New Mexico Fly Fishing Reports

A little windy, occasional shower, otherwise beautiful weather. Fishing very slow using flies. Fished the Middle Fork.

awful. fishing at this lake has diminished so bad. with current gas prices i do not recommend wasting your gas going here. pecos is much better…..

10″-12″ rainbows

On the 1st I fished with Rita and fishing was great from the start. Fish were on the Caddis big time and Rita put on a clinic..She fished a foamed-bodied Caddis with a Caddis Larva dropper…Lots of action on the dry..Her dry was destroyed by the end ‘o day..I caught a few also..Our best day on the Red this year so far.

New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams

920cfs Warm March temps have started a premature runoff situation on the Rio. We need some cooler weather to stall the onslaught of high, muddy water. Caddis should be happening in a couple of weeks and levels are dropping a bit and have been as high as 1200cfs.

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This stream is just starting to wake up and fishing has been fair with 2 nymph rigs..A weighted nymph with a small [#14] caddis larva dropper fished with an indicator. This isn’t an easy stream to fish but there are some nice fish in here.

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50cfs in the canyon. Lots of caddis about especially later in the day.The trails are in good shape and you don’t have to get down too early..Try droppers early and caddis dry later.Saw a few Stoneflies on 3/31 and fishing was good with D&D combo.

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5 cfs…Very low…Long casts with small dries [Adams #16] can still take fish but they are spooky…

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CHAMA below ABIQUIU DAM: 148 cfs…Excellent flow and the Browns should be actively spawnin near the dam..November is one of the best months to fish here but the weather can get nasty and the wind fierce….Try a nice day..

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On 3/6 I fished with Joe & Rita. It was the first nice warm day after a week of cold snowy weather..The normal Mayfly hatch came off and the fish were on the emerger. We didn’t see a lot of Caddis…A good day but not great..On 3/7 I fished for 4 hours below the Hatchery and water temps were 50-56*. Dry fly action on the Para Adams#14 was great for an hour or so. I didn’t see any Caddis..Fishing slowed after 3pm..On 3/8 Rita fished the same area I fished yesterday. She did very well and saw a bunch of Caddis that must have been hiding in the bushes yesterday. She fished a dry Caddis with a Caddis larva dropper. On 3/12 I fished alone, water temps were 52-56* and flow was up but fishable..It picked up when the Mayflies came off in early afternoon and continued good the rest of the day…Caddis later..On 3/19 I fished alone and temps were 53-60*. Lots of Caddis and the flow was up and fishing was fair..Best fish a 17″ Cutbo..On 3/28 I fished wth Rita and we got behind a couple of other anglers and it was poor but it is hard to say how the fishing is when you’re getting the second bite out of the apple..Water level remains higher than at this time in the past few years.

New Mexico Fly Fishing Guide Ed Adams

Fishing pressure on the lake continues to be extremely light and we have had no reports from anglers. For updated ice conditions on the lake, contact the Corps of Engineers office at 505-465-2300.

The only boat ramp open for launching is the low water ramp in the Cove Canyon area and boaters are advised to use caution due to low water
conditions.

Fishing is fair using jigging spoons and minnows for a mixed bag of walleye and white bass. Fishing for all other species is slow.