Fishing Report 5-5-09
Fishing Report 5-5-09
The Fishing continues be steady, with good fishing at Mundo and Enbom, and slow fishing at Stone Lake. The Stone Lake Open is set to go this weekend (5/8,5/9,5/10) , and we will be accepting late cash entries Thursday afternoon and all day Friday at Stone Lake. For details on this event please check the fishing menu on the www.jicarillahunt.com website. The current weather outlook is positive for the weekend with projected temperatures in the mid 70’s under mostly sunny skies. The wind may be a factor but shouldn’t be as severe as it often is in the spring. Remember that camping is free at all three lakes with your Jicarilla Fishing Permit.
Mundo Lake is fishing very well with flies lures and bait. There hasn’t been a big change in gear for the past couple of weeks, which means that powerbait and worms are working for trout anglers that fish bait. I haven’t been told that a specific color of powerbait is doing any better than others. A wide variety of beadhead nymphs are working for fly anglers and they include wollybuggers, prince nymphs, hares ears, copper johns and likely many other patterns. Flies near the banks and submerged vegetation are working for both Trout and Bass with the occasional bluegill, if you’re looking to mix things up. Bass anglers have been successful with spinner baits and plastics with several 14-15” fish caught, and a 8-10” average. Spinners and small lures are working for trout form the shore or trolling in the deeper water. The average trout is 12”, but there are now approximately 13,000 8” Rainbows in the lake. These fish were stocked on Thursday( 4/30) and should be on the bite this week and into the weekend. I still haven’t heard anything about catfish. The water clarity is about as good as it gets at Mundo, with visibility up 7ft. The current surface temperature is 54°F which is great for Trout activity.
Enbom Lake is clearing up (visibility 4ft.) and the fishing has been good. Most of the reports at Enbom have been from spinners and flies, but several bait fishermen have done well also. The arsenal for Enbom should be very similar to Mundo this week. The chironomidae’s have been hatching in big numbers at Enbom as well as at the other lakes. It’s almost time for the damsels to kick of and olive is probably a good color to use at all three lakes. The average trout in Enbom is 10” but there are fish up to 18” here and there. The temperature in Enbom is also 54°F and slowly rising in the recent warm spell.
Stone Lake continues to boggle even the most patient of anglers. The action is considered slow this week and the fish have moved offshore for the most part. I spent the day on Friday fishing to occasional cruisers (1 every 30 minutes or so) on the north shore. These fish were actively foraging and interested in our flies but shied away after an excruciatingly close look in almost every instance. I managed to fool one nice 18” male with a smaller #10 olive beadhead wollybugger but my partner was skunked and we fished to at least 20 of these fish. We saw enough of these beauties to keep us trying, but they obviously strung us along. There have been several success stories however, with a few folks getting into as many as 8 fish. The best report this week was from olive jigs fished deep. Lures including large daredevils and castmasters have produced a few fish also. The best fly patterns reported were damselflies and black chironomidae nymphs. I received a few reports on stomach contents and the fish certainly seem to have switched over to insects. The highest proportion of insects in stomach contents was definitely black chironomidae nymphs which certainly reflects the huge hatches we have seen. The other insects observed were damsels, boatmen (aka backswimmers), and callibaetis mayflies. Several snails were also observed. The Callibaetis Mayflies have been coming off in low numbers lately and are worth fishing as nymphs and rarely even dry flies. These insects are large (#10) and have a tan body with a light underside and darker back and wing case. A hares ear pattern emulates this fly fairly well. I hope to see you out at Stone this weekend for what is shaping up to be a challenging event. Best of Luck, and don’t cut’em any slack.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Jicarilla Game and Fish Department
The Fishing continues be steady, with good fishing at Mundo and Enbom, and slow fishing at Stone Lake. The Stone Lake Open is set to go this weekend (5/8,5/9,5/10) , and we will be accepting late cash entries Thursday afternoon and all day Friday at Stone Lake. For details on this event please check the fishing menu on the www.jicarillahunt.com website. The current weather outlook is positive for the weekend with projected temperatures in the mid 70’s under mostly sunny skies. The wind may be a factor but shouldn’t be as severe as it often is in the spring. Remember that camping is free at all three lakes with your Jicarilla Fishing Permit.
Mundo Lake is fishing very well with flies lures and bait. There hasn’t been a big change in gear for the past couple of weeks, which means that powerbait and worms are working for trout anglers that fish bait. I haven’t been told that a specific color of powerbait is doing any better than others. A wide variety of beadhead nymphs are working for fly anglers and they include wollybuggers, prince nymphs, hares ears, copper johns and likely many other patterns. Flies near the banks and submerged vegetation are working for both Trout and Bass with the occasional bluegill, if you’re looking to mix things up. Bass anglers have been successful with spinner baits and plastics with several 14-15” fish caught, and a 8-10” average. Spinners and small lures are working for trout form the shore or trolling in the deeper water. The average trout is 12”, but there are now approximately 13,000 8” Rainbows in the lake. These fish were stocked on Thursday( 4/30) and should be on the bite this week and into the weekend. I still haven’t heard anything about catfish. The water clarity is about as good as it gets at Mundo, with visibility up 7ft. The current surface temperature is 54°F which is great for Trout activity.
Enbom Lake is clearing up (visibility 4ft.) and the fishing has been good. Most of the reports at Enbom have been from spinners and flies, but several bait fishermen have done well also. The arsenal for Enbom should be very similar to Mundo this week. The chironomidae’s have been hatching in big numbers at Enbom as well as at the other lakes. It’s almost time for the damsels to kick of and olive is probably a good color to use at all three lakes. The average trout in Enbom is 10” but there are fish up to 18” here and there. The temperature in Enbom is also 54°F and slowly rising in the recent warm spell.
Stone Lake continues to boggle even the most patient of anglers. The action is considered slow this week and the fish have moved offshore for the most part. I spent the day on Friday fishing to occasional cruisers (1 every 30 minutes or so) on the north shore. These fish were actively foraging and interested in our flies but shied away after an excruciatingly close look in almost every instance. I managed to fool one nice 18” male with a smaller #10 olive beadhead wollybugger but my partner was skunked and we fished to at least 20 of these fish. We saw enough of these beauties to keep us trying, but they obviously strung us along. There have been several success stories however, with a few folks getting into as many as 8 fish. The best report this week was from olive jigs fished deep. Lures including large daredevils and castmasters have produced a few fish also. The best fly patterns reported were damselflies and black chironomidae nymphs. I received a few reports on stomach contents and the fish certainly seem to have switched over to insects. The highest proportion of insects in stomach contents was definitely black chironomidae nymphs which certainly reflects the huge hatches we have seen. The other insects observed were damsels, boatmen (aka backswimmers), and callibaetis mayflies. Several snails were also observed. The Callibaetis Mayflies have been coming off in low numbers lately and are worth fishing as nymphs and rarely even dry flies. These insects are large (#10) and have a tan body with a light underside and darker back and wing case. A hares ear pattern emulates this fly fairly well. I hope to see you out at Stone this weekend for what is shaping up to be a challenging event. Best of Luck, and don’t cut’em any slack.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Jicarilla Game and Fish Department
posted by Kevin Terry at 10:24 AM
1 Comments:
I cannot see the pdf files for the Stone Derby? Maybe it's over but the report says there is something going on this weekend. Can you contact me my email is leddablue@msn.com I want to put the info on FishEnchantment.com. Thanks
Leah
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