Jicarilla Fishing Blog
22 February 2022
Folks,
We are in a winter storm here. Which is good news for the drought but bad news for fishing. Very high winds and blowing snow are making things pretty spicey, like green chili with five too many XXX hot chilis. The storm looks like it is going to stick around until Thursday. No fishing reports have been submitted...
Fish Crew checked ice this morning the results are as follows:
Mundo: 7" hard ice, 5" of firm slush, 3.5" snow, very difficult conditions to gage ice consistency USE EXTREME CAUTION.
Stone 4" hard ice, 2" of firm slush, 3.5" snow, HIGH-RISK ICE CONDITIONS best to wait until open water season!
J.
17 February 2022
Folks,
Just a quick update. We received a bit of an unexpected snowstorm last night and got about 6". This is good news, it was very wet so things are about to be very muddy. The mud isn't good news. Before this storm runoff was already underway, this means warm water was entering the lakes under and on top of the ice sheet. Due to this run off the Fish Crew went out this morning and surveyed Mundo Lake. Ice was still 6" with 4" of snow on top, but the east side of the lake and middle looked less than optimal from what we saw.
Be careful out there as things are changing rapidly.
As a reminder, our office will be closed all day Monday the 21st for Presidents Day.
J.
14 February 2022
Folks,
After the warm weekend, the ice took a little bit of a hit.
Ice conditions as of today around 10:00
Mundo: 6" ice 2" of slush and 2" of snow.
Stone Lake: 7" of ice and 2" of snow.
Ice conditions are shifting quickly due to high daytime temperatures (it's about 50 degrees outside this afternoon...). Use Extreme Caution.
Friendly reminder our office will be closed on February 21st, 2022 in honor of Presidents Day.
J.
Office Closure
Folks just a notice that the Game and Fish Office will be closed all day Friday February 11th in honor of Jicarilla Day. We will resume normal operation on Monday the 14th. Don't forget Valentines Day Gentlemen (and Ladies) there is nothing your sweetie wants more than to go ice fishing!
J.
February 7th 2022
Folks,
One fishing report was submitted despite many anglers continuing to return to buy additional days of permits. This to me says the fishing must be pretty good. The report was from last weekend and indicated a dozen trout caught by a small group ranging from 20"-14". Please do the Fish Crew a favor and send in a report, especially if you are one of the many many many anglers who call asking for the inside scoop regularly. You are not keeping the best fishing in the state secret by not submitting a report. Despite rumors to the contrary the Fish Crew doesn’t go fishing all day.
Ice sheets remain stable
Mundo: 10” of ice and 8” of snow on top of the sheet
Embom: 10” of ice and 8” of snow on top of the sheet
Stone: 9” of ice and 8” of snow on top of the sheet.
January 31st 2022
Folks,
Got a report from an angler on Friday he indicated having a blast on 12-19” trout, one fat 15” bass, and a 5-pound catfish mostly on small ice jigs and spoons. Sounds like the better part of awesome fishing to me.
Ice thickness from this morning
Stone: 8.5” ice 2 inches of powdery snow on top
Embom: 10” ice 2 inches of powdery snow on top
Mundo: 8” ice 2 inches of powdery snow on top
Good luck fishing, there apparently is a storm heading this way mid-week. I don’t want to jinx it so that’s all I say because we could use it.
J.
January 25th 2022
Folks,
Ice measurements were taken yesterday morning (24Jan2022). Conditions have seemed to stabilize but caution is still a very good idea.
Stone: 8”
Embom: 10”
Mundo: 7.5”
No one has submitted any reports, but the few local anglers I have talked to have mostly fished Mundo with anywhere from hot action to slow fishing on feather jigs, and bait. If you appreciate the fishing report and go fishing think about returning the favor and submitting a report to jicarillafishqs@gmail.com.
J.
January 19th 2022
Ice conditions have improved vastly since last weeks report. Yesterday no slush was present at any of the lakes. Due to road conditions at Embom we will be closing the gate so walk in access only. Yesterday a group of folks fished Mundo and all managed their limits of trout with some 16-18” fish as well as one catfish. No fishing reports have been submitted by anglers.
Ice was checked Tuesday the 18th in the afternoon:
Mundo: 7” of ice
Embom: 8” of ice
Stone: 8” of ice
Good luck fishing!
-J.
January 13th 2022
Folks just a quick end of week ice update. Conditions seem to be improving but there is still some inconsistent ice and slush possible in the heat of the day. Use your best judgement and remember safety is no accident. Our office will be closed Monday the 17th of January in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Mundo Lake: 5-7"
Embom:6-7.75"
Stone 5"
-J
January 10th 2022
At 9:00 this morning the better half of the Fish Crew went out and checked the ice. At all lakes highly variable ice thickness. There was lot of evidence of folks fishing and during the day slush on top of the ice sheets is present at all lakes except Embom. Day time temperatures and a late freeze have slowed ice sheet development.
Ice Fishing is inherently dangerous, safety is no accident, engage in ice fishing at your own risk.
Mundo: 4”-6.5” with thinning of the ice prevalent more toward the south side of the lake. Slush during the heat of the day at least 2”. Road is passable but muddy with rutted snow, 4x4 recommended.
Embom: 7” at the middle of the lake. No direct access to the lake must park on J-8 and walk to the lake for access.
Stone: at 10:45 this morning 4” of ice and 3” of slush.
-Fish Crew