Fishing Report 8-3-2010
Fishing has been limited this week at the Jicarilla Lakes due to almost continuous monsoons. The torrential rains have been happening in the afternoons for the most part, but it has started just after lunch a couple of days. Mundo has been fair to good on the bottom for trout and good for bluegill and Bass. Enbom has been slow for trout, and Stone Lake is still a complete blank despite yet another angler report of a broken fish finder. Needless to say, the river is not a good option right now, as its color will remind you of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory.
Mundo Lake is the “go to” spot of the week. Trout fishing has been good for Rainbows over 14 inches with several 18 ers mentioned. The majority of the action has been reported by bait anglers fishing worms or powerbait on the bottom. Weed harvesting between lightning events is at about 50 % of Mundo, so bottom fishing is less of a weed problem right now. Anglers fishiAng for trout with lures or flies on the top half of the water column have not fared as well. Fly fishermen are having a tough time keeping the bluegills off and lures aren’t working well either. Bass fishing is good with grubs and spinnerbaits. The average Mundo Lake Bass is 10 inches, but several notable fish were caught recently, including a 3 and ½ lb hog that was caught on a zoom horny toad by Richard Chavez a local high school student and Bass Junkie. The reports from catfish anglers suggest slow conditions but I spoke with a float tuber this morning who caught a nice one on a woolly Bugger (go figure!).
Enbom Lake has been slow for trout with catch rates dropping to around 1 fish per hour. The fish that have been caught are nice healthy rainbows averaging 12 inches. Enbom did get a little color from the rains, but clarity is still good and the weeds have not rebounded completely yet. The kill event that was mentioned last week has subsided with total losses of less than 500 fish. We are keeping a close watch out there and will report any changes ASAP.
Stone Lake is still driving me crazy. It looks good with relatively minimal weed growth and great clarity, but those brave souls who have ventured out there including my 2 summer workers this afternoon have all met the same skunk. However, we did receive another report of a broken fish finder at Stone Lake. Apparently the thing was mapping small, medium, and large fish virtually everywhere and still not a single bite. Funny, I had the same problem with my piece of junk sonar unit. Things have to change out there at some point and I hope it is when you are on the water. Have a great week and keep your line wet.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Jicarilla Game and Fish Department
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