Fishing Report 4-7-09
Fishing Report 4-7-09
Fishing on the Jicarilla Lakes remains SLOW. A few Rainbows have been caught at Mundo Lake, but the fish are few and far between. We haven’t received any good news from Stone yet, despite several attempts over the weekend and on Monday. Snow melt runoff is all but over at the lakes with a trickle still coming off Elk Creek into Stone Lake. The clarity is improving at all three lakes, but Enbom is still murky compared to Stone and Mundo. The years first trophy load of fish will be stocked into Enbom and Mundo lakes this week, with approximately 500 lbs. of 16-20” fish going into each lake. These fish should be acclimated and biting by the weekend.
Mundo Lake is steadily clearing up, with visibility around 3-4 feet. The bite has been very slow for trout with bait, flies, and lures. Several boats have been out trolling the lake with little success. Several anglers have reported catfish caught on liver and stink baits on the southeast side of the lake near the big dead tree. There have not been any reports of Bass thus far. The water temp remains cool at around 45°F. Unforeseen setbacks on dock installations have slowed us up, but there should be at least one dock out by the weekend.
Stone Lake is fishing miserably slow for the few good folks that have given it a shot. There have been several boats, as well as shoreline anglers throwing both lures and flies with very low success ( a few bites have been reported). The water quality is in good shape with clear water (4-6ft) visibility. The water temperature is little below average at 44°F, and the good spring hatches really haven’t begun. There were only a few Chironomidaes coming off this morning, and they probably not worth fishing quite yet. The cruisers that frequent the north shore are still missing in action, but we are watching for them. Right now we are playing the waiting game at Stone and will report any significant changes. The action should pick up soon so please stay tuned.
The Jicarilla Game and Fish Department is pleased to announce the first annual Stone Lake Open fishing tournament. This will be a three day (5/8, 5/9, 5/10) catch and release event with cash prizes. Entry fees will be $200.00/ participant, and includes an annual Jicarilla Fishing Permit. For more information please view the announcement under fishing reports on the www.jicarillahunt.com website or call Kevin Terry at the Jicarilla Game and Fish Department (575) 759-3255.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Fishing on the Jicarilla Lakes remains SLOW. A few Rainbows have been caught at Mundo Lake, but the fish are few and far between. We haven’t received any good news from Stone yet, despite several attempts over the weekend and on Monday. Snow melt runoff is all but over at the lakes with a trickle still coming off Elk Creek into Stone Lake. The clarity is improving at all three lakes, but Enbom is still murky compared to Stone and Mundo. The years first trophy load of fish will be stocked into Enbom and Mundo lakes this week, with approximately 500 lbs. of 16-20” fish going into each lake. These fish should be acclimated and biting by the weekend.
Mundo Lake is steadily clearing up, with visibility around 3-4 feet. The bite has been very slow for trout with bait, flies, and lures. Several boats have been out trolling the lake with little success. Several anglers have reported catfish caught on liver and stink baits on the southeast side of the lake near the big dead tree. There have not been any reports of Bass thus far. The water temp remains cool at around 45°F. Unforeseen setbacks on dock installations have slowed us up, but there should be at least one dock out by the weekend.
Stone Lake is fishing miserably slow for the few good folks that have given it a shot. There have been several boats, as well as shoreline anglers throwing both lures and flies with very low success ( a few bites have been reported). The water quality is in good shape with clear water (4-6ft) visibility. The water temperature is little below average at 44°F, and the good spring hatches really haven’t begun. There were only a few Chironomidaes coming off this morning, and they probably not worth fishing quite yet. The cruisers that frequent the north shore are still missing in action, but we are watching for them. Right now we are playing the waiting game at Stone and will report any significant changes. The action should pick up soon so please stay tuned.
The Jicarilla Game and Fish Department is pleased to announce the first annual Stone Lake Open fishing tournament. This will be a three day (5/8, 5/9, 5/10) catch and release event with cash prizes. Entry fees will be $200.00/ participant, and includes an annual Jicarilla Fishing Permit. For more information please view the announcement under fishing reports on the www.jicarillahunt.com website or call Kevin Terry at the Jicarilla Game and Fish Department (575) 759-3255.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
posted by Kevin Terry at 12:34 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Kevin. My name is Tommy Molina I live in California and sometimes fish on the reservations I would like to know what trout fishing tournaments will be held this year (2010) planning to make a trip to NM this year bringing along a few friends from california to enjoy the great fishing. My email is highdesert649@yahoo.com
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