Fishing report — July 21
The fishing report from New Mexico Wildlife Department is generated by officers and anglers.
Area lake reports:
• Clayton Lake: Walleye are fair, although a 13 pound, 30-inch walleye was landed last week using a Rat-l-trap. Trout are fair from shore with night crawlers or Power Bait. Reports are good for catfish with chicken liver, blood bait or night crawlers. No reports on bass.
• Conchas Lake: The hot weather has slowed the fishing considerably.
Reports are slow for all species except catfish, which are fair to good atnight with cut bait or stink bait.
• Ute Lake: The water is clear with the temperature near 80 degrees.
Walleye are going into deeper water and are reported as fair trolling crank baits and bottom bouncers. White bass are good in the mornings with top water lures or trolling crank baits. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are not active now and reports are slow. Catfish are fair to good on stink bait or chicken liver.
• Sumner Lake: Winter trout waters, stilling basin – Pressure has been light with an occasional bass caught on crank baits or minnows. Catfish are slow to fair below the dam using chicken liver and minnows. No reports on other species.
• Santa Rosa Lake: There has been light pressure and fishing reports are variable. A few walleye have been caught with jigs and minnows. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are slow to fair using a variety of lures. A few catfish are being caught on cut bait, worms or chicken liver.
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