Jicarilla Fishing Blog

March 10th, 2025

Folks,

Quick update anglers are starting to poke around. Only one report was submitted from a local angler. The young lad indicated balanced leeches and conehead buggers in (black and red) to be fishing well and certain times of the day, as were silver and green spoons. Rumors are indicating slower fishing with low water temps, but who knows.

We are planning to start selling new 2025-2026 Fish Season permits starting the last week of the month as daily permits are still quite popular for this season.

If you are chomping at the bit for the new season please review the 2025-2026 Fishing Proclamation which has some significant changes you may want to to aware of.

March 3rd, 2025

Folks,

Quick update. All ice is off the lakes as of this weekend. Winter is returning this week, but I'm doubtful there will be significant ice development.

We will be transitioning to selling the new 2025-2026 Fishing permits near the end of the month. I'll keep you posted.

The new proclamation has been released so you all can start reviewing it.

Some folks went fishing this weekend but no reports have been submitted.

February 20th, 2025

Folks,

Just a quick update. We are officially in the "inbetween" season. Not enough ice to stand on, but not enough open water to fish the right way on either.

I have been getting quite a few calls and it is essential for me to return your call that you leave me your phone number (I'm looking at you Hermie...)

Work will be starting at Enbom Lake in the upcoming weeks so be forewarned there will be extensive closures of the lake and recreational area throughout construction.

The 2025-2026 Fishing Proclamation should be released in the next few weeks and shortly after that online permits for the new season will become available. BUT NOT YET.

February 10th, 2025

Folks,

Warm weekend, I sat in my backyard in a tshirt most of saturday, no frost on the windshields this morning. Ice sheets are starting to seperate from shore, there is open water at all lakes, and ice sheets are deteriorating rapidly. Snow expected this week but unlikely to be cold enough to salvage an ice season. Ice travel is extremely dangerous. If snow does arise it will make visually inspecting the ice sheet near impossible. Photos from this afternoon (10FEB2025). These are classic NO GO conditions.

February 5th, 2025

Folks,

Just starting to realize this is the worst winter in my time here. Today is day two of over 55 degree high temps and barely below or at freezing lows. The truck said 58 degrees today when the ice was checked... The Fish Crew is recommending no ice travel. We are also very concerned about how the spring and summer are going to fair if it doesn't start snowing soon.

Ice sheets are starting to seperate from shore, there is open water at all lakes, and ice sheets are deteriorating rapidly. The weatherman is calling for high temperatures for Thursday and Friday with chances of high wind. Wind with disconnected sheets is a recipe for disaster. Ducks are back at Stone.

Below are a few photos from this afternoon:

February 3rd, 2025

Folks,

Kind of a roller coaster the last few days. Ice sheets are in decline as we checked the sheets today it was 64 degrees outside... All sheets lost thickness over the weekend.

Stone Lake: 5" at the south ramp with 1/2" of slush/water on top of the sheet. Large pressure ridges are expanding through the middle of the lake. No snow on the sheet.

Embom Lake: 4" air pockets in ice sheet extensive. 1/2" Slush/water on the sheet.

Mundo Lake: 8" with 1/2" of slush/water on top of the sheet. Water gathering in low spots, and edges becoming rough.

If these unseasonable warm conditions continue there could be inches of slush and water on all sheets by mid week.

January 30th, 2025

Folks,

Just a quick update:

A few fishing reports were submited which is super cool. Fish between 14-23" were reported which seems pretty good to me. Jigs, cheese, wax worms, the normal stuff. Even a few catfish were caught which is neat, and they make great fish tacos.

Yesterday we got some snow which has made a bit of a mess with the roads, school was canceled regionally today. Some large pressure ridges at Mundo and Stone lake have popped up. Use extra high caution and avoid ridged areas.

January 27th, 2025

Folks,

Lots of ice anglers out and about, but no reports have been submitted from over the weekend. Last week there were dozens of 20 plus inch fish caught which is pretty neat, many of which were over 21". It would be cool if folks submitted reports with some photos, who knows maybe you'd win a prize.

Mundo: 8-9" of ice on the north west side of the lake, most snow has been blown off so it is very slick in spots. The south east corner of open water from last week has closed, but use extra caution.

Embom: 4-6" of ice lots of cloudy ice with many air pockets

Stone: 90% of the lake is frozen with open water moving about a little. Pressure ridges abound. 4-5".

January 21st, 2025

Folks,

Quite cold this morning, but really no precipitation.

Last week we still had open water at Mundo which is now capped but the recently closed area (east side and south corner) are probably very thin. Boat ramp area has 4-6" of ice, pretty variable especially as you head east on the sheet.

Stone as seen in last weeks reports is very variable large pressure ridges and some open water with a few of the unluckiest ducks around. Very sketchy 3-4".

Embom 1-2" of highly unstable weak ice, pressure ridges, air pockets and cloudy. All the things you do not want to walk on.

Ice fishing is very dangerous. All fishing on the Nation is use at your own risk.

January 13th, 2025

Folks,

Winter like weather this morning, but now it is 45 and sunny. Strange times. High wind last week really didn't help the ice sheets forming many large pressure ridges. See photo of Stone lake below from this morning. Still quite a large assortment of water fowl enjoying the open water. Hopefully the weather forecast is correct and colder temperatures are headed this way. Sadly it seems the greater region is suffering from sketchy non-fishable conditions.

We will update the blog as conditions change, but this morning things are not looking promising.