Information and photos provided by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

Fishing conditions at New Mexico’s lakes and streams have not changed this week as the state receives beneficial rainfall.

In eastern and southeastern New Mexico, fishing for catfish was fair to good using cut bait at Sumner Lake. Fishing for walleye was slow to fair using crankbaits.

At Carlsbad Municipal Lake, fishing for catfish was slow to fair when using chicken liver.

In Lincoln County at Bonito Lake, fishing for trout was good when using PowerBait.

Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for crappie was slow using rubber shad lures.

At Elephant Butte Lake, fishing for white bass was very good when using curly-tail jigs. Fishing for largemouth bass was slow to fair when using topwater lures.

The streamflow along the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was 1,930 cubic feet per second (cfs). Fishing for catfish was good using pack bait and worms below Elephant Butte Lake and Caballo Lake.

In northern New Mexico, Streamflow along the Pecos River near Pecos was 98.1 cfs as of Wednesday morning. Fishing for trout was good using worms on Cow Creek and when using olive green Woolly Buggers on the main river.

Along the Rio Grande, streamflow below the Taos Junction Bridge on Wednesday morning was 332 cfs. Fishing for rainbow trout was fair to good when using Glitter Green Garlic PowerBait and red Rooster Tail spinners.

Fishing for northern pike at Cochiti Lake was good when using minnows. Fishing for largemouth bass was slow when using curly-tail grubs.

In Albuquerque, fishing for largemouth bass at Tingley Beach was fair to good using soft, plastic purple-and-black worms.

This fishing report provided by the New Mexico 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.