Water flow below Cochiti Lake is 418cfs.
Fishing is fair using power bait, salmon eggs and spinners for trout. There were no reports on other species.
Water flow at the Taos Junction Bridge is 388cfs. Fishing is fair using large bunny leaches for northern pike up to 20 pounds.
Fishing for trout is fair using spinners, wet flies, power bait and salmon eggs.
Ice conditions have remained fairly stable and the ice is about 16-to-18 inches thick. Anglers are advised to use caution.
Fishing is fair using salmon eggs, roe sacks, ice jigs tipped with wax worms, power bait or salmon eggs for a mixed bag of trout and perch. Call 505-377-6271 for updated ice conditions.
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.
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.
More cold and snowy weather kept me off the river in the first half of February. On 2/17 I fished with Joe at the confluence and unbeknownst to us we were behind another angler. Water temp was 48-52* and we did see a few Caddis but no rising fish.. On 2/20, a warm and overcast day and water at 52* at 11am. I got a few nice fish but it was slow and there were few bugs..On 2/22 I fished with Rita and water temps were from 52-56* and a fair amount of bugs {Caddis-Mayflies}. Some of the Browns we got were very skinny…We didn’t see any spawners..On 2/25 I fished alone and water temps were 52-55*. Fishing was slow and fish seemed to be holding deeper and reluctant to elevate. Water level is also up a bit but clear..We have had some -0* nights and this may explain the skinny fish as they weren’t around the last time we had a winter like this. On 2/26 with water temps 50-55* we had a good day especially after the Mayflies came off at 1pm..The Mayfly emerger fished as a dropper worked well during the hatch and the Caddis larva later..On 2/29 Rita fished alone . She saw some nice fish but they weren’t interested…Slow day.
More snow this year and it almost seems like old times with nighttime temps below 0* and some good snow in the mountains..We really need this moisture. I fished alone on 1/7 and water temp was 48-50*.. There was a nice Mayfly hatch at 1pm and fish were active for a while. On 1/10 it was warm and sunny and I fished with a client and water temp was 46-50* and we saw some spawners..Fair fishing..D&D…On 1/29 I fished with Rita and the trails were a little sloppy from more snow the past few weeks. There were a bunch of other anglers around so we didn’t fish long..Fair on droppers especially Mayfly emerger.
The only day I fished this month was 12/4..Water was low and clear and 52* at 1pm. Lots of Cutbo spawners but they seemed to have lockjaw..I did get one 18″er and a couple of Browns to 14″ on droppers.
On 11/5 I fished alone by the Hatchery for a few hours.I saw some big Browns spawning..On 11/17 I fished with Sam and we got into some nice fish. He got 2 Browns,18″ & 20″ and some good residents 12-14″.
10/21 with Joe and Rita..Conditions excellent but fishing was slow…Best fish Joe’s 14″ Brown..With clients on 10/30 conditions again great, 15/45cfs and 54-60* but fishing slow.
Flows in August were about 50cfs {State Line}but temps got into the high 60*s by mid afternoon and fishing dropped off. Not prime yet. September was excellent with flows about 60cfs and Rita camped at Big Arsenic for 5 days{ 9/25-9/30}and fished up and down a mile or so and caught over 200 fish {guesstimate}. Again D&D combos were the best method to hit the smaller pocket water that holds some nice fish. She got a few Cutbos to 20″ but mostly Browns 13-18″. October was windy on most days which made fishing more difficult but the first half of the month was great on calm days. We got some snow around the middle of the month and it seemed to slow fishing considerably.