Ice Fishing Eagle Nest Lake in Northern New Mexico

Heavy monsoon rains muddy the Pecos north of the park entrance in mid June 2022. Villanueva has long been a trout-fishing destination. The department regularly stocks the stretch of river

Northeast Fishing ReportNE Cabresto Lake: We had no reports from anglers this week. Charette Lakes: We had no reports from anglers this week. Cimarron River: Stream flow near Cimarron Monday

A picturesque lake set among the tall pines of northern New Mexico, Heron Lake has been designated a “quiet lake” where boats operate at no-wake speeds only, making it an

SANTA FE – The State Game Commission has reopened properties within the Santa Fe National Forest to coincide with the U.S. Forest Service’s announcement to reopen the forest starting Monday,

Game and Fish investigates fish die off in Pecos River SANTA FE – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is investigating a fish die off in the upper

EAGLE NEST – Recent tests of trout in the Cimarron River show that the fish are now safe to eat because no traces of pollution were found from a 2016

EAGLE NEST LAKE TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO ICE FISHING EAGLE NEST – Eagle Nest Lake is temporarily closed to ice-fishing due to recent warm weather and winds that have produced unsafe

Northwest   Animas River - The flow is 240 cfs. No report due to weather. Chama River - No read on flow due to ice on the upper stretches.

Northern pike were illegally stocked in Eagle Nest Lake. Recent surveys have indicated populations of the predatory fish have

July 5, 2011   Northwest   Animas River - The flow is 1,990 cfs. The river is muddy and still flowing fast with run-off.  No fishing report. Chama River -

Opening weekend fishing was slow-to-fair using night crawlers and corn for trout. One 16 inch walleye was caught on night crawlers and several mud cats were caught on worms and