Fishing Report 4-14-09
Fishing Report 4-14-09
Tough times continue for anglers at the Jicarilla Fishing Lakes. Fishing has been slow all around with bait, lures, and flies. There were several groups of anglers at both lakes over the weekend. The few reports that I did receive were not very encouraging. In Fact, as far as I know there wasn’t a single fish landed at Stone Lake over the weekend. A few trout have been caught at Mundo, but the fishing is still considered slow. Enbom Lake has been stocked, but the numbers are still low and fishing is slow. We are receiving a load of catchable sized Rainbows (8”) on Thursday (4/16), and they will be stocked into Mundo and Enbom. The local forecast is calling for off and on rain and snow showers through Saturday (4/18) and temperatures in the high 40’s to low 60’s.
Mundo Lake is still clearing up slowly with temps in the high 40’s. A few trout have been caught with lures primarily. One angler reported a 16” Rainbow using an orange and silver castmaster. Worms, salmon eggs, and powerbait are fishing slow with the occasional bite on the bottom. A few fish have also been taken on flies including wolly buggers and beadhead nymphs. There have not been any catfish reports this week, but the year’s first Bass was caught on the south side with a white spinner.
Stone Lake is still very tough for anglers with flies and lures. Several groups of anglers were skunked over the weekend, and I did not receive any reports of success. The water is still clearing up, but visibility is good and the water temps are creeping up towards 50°F. I spent an hour on the north side of Stone Monday morning looking for cruisers. I did not see any spawners, but I did hook and land a nice 20” 4lb. Male in spawning condition. I was using a purple egg-sucking Leech form the shore with a full sinking fly line. The fish hit approximately 15-20 feet from shore in the area known to produce spawners this time of year. I hope this is a good omen for things to come, but in the mean time we’ll continue to watch.
Enbom has been stocked with over 500 big (14-18”) Rainbows, and will be stocked on Thursday with approximately 5,000 8” Rainbows. Fishing should be decent by early next week after these trout acclimate to the lake. Have a great week, and keep your lines wet.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Tough times continue for anglers at the Jicarilla Fishing Lakes. Fishing has been slow all around with bait, lures, and flies. There were several groups of anglers at both lakes over the weekend. The few reports that I did receive were not very encouraging. In Fact, as far as I know there wasn’t a single fish landed at Stone Lake over the weekend. A few trout have been caught at Mundo, but the fishing is still considered slow. Enbom Lake has been stocked, but the numbers are still low and fishing is slow. We are receiving a load of catchable sized Rainbows (8”) on Thursday (4/16), and they will be stocked into Mundo and Enbom. The local forecast is calling for off and on rain and snow showers through Saturday (4/18) and temperatures in the high 40’s to low 60’s.
Mundo Lake is still clearing up slowly with temps in the high 40’s. A few trout have been caught with lures primarily. One angler reported a 16” Rainbow using an orange and silver castmaster. Worms, salmon eggs, and powerbait are fishing slow with the occasional bite on the bottom. A few fish have also been taken on flies including wolly buggers and beadhead nymphs. There have not been any catfish reports this week, but the year’s first Bass was caught on the south side with a white spinner.
Stone Lake is still very tough for anglers with flies and lures. Several groups of anglers were skunked over the weekend, and I did not receive any reports of success. The water is still clearing up, but visibility is good and the water temps are creeping up towards 50°F. I spent an hour on the north side of Stone Monday morning looking for cruisers. I did not see any spawners, but I did hook and land a nice 20” 4lb. Male in spawning condition. I was using a purple egg-sucking Leech form the shore with a full sinking fly line. The fish hit approximately 15-20 feet from shore in the area known to produce spawners this time of year. I hope this is a good omen for things to come, but in the mean time we’ll continue to watch.
Enbom has been stocked with over 500 big (14-18”) Rainbows, and will be stocked on Thursday with approximately 5,000 8” Rainbows. Fishing should be decent by early next week after these trout acclimate to the lake. Have a great week, and keep your lines wet.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
posted by Kevin Terry at 8:48 AM
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