Fishing Report 1-26-09
Fishing Report 1-26-09
The 3rd annual Jicarilla ice Derby is just two weekends away (2-7-09) and the current fishing conditions suggest that this year’s event will be another battle of the lakes. The derby will be held at Mundo and Stone Lakes combined, and contestants can fish either one or both from 7:30am to 4pm. Registration will begin at 7 am at the Mundo Lake pullout off of the j-8 road (Stone Lake Road). As always, for more information please contact Kevin Terry at the Jicarilla Game and Fish Department (575-759-3255) or email me through the fisheries contact on the www.jicarillahunt.com website.
Mundo Lake has been fishing very well with bait. There are times when the bite slows down, but several anglers caught their 6 trout limit in an hour or less this past weekend. Yellow, rainbow, and orange powerbait have the best reports, but salmon eggs and worms are working also. During this ice season larger fish (17-18”) have made appearances at Mundo, which adds an exciting twist to this years event. Over the weekend at least three of these bigger fish were documented by Rosenburg Tafoya doing creel surveys. The average Mundo Lake rainbow is 12-13”. There have also been several reports of smaller 12-14” catfish coming through the ice. The ice is in good shape at about 10-11” of solid ice.
Stone Lake on the other hand has been quite slow this past week. Most anglers are getting a few subtle bites per day, but the hook rate is pretty low. At least five anglers were skunked this weekend, and there were only a handful of fish landed. Folks are still getting the best action on white jigs with bright orange, pink, or chartreuse jig heads. The road on the north side of the lake has been getting quite muddy on the warmer afternoons and anglers should keep this in mind. The fish that have been landed are in 17-20” range and fat. Right now, there doesn’t appear to be a real sweet spot at Stone, so I suggest a little exploration for those of you scouting for the derby.
Both Horse Lake and Enbom Lake are closed for the winter, as they have each suffered winterkill events. Have a great weekend, and we hope to see you all at the 3rd annual Jicarilla Ice Derby!!!!!!
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
The 3rd annual Jicarilla ice Derby is just two weekends away (2-7-09) and the current fishing conditions suggest that this year’s event will be another battle of the lakes. The derby will be held at Mundo and Stone Lakes combined, and contestants can fish either one or both from 7:30am to 4pm. Registration will begin at 7 am at the Mundo Lake pullout off of the j-8 road (Stone Lake Road). As always, for more information please contact Kevin Terry at the Jicarilla Game and Fish Department (575-759-3255) or email me through the fisheries contact on the www.jicarillahunt.com website.
Mundo Lake has been fishing very well with bait. There are times when the bite slows down, but several anglers caught their 6 trout limit in an hour or less this past weekend. Yellow, rainbow, and orange powerbait have the best reports, but salmon eggs and worms are working also. During this ice season larger fish (17-18”) have made appearances at Mundo, which adds an exciting twist to this years event. Over the weekend at least three of these bigger fish were documented by Rosenburg Tafoya doing creel surveys. The average Mundo Lake rainbow is 12-13”. There have also been several reports of smaller 12-14” catfish coming through the ice. The ice is in good shape at about 10-11” of solid ice.
Stone Lake on the other hand has been quite slow this past week. Most anglers are getting a few subtle bites per day, but the hook rate is pretty low. At least five anglers were skunked this weekend, and there were only a handful of fish landed. Folks are still getting the best action on white jigs with bright orange, pink, or chartreuse jig heads. The road on the north side of the lake has been getting quite muddy on the warmer afternoons and anglers should keep this in mind. The fish that have been landed are in 17-20” range and fat. Right now, there doesn’t appear to be a real sweet spot at Stone, so I suggest a little exploration for those of you scouting for the derby.
Both Horse Lake and Enbom Lake are closed for the winter, as they have each suffered winterkill events. Have a great weekend, and we hope to see you all at the 3rd annual Jicarilla Ice Derby!!!!!!
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
posted by Kevin Terry at 7:19 AM
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