New Mexico trout anglers seeking the best spots for the freshwater species should pack up the fishing gear and head north this week.
Fishing for rainbow trout was very good at Red River using salmon eggs.
Near Taos along the Rio Grande, fishing for brown trout near the John Dunn Bridge was good using red Copper John flies.
Fishing for cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout was good below El Vado Lake using red Copper John flies and Rainbow Warriors.
At the Animas River, fishing for trout was slow to fair when using shrimp.
Fishing for tiger muskie in northern New Mexico at Bluewater Lake was slow to fair using Rapala silver minnow lures.
Fishing for catfish was very good at Cochiti Lake using nightcrawlers and minnows.
In Albuquerque at Tingley Beach, fishing for catfish was good using hot dogs and worms.
In southeast New Mexico at Lake Van near Dexter, fishing for catfish was good using homemade dough bait.
In eastern New Mexico at Ned Houk Ponds at Clovis, fishing for catfish was fair to good using liver.
Near Silver City in western New Mexico at Lake Roberts, fishing for largemouth bass was slow to fair using live crawfish.
This fishing report has been generated from the best information available at the time of publication.
