Ray Padilla caught this catfish using carp and shad cut bait on Oct. 18, 2025 at Elephant Butte Lake. He had also caught a pair of blue catfish weighing 14 and 16 pounds earlier that morning at ...

Eric Ockerhausen caught one catfish on Nov. 17, 2025 at Bill Evans Lake. He said, “I kayak trolled for trout for two hours and went back to the dock and put out a line with power bait while I was ...

Jonathon Litefoot and his friends combined to catch 15 rainbow trout at Eagle Nest Lake using Garlic PowerBait and worms on Sept. 25. Thomas E. Chrobocinski caught, photographed and released 40 trout ...

Jon Gruger and Robbie Fresquez caught their limit of trout two days in a row using a variety of PowerBait on Dec. 8-9, 2025 at Bonito Lake. Information and photos provided by New Mexico Department of ...

April Garcia of Albuquerque completed the New Mexico Trout Challenge by catching this Rio Grande cutthroat trout using an olive beadhead caddis fly at Cabresto Lake on Aug. 15. Gideon Gallegos, 13, of ...

The best untapped trout lakes are those waters not accessible to the general population. Don't focus on water near busy roads, highways or even adjacent to ATV paths and logging trails. Start on a ...