This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish and thefishphone.com, has been generated from the best information available from area officers, anglers, guides and local businesses. Conditions may vary as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.
 
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Gila River – The flow is 44 cfs and fishing is fair to slow with the best success in the upper reaches of the river on the West, East and Middle forks.
Rio Grande – The flow is 16 cfs below Elephant Butte Dam. Catfish are fair using worms, liver or stink bait. Walleye are reported as good here and better below Caballo Lake with worms and shiners.
Bill Evans Lake – Winter stocking for trout has ended for the year and will resume late next fall. No fishing report.
Caballo Lake – Fishing is slow. Water levels are very low. Best bet is below spillway on the Rio Grande.
Elephant Butte Lake – Fishing remains pretty much the same for the last few weeks. White bass are fishing good to excellent with shiners and spinners. Stripped bass are reported slow to fair by the dam with a few fish being landed. Crappie are fishing good to excellent with most methods working.
Glenwood Ponds – Fishing is fair for trout when using Pistol Petes, worms and Power Bait. The ponds were stocked last week with 272 triploid rainbow trout.
Lake Roberts – Fishing is reported as good for catfish with liver and worms. Trout fishing is reported as slow. No report on other species. The river was stocked last week with 1,544 triploid rainbow trout.
Quemado Lake – Trout fishing is reported as fair. Anglers are having success using green Power Bait.
Snow Lake – No report

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