Fishing Report 7-8-08
Fishing Report 7-8-08
The Derby is just days away (Saturday, July 12th) and everything looks good for a kick butt event. We have some tremendous raffles and prizes, and most importantly the fishing has been good for all three species in Mundo Lake. Weed harvesting is under way at Enbom Lake where the trout are robust and hungry and I even heard a success story from Stone this past weekend.
Mundo Lake has been fishing really well lately. Bait, spinners, and Flies have all been working for the Rainbows. Some of the 16-20” trout that we stocked last week were taken over the weekend, but there are plenty left to spice things up in the trout division on Saturday. The Bass are still hitting well around the shorelines, where the necessity for weedless stuff is growing daily. Apparently some large catfish have been taken recently as well, with several rumors floating around of a 20 lb. fish being caught on Sunday. Bring your entire arsenal this weekend and plan on diverting from the typical and trying for Diversity. The Grand Prize will be awarded to the heaviest combined creel of the day.
Enbom Lake should be ready for float tubes and Boats as well as limited shoreline fishing by this weekend. Those who have braved the vegetation have been successful for the most part with nice fat 12-13” trout with a few hold over trophies mixed in. Green powerbait is all I have heard lately, but the flyfishermen tend to do well with damsels, hares ears, wollybuggers, and chironomidaes to name a few popular patterns.
Stone Lake continues to have the lowest fishing pressure of any on the Jicarilla Fishing Lakes. Talking to folks that are out and about (Game Wardens) really clarify this point. I did talk briefly with a gentleman who spent a few hours on Sunday and caught 2 fish. I don’t know what he was using but 1 fish was measured at 21 3/4”. The weed growth, which is usually an issue this time of year hasn’t been a problem thus far. All I can say is come and give a shot, especially if you are looking for that one really big fish.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
The Derby is just days away (Saturday, July 12th) and everything looks good for a kick butt event. We have some tremendous raffles and prizes, and most importantly the fishing has been good for all three species in Mundo Lake. Weed harvesting is under way at Enbom Lake where the trout are robust and hungry and I even heard a success story from Stone this past weekend.
Mundo Lake has been fishing really well lately. Bait, spinners, and Flies have all been working for the Rainbows. Some of the 16-20” trout that we stocked last week were taken over the weekend, but there are plenty left to spice things up in the trout division on Saturday. The Bass are still hitting well around the shorelines, where the necessity for weedless stuff is growing daily. Apparently some large catfish have been taken recently as well, with several rumors floating around of a 20 lb. fish being caught on Sunday. Bring your entire arsenal this weekend and plan on diverting from the typical and trying for Diversity. The Grand Prize will be awarded to the heaviest combined creel of the day.
Enbom Lake should be ready for float tubes and Boats as well as limited shoreline fishing by this weekend. Those who have braved the vegetation have been successful for the most part with nice fat 12-13” trout with a few hold over trophies mixed in. Green powerbait is all I have heard lately, but the flyfishermen tend to do well with damsels, hares ears, wollybuggers, and chironomidaes to name a few popular patterns.
Stone Lake continues to have the lowest fishing pressure of any on the Jicarilla Fishing Lakes. Talking to folks that are out and about (Game Wardens) really clarify this point. I did talk briefly with a gentleman who spent a few hours on Sunday and caught 2 fish. I don’t know what he was using but 1 fish was measured at 21 3/4”. The weed growth, which is usually an issue this time of year hasn’t been a problem thus far. All I can say is come and give a shot, especially if you are looking for that one really big fish.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
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