Lee, Russel and George with their limits of Walleye taken in late May.

Water temp = 70 degrees, water clarity 6-8 feet in the main lake,  16 feet from being full.

Walleye continue to be on a great bite.  Night crawlers / minnows fished in 20-25 feet of water near the main channel will catch a few.  Trolling is another method to catch some supper.  Stop by the shop for the best colors and locations.

White bass --Trolling from the Dam to Romero will catch them.  Lighter colored lures are preferred.

Crappie are hitting trolled lures, but they are starting to move up into the brush to spawn.  Minnows and bobbers up the Canadian is a place to start.

Small mouth fishing is red hot.  You will catch many 12-13 inch fish b-4 you catch a keeper---plastics or real night crawlers is the meal ticket.  Rocky points on the main lake and the secondary points are good places to start.

Channel cats are really starting to be on a great bite.  Fish chicken liver at the mouth of coves and the back of them in 3-6 feet of water.

Large mouth are starting to have a top water bite in the early morning.  I have seen a few caught, but not that many once the sun comes up.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

 Gary and Rebbeca with fish taken 5/10/13

 Selma and Danny with fish caught on 5/12/13

 Bruce and Bubba Norris from Hobbs N.M. with fish taken 5/15/13

 Hadley, Miles and their dad  with fish caught on 5/17/13

 Tom Gandy with a 26 inch --  5.5 pound Walleye taken 5/18/13

Tom and wife Mary with fish caught on 5/18/13

Water temp 65 degrees,  water clarity 6-8 feet.  Water level ----16 feet from being full ---72 feet from being a dust bowl.

Fishing has been excellent for the last week or two.  I have had several guiding trips that have landed many fish into a frying pan.  Trolling has been very productive for  my clients and I.  Working bottom bouncers in 20-30 feet has also been producing some fish.  Stop by the store for the best color and location to go fish. 

Walleye--EXCELLENT--Trolling around the edges of brush along with areas near the channel has been producing many fish.  Bottom bouncing crawlers and minnows has also been good---work the 20 to 30 foot range near the main channel.

White Bass--GOOD to EXCELLENT--I'm catching the Whites in the same areas and lures that I am using for the Walleye.

Crappie--GOOD to EXCELLENT--I'm catch the Crappie in the same areas and lures that I am using for the Walleye.  Minnows fished up in the brush with bobbers is producing good numbers up the Ute and Canadian arms.

Channel cats--GOOD to EXCELLENT--Liver and stink baits fished in 2-3feet of water in the back of coves is producing near limits.  Many 3-4 pound fish are being taken.

Small mouth bass--GOOD to EXCELLENT--I have stopped catching the Smallies, but mainly because I'm no longer fishing minnows in 10-15 feet of water near the main points of the lake.  The Small mouth remain on a great bite if you are fishing for them.

Large mouth bass--POOR to FAIR---Not much to report on them.  I have not seen or heard of many being caught.  I believe that when the water warms a bit more that this bite will improve.

Make sure to get your fishing license b-4 you get to the Lake. They are now done online at the N.M. game and fish web page.  You can get them here at the main park head quarters, but get ready to spend 20-30 minutes for each license.

FISH-ON,

Rob and Maria

 My dad's whitetail shot in 1963 in Iowa ---never mounted until now --a monster

 Jerry from Idaho with his sister Dina from Logan fish caught 5/1/13

 Eric and his dad Brad from Artesia, N.M. with fish caught 5/3/13

Bill and Chris from Houston, Tx. with some of their fish taken 5/5/13

Water temp 55-60 degrees ---depending on time of day.  Main lake clarity around 6-7 feet.  Water level about 16 feet low.
Fishing has been pretty good the last week.  A cold front slowed it down for a day or two,  but you could still catch fish.  Trolling is really starting to get going for the White bass.  Walleye are still hitting minnows and crawlers in 10-16 feet of water.  The small mouth are really heating up --quite a few 3-4 pounders are being caught and a bunch of 12-13 inchers are biting.  It rained yesterday (1/2 inch) and man did it feel good ---I forgot how good it feels and smells.

Walleye--GOOD to EXCELLENT--Trolling crank baits along the brush line has been productive along with minnows fished near the channel in 10-16 feet of water.  I have seen a 6 and 8 pounder caught last weekend.  If you are fishing minnows near the channel be ready to catch about 5 Smallies to every Wally.

White bass--GOOD to EXCELLENT--Trolling from the dam to horseshoe will produce fish.  The horse shoe area is probably the better area --troll both the shoreline and the channel to locate the schools.

Small mouth--GOOD--Fish the points on the main lake to catch a bunch.  Minnows in 4-15 feet will catch large numbers of 12-13 inch fish.  Plastics have been producing larger fish in slightly deeper water, but still near the major points and flats.

Crappie--FAIR---I have caught a few while trolling and I have heard about some nice catches coming from the upper Ute creek area in the timber.  This should only get better as the water warms.

Large mouth--SLOW--I have not seen to many of them caught lately.  Again, once the water warms this bite should improve

Catfish--SLOW to FAIR--Chicken liver and stink baits will catch a few fish.  Fish shallow water and move around until you locate them.

FISH-ON,

Rob & Maria

P.S.  Don't forget to get your fishing license On-line before you get to the lake.  Go to N.M. fish and game web page