Good fishing conditions await anglers at New Mexico lakes and streams
By Mike Smith
Artesia Daily Press
msmith@currentargus.com
Fair-to-good fishing conditions along with another weekend of summer-like temperatures will greet visitors to southeast and southwest New Mexico lakes and streams, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Around Carlsbad, fishing for catfish along Bataan Lake was reported fair to good using cut bait and worms.
Fishing for bass was fair at Brantley Lake using plastic worms.
In Roswell, fishing for catfish was fair using shrimp bait at Spring River Pond.
Along the Pecos River near Forth Sumner, fishing for catfish was good using chicken breasts and cut bait. Fishing for bass was fair using nightcrawler worms.
Fishing for smallmouth bass was fair to good using chrome-colored shad-pattern crankbaits at Sumner Lake.
Fishing for bass was fair to good using Creature Baits at Oasis Park Lake near Portales.
At Greene Acres Lake near Clovis, fishing for catfish was fair to good using nightcrawler worms.
In Lincoln County, fishing for trout was good using worms at Grindstone Lake and fishing for trout at Bonito Lake was good using Panther Martin spinners.
Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for white bass was good using white jigs and chrome Kastmaster lures at Elephant Butte Lake.
Fishing for walleye was good using white crankbaits and jigs tipped with worms.
Fishing for crappie was fair using live minnows near the Dam Site Marina. Fishing for catfish was good with live minnows and shrimp.
Along the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte, streamflow was 1,400 cubic feet per second on Tuesday. Fishing for catfish was good using chicken liver and cut bait.
At Percha Dam, fishing for walleye was fair using chartreuse and white jigs with curly-tail grubs.
This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org, 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.
Mike Smith may be reached at 575-308-8734 or via email at msmith@currentargus.com