Elephant Butte Lake: Brandon Hawkins, Gene España and Jon Thriller combined to catch 30 white bass using topwater lures, shad-pattern jerkbaits and grubs on June 7. “We arrived early right when the sun came up,” Brandon said. “I caught a smallmouth immediately, Then, white bass started chasing shad along the shoreline for an hour straight and it was no-holds-barred after that. We fished for hours and caught quality fish all day long.”
SOUTHWEST FISHING REPORT
Alumni Pond: Closed for repairs until further notice.
Bear Canyon Lake: The lake is currently closed due to the Trout Fire. For more information, visit the official Trout Fire page on InciWeb.
Bill Evans Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Caballo Lake: Fishing for cafish and carp was very good when using worms.
Elephant Butte Lake: Fishing for white bass was very good when using topwater lures, shad-pattern jerkbaits and grubs.
Escondida Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Wednesday morning was 10.5 cfs. Fishing for catfish was good when using worms.
Gila Waters: Streamflow near Gila Hot Springs Wednesday morning was 20.8 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Glenwood Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Lake Roberts: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Percha Dam: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Quemado Lake: Fishing for trout was very good when using Salmon Peach PowerBait and Pistol Petes.
Rancho Grande Ponds: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Rio Grande: Streamflow below Elephant Butte Dam on Wednesday morning was 2,000 cfs. We had no reports from anglers this week.
Snow Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Trees Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week.
Young Pond: We had no reports from anglers this week.
