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Fishing Line for Aug. 27, 2026
Find the latest catches, fishing conditions, streamflows and low-water closures across New Mexico
CATCHES OF THE WEEK
At just 7 years old, Elliot Goldbogen has become quite the angler. He caught a smallmouth bass with a worm and released it shortly afterward at Rio Grande at Taos Junction Bridge.
Azaiah Medina, 4, from Albuquerque, had a fun day at Abiquiú Lake catching and releasing 20+ crappie and five bluegill. The day was action packed while making memories with his dad.
Bubba Olivas had a fun day fishing at Bonito Lake and caught four trout using nightcrawlers.
Let the New Mexico Department of Wildlife know how your fishing trip went with the iFish form: or email darren.vaughan@dgf.nm.gov.
NOTES FROM NMDOW
Northeast fishing report
Streamflow on the Cimarron River near Cimarron on Tuesday morning was 29 cubic feet per second (cfs).
For updated lake conditions on Eagle Nest Lake, visit Eagle Nest Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-377-1594.
For more information on Lake Maloya, visit Sugarite Canyon State Park’s webpage or call 575-445-5607.
The most recent report for Morphy Lake was received Aug. 6. At that time, fishing for trout was fair to good using Green PowerBait.
Streamflow on the Pecos River near Pecos on Tuesday morning was 33.6 cfs. Fishing for trout was slow using PowerBait.
Fishing for trout on the Red River was good using worms. Streamflow below the Red River Hatchery on Tuesday morning was 28.4 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge on Tuesday morning was 144 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Hondo near Valdez on Tuesday morning was 7.92 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Mora near Terrero on Tuesday morning was 17.3 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Pueblo near Peñasco on Tuesday morning was 3.59 cfs.
Fishing for smallmouth bass at Ute Lake was slow to fair using drop shot with wacky rigged robo worm.
The department received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Cabresto Lake, Charette Lake, Clayton Lake, Conchas Lake, Cowles Ponds, Coyote Creek, Eagle Rock Lake, Fawn Lakes, Gallinas River, Harris Pond, Hopewell Lake, Lake Alice, Los Pinos River, Maxwell Lake 13, Red River City Ponds, Rio Costilla, Rito la Presa, Santa Cruz Reservoir, Shuree Ponds, Springer Lake, Storrie Lake and Stubblefield Lake.
Northwest fishing report
Fishing was very good for walleye, crappie and bluegill using Z-Man Micro WormZ on a micro Ned Rig at Abiquiú Lake. Contact the Abiquiú Lake Main Office at 505-685-4371 for updated lake conditions and closure information.
Fishing for catfish at Albuquerque Area Drains was fair to good using hot dogs.
Streamflow on the Animas River below Aztec on Tuesday morning was 52.2 cfs. The most recent report for was received Aug. 6. At that time, fishing for trout was slow to fair using shrimp.
The most recent report for Cochiti Lake was received Aug. 20. At that time, fishing for white bass and catfish was good using live bait and worms.
For more information on Fenton Lake, visit Fenton Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-829-3630.
Boat ramps at Heron Lake are closed due to extremely low water. For more information, visit Heron Lake State Park’s webpage or call 575-588-7470.
Fishing was slow to fair for catfish and carp using hotdogs at Liam Knight Pond.
The most recent report for Navajo Lake was received Aug. 13. At that time, fishing for bluegill and catfish was very good using nightcrawlers. Fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good using white spinners. For more information, visit Navajo Lake State Park’s webpage or call 505-632-2278.
The most recent report for the Rio Chama was received Aug. 6. At that time, fishing for cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout below El Vado Lake was good using red Copper Johns and Rainbow Warriors. Streamflow below El Vado Lake on Tuesday morning was 108 cfs; streamflow below Abiquiú Lake on Tuesday morning was 101 cfs. Please remember, from the river-crossing bridge on U.S. Highway 84 at Abiquiú upstream 7 miles to the base of Abiquiú Dam is special trout waters with a bag limit of only two trout.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande at Albuquerque on Tuesday morning was 0 cfs.
Streamflow on the San Juan River near Archuleta on Tuesday morning was 985 cfs.
The most recent report for Seven Springs Kids Pond was received Aug. 20. At that time, fishing for trout was fair to good using Rainbow PowerBait.
The most recent report for Tingley Beach was received Aug. 20. At that time, fishing for bass was slow to fair using night poppers.
The department received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Brazos River, Bluewater Lake, Canjilon Lakes, El Vado Lake, Lake Farmington, Liam Knight Pond, McGaffey Lake, Rio Cebolla, Riverside Park Pond (Aztec Park #1), San Gregorio Lake, Trout Lakes and Tiger Park Reservoir.
Southwest fishing report
The most recent report for Bill Evans Lake was received Aug. 20. At that time, fishing for bass was slow using Crème rigged scoundrel worms.
Fishing conditions at Bear Canyon Lake have been adversely affected in the aftermath of the Trout Fire.
With recent water releases from Elephant Butte and Caballo lakes, water levels are changing across Caballo Lake; boaters should exercise caution in low-water areas. For more information, visit the Caballo Lake State Park webpage or call 575-743-3942.
All boat ramps at Elephant Butte Lake are closed due to low water levels. For more information, visit the Elephant Butte State Park webpage or call 575-744-5923.
Streamflow on the Gila River near Gila on Tuesday morning was 41.2 cfs.
Streamflow at the Gila Waters near Gila Hot Springs on Tuesday morning was 40.3 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Grande below Elephant Butte Lake was 0 cfs.
The most recent report for Young Pond was received Aug. 20. At that time, fishing for catfish was slow to fair using live bait.
The department received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Escondida Lake, Glenwood Pond, Lake Roberts, Percha Dam, Quemado Lake, Rancho Grande Ponds, Trees Lake, Snow Lake and Whitewater Creek.
Southeast fishing report
Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on Berrendo Creek.
Streamflow on the Black River at Malaga on Tuesday morning was 0.29 cfs.
Fishing for trout at Bonito Lake was slow to fair using night crawlers. Only fishing activities are permitted at Bonito Lake. Please visit the Open Gate webpage for more information on the property.
Fishing for largemouth bass at Carlsbad Municipal Lake was good using a rattle trap.
Grindstone Reservoir is currently open for fishing. Due to changing wildfire impact closures, please see the Grindstone Reservoir webpage before planning a visit.
The most recent report for Lake Van was received Aug. 6. At that time, fishing for catfish was good using homemade dough bait.
The most recent report for Ned Houk Ponds was received Aug. 6. At that time, fishing for catfish was fair to good using liver.
Streamflow on the Pecos River below Sumner Lake on Tuesday morning was 92.3 cfs.
Streamflow on the Rio Ruidoso at Hollywood on Tuesday morning was 6.24 cfs. Fishing conditions will be adversely affected for an extended period of time due to recent flooding in the area.
The boat ramp at Santa Rosa Lake is closed due to low water levels. For more information, visit the Santa Rosa Lake State Park webpage or call 575-472-3110.
The Alamo boat ramp at Sumner Lake is closed due to low water levels. The most recent report for was received Aug. 13. At that time, fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good using chartreuse crawdads.
The department received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Alto Lake, Bataan Lake, Blue Hole Park Pond, Bosque Redondo Lake, Bottomless Lakes, Brantley Lake, Chaparral Park Lake, Corona Pond, Dennis Chavez Pond, Estancia Park Lake, Eunice Lake, Greene Acres Lake, Green Meadow Lake, Harry McAdams Park Pond, Jal Lake, Lake Van, Ned Houk Ponds, Oasis Park Lake, Perch Lake, Rio Bonito, Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond, Spring River Pond and Timberon Ponds.