1-13-2024 10:11pm

Weekly Fishing Report by Sarah Moro

KALH Radio AlamogordoTownNews.com Weekly Fishing Report by Sarah Moro

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At Batan Lake fishing for trout was fair to good when using Spinners, at Cabalo Lake fishing for catfish was fair when using cutbait. At Carlsbad Municipal Lake fishing for trout was good when using homemade tuna. At Elephant Butte Lake fishing for catfish was fair to good when using cut carp bait. At Grindstone Reservoir fishing for trout was good when using yellow garlic powdered bait made of green garlic powder and worms. At Lake Van fishing for trout was fair when using worms and power bait.

At Perch Lake fishing for trout was fair to good when using power bait. Baton Lake, Cabalo Lake, Carlsbad Municipal Lake, Grindstone Reservoir, and Rio Bonito were all stocked with trout this week.

Alto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bataan Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using spinners.

Black River: Streamflow at Malaga Monday morning was 12 cfs.

Blue Hole Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bonito Lake: Still closed until further notice by the City of Alamogordo due to fire damage. The lake is full but needs time for aquatic habitat to develop in order to sustain a healthy fish population. The city hopes to reopen the lake for recreational purposes in June 2024.

Bosque Redondo Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Bottomless Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Brantley Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Carlsbad Municipal Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using homemade tuna dough bait.

Chaparral Park Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Corona Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Dennis Chavez Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Eunice Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Green Meadow Lake: Fishing for trout was good when using spoons.

Greene Acres Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Grindstone Reservoir: Fishing for trout was good when using Yellow Garlic PowerBait, Green Garlic PowerBait and worms.

Harry McAdams Park Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Jal Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Lake Van: Fishing for trout was fair when using worms and PowerBait.

Ned Houk Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Oasis Park Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using black Panther Martin flies.

Pecos River: Streamflow below Sumner Lake Monday morning was 0 cfs. Fishing for trout was very good using spinners below the Power Dam near Carlsbad.

Perch Lake: Fishing for trout was fair to good when using PowerBait.

Rio Bonito: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Rio Ruidoso: Streamflow at Hollywood Monday morning was 4 cfs.

Rock Lake Hatchery Kids’ Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Santa Rosa Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Sumner Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.

Timberon Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.

New Mexico catch of the week.

Eagle Nest Lake: Nevaeh Olivas, age 8, of Chamita caught a 12-inch rainbow trout while ice fishing using Salmon Peach PowerBait on Jan. 5.

Pecos River and Bataan Lake: Mark Enriquez of Albuquerque caught and released 15 rainbow trout and kept several for dinner using spinners below Power Dam near Carlsbad on January 3rd and that's the fishing report for this week. To hear the podcast listen to streaming on Krazy KALH Radio and the fishing report by Sara Komo on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lKsqOvjgzrs?si=7pah0fb_upfNRurZ