Elephant Butte Lake: Sammy Johnson has been fishing for 50-plus years at Elephant Butte Lake and has never had a better 24 hours of fishing. Johnson and his son caught 20 white bass, several stripers and some crappie on May 11.
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing conditions have been adversely affected in the aftermath of the Trout Fire.
Bill Evans Lake: The most recent report was received May 14. At that time, fishing for largemouth bass was good using salmon eggs and Garlic PowerBait.
Caballo Lake:Fishing for walleye was slow but white bass was fair when using colorful lures.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for white bass was fair to very good when trolling with shining lures and white soft grubs. The South Monticello boat ramp is currently closed due to low water levels. The closure will be lifted when water levels rise and conditions allow.
Escondida Lake: Fishing for catfish was very good when using shrimp.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila on Wednesday morning was 24.3 cfs.
Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs on Wednesday morning was 54.7 cfs.
Lake Roberts: The most recent report was received May 7. At that time, fishing for catfish was slow when using PowerBait.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was 529 cfs.
We received no reports for the following waterbodies over the past three weeks: Glenwood Pond, Percha Dam, Quemado Lake, Rancho Grande Ponds, Trees Lake, Snow Lake and Young Pond.
