Fishing Report 4/29/08
Fishing Report 4/29/08
Hit or miss seems to be the most recent trend out at Stone Lake. The reports from late last week and into the weekend were very promising, but Monday and the AM today have been very tough out there. The fish are still making shoreline appearances but the numbers have declined and fishing pressure has increased. Mundo Lake on the other hand is improving as the water continues to clear up. A few Bass appearances might make things interesting out there. The cats are also beginning to wake up and get hungry, but action is still on the slower side of fair. We will be stocking Enbom tomorrow April 30th with approximately 7,000 8” Rainbows.
Stone Lake has cleared up substantially, with visibility of around 6-7 feet. The surface temperature this morning at 11:30 was 55° Fahrenheit. Many of you know that the wind can be hazardous to anglers out there and recently the afternoon winds have sure shown up. Remember Mundo, and in a week or two Enbom when this happens. A few remarkable fish have been caught this past week including another confirmed 24” 7 lber and a couple of 21-22” 5-6 lbers. There have also been reports of really nice 20-24” fish being caught and released. Todd Martinez from Dixon, NM definitely had a big fish morning on Friday the 25th with two hogs. One Rainbow measured 24” and weighed in at 7.2 lbs. and the other fish was 22” and 6 lbs. He caught both fish with a #3 gold Blue Fox spinner. Pictures should be up soon in the photo gallery (hopefully). Rene Chavez and her boyfriend Nick Miera from Albuquerque also did well at Stone on Sunday (4/27). Rene caught a 21” fish that weighed 4.75 lbs. on a rainbow castmaster. She also broke off on what Nick told me was some kinda monster with the same lure. Apparently, we had a classic case of the stump snag that started swimming away. I have heard this story before out there and can’t help but visualize huge Rainbows every time. On the not so happy side of things, the lake seemed to really slow down yesterday and turn off for the most part this morning. I heard of one really nice 5-6 lb fish that was released yesterday morning and happened upon the one hook up this morning out of approximately 18 anglers. I have also heard of a number of strike outs at Stone these past couple weeks including one 6 hour fishless day for yours truly. I suppose the bottom line is that we know big fish are in there, and we know that they can be caught, but the formula for predictable success remains to be a mystery.
Mundo however is less mysterious and more and more intriguing every day. The water temperature at Mundo was 49°f this morning and the visibility was a murky 1-2 feet. The fishing has been fair to good using bait, lures, and flies alike. Various colors of powerbait and worms are the current popular baits. Spinners, spoons, and even some Bass stuff have been working on the lure side of things. Wollybuggers, and beadhead nymphs including hares ears, prince nymphs and copper johns are the reported fly patterns. 2-3 fish per hour is the average right now out there, and most of the fish are 8-13” Rainbows with a few 14-16” fish mixed in. I have heard of a few Bass caught with flies and lures, but no news from the big boys yet. They are in there, so when the temps get a little warmer give the bass a shot. A I few skinny catfish have also been caught this year up to 18”. Pressure on cats has been pretty low so far and warmer temps should help with these lazy guys too.
Enbom will be stocked tomorrow (4/30) with approximately 7,000 8” Rainbows, and should start fishing well by the weekend. We will also be stocking some larger fish into Enbom and Mundo soon! I will update on that date when it is set. Good Luck and keep the line tight.
(Sorry to those of you waiting for new pics, there have been some photo gallery issues)
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Hit or miss seems to be the most recent trend out at Stone Lake. The reports from late last week and into the weekend were very promising, but Monday and the AM today have been very tough out there. The fish are still making shoreline appearances but the numbers have declined and fishing pressure has increased. Mundo Lake on the other hand is improving as the water continues to clear up. A few Bass appearances might make things interesting out there. The cats are also beginning to wake up and get hungry, but action is still on the slower side of fair. We will be stocking Enbom tomorrow April 30th with approximately 7,000 8” Rainbows.
Stone Lake has cleared up substantially, with visibility of around 6-7 feet. The surface temperature this morning at 11:30 was 55° Fahrenheit. Many of you know that the wind can be hazardous to anglers out there and recently the afternoon winds have sure shown up. Remember Mundo, and in a week or two Enbom when this happens. A few remarkable fish have been caught this past week including another confirmed 24” 7 lber and a couple of 21-22” 5-6 lbers. There have also been reports of really nice 20-24” fish being caught and released. Todd Martinez from Dixon, NM definitely had a big fish morning on Friday the 25th with two hogs. One Rainbow measured 24” and weighed in at 7.2 lbs. and the other fish was 22” and 6 lbs. He caught both fish with a #3 gold Blue Fox spinner. Pictures should be up soon in the photo gallery (hopefully). Rene Chavez and her boyfriend Nick Miera from Albuquerque also did well at Stone on Sunday (4/27). Rene caught a 21” fish that weighed 4.75 lbs. on a rainbow castmaster. She also broke off on what Nick told me was some kinda monster with the same lure. Apparently, we had a classic case of the stump snag that started swimming away. I have heard this story before out there and can’t help but visualize huge Rainbows every time. On the not so happy side of things, the lake seemed to really slow down yesterday and turn off for the most part this morning. I heard of one really nice 5-6 lb fish that was released yesterday morning and happened upon the one hook up this morning out of approximately 18 anglers. I have also heard of a number of strike outs at Stone these past couple weeks including one 6 hour fishless day for yours truly. I suppose the bottom line is that we know big fish are in there, and we know that they can be caught, but the formula for predictable success remains to be a mystery.
Mundo however is less mysterious and more and more intriguing every day. The water temperature at Mundo was 49°f this morning and the visibility was a murky 1-2 feet. The fishing has been fair to good using bait, lures, and flies alike. Various colors of powerbait and worms are the current popular baits. Spinners, spoons, and even some Bass stuff have been working on the lure side of things. Wollybuggers, and beadhead nymphs including hares ears, prince nymphs and copper johns are the reported fly patterns. 2-3 fish per hour is the average right now out there, and most of the fish are 8-13” Rainbows with a few 14-16” fish mixed in. I have heard of a few Bass caught with flies and lures, but no news from the big boys yet. They are in there, so when the temps get a little warmer give the bass a shot. A I few skinny catfish have also been caught this year up to 18”. Pressure on cats has been pretty low so far and warmer temps should help with these lazy guys too.
Enbom will be stocked tomorrow (4/30) with approximately 7,000 8” Rainbows, and should start fishing well by the weekend. We will also be stocking some larger fish into Enbom and Mundo soon! I will update on that date when it is set. Good Luck and keep the line tight.
(Sorry to those of you waiting for new pics, there have been some photo gallery issues)
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
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