Fishing Report 1-5-09
Fishing Report 1/5/10
Fishing has been good to excellent at the Jicarilla fishing lakes over the past week and weekend. I have received some of the best reports from Stone Lake that I have heard of to date for ice season. Several trophies were landed, and in some cases they were literally squeezed through a 6 inch hole. Mundo Lake has been fair to good and varies primarily by technique. The 4th annual Jicarilla Ice derby is a month away (2/6/10) and we are gearing up for another great event. Ice thickness is slowly increasing at both lakes with an 8-10 inch average.
Stone Lake has been hot by Stone Lake standards. That is to say that catch rates have been better than 1 fish an hour at times, with at least one report citing 6 fish in an hour. The consensus is that the optimal times are mid morning to midday (10:00-1:00) with another good bite for the last hour of daylight (4:00-5:00). The hot color is white, and curly tails and tube jigs seem to be the preferred lure. There were several noteworthy catches this week at Stone Lake. Doug Steiner out of Farmington , NM caught a 26” male Rainbow estimated over 9 lbs on New year’s eve (see photo in gallery). This honker fell victim to a white tube jig with a chartreuse jig head. This was one of three fish reported in this size class for the week at Stone.
Mundo has been fair with bait and good with jigs. The average rainbow is 8-12”, but several 12” browns and a few 14-16” Rainbows have shown up here and there. Most folks are utilizing the 2 pole system with one on bait and another jigging small plastic jigs with various jig head colors. Catch rates have been on par with the average angler retaining a 6 trout limit in approximately 2 hours. The weather has been cold and clear with plenty of sunshine and very little exposed flesh to tan. Whether you’re after that wall hanger or just a few pan sized beauties, the Jicarilla Lakes are a great place to play on the ice.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
Fishing has been good to excellent at the Jicarilla fishing lakes over the past week and weekend. I have received some of the best reports from Stone Lake that I have heard of to date for ice season. Several trophies were landed, and in some cases they were literally squeezed through a 6 inch hole. Mundo Lake has been fair to good and varies primarily by technique. The 4th annual Jicarilla Ice derby is a month away (2/6/10) and we are gearing up for another great event. Ice thickness is slowly increasing at both lakes with an 8-10 inch average.
Stone Lake has been hot by Stone Lake standards. That is to say that catch rates have been better than 1 fish an hour at times, with at least one report citing 6 fish in an hour. The consensus is that the optimal times are mid morning to midday (10:00-1:00) with another good bite for the last hour of daylight (4:00-5:00). The hot color is white, and curly tails and tube jigs seem to be the preferred lure. There were several noteworthy catches this week at Stone Lake. Doug Steiner out of Farmington , NM caught a 26” male Rainbow estimated over 9 lbs on New year’s eve (see photo in gallery). This honker fell victim to a white tube jig with a chartreuse jig head. This was one of three fish reported in this size class for the week at Stone.
Mundo has been fair with bait and good with jigs. The average rainbow is 8-12”, but several 12” browns and a few 14-16” Rainbows have shown up here and there. Most folks are utilizing the 2 pole system with one on bait and another jigging small plastic jigs with various jig head colors. Catch rates have been on par with the average angler retaining a 6 trout limit in approximately 2 hours. The weather has been cold and clear with plenty of sunshine and very little exposed flesh to tan. Whether you’re after that wall hanger or just a few pan sized beauties, the Jicarilla Lakes are a great place to play on the ice.
Kevin Terry
Fisheries Biologist
posted by Kevin Terry at 9:38 AM
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