was fair when using salmon eggs and PowerBait.
Estancia Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Monday morning was 64 cfs. Fishing for catfish was fair when using crawdads.
Gila Waters: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait and spinners.
Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using Rainbow PowerBait and Garlic PowerBait.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Tuesday morning was 1 cfs.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait.
Young Pond: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using small rainbow-pattern spoons.
