New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

Springlike temperatures are inviting fishermen across southern and southeast New Mexico to lakes and streams before Thanksgiving.

Fishing for trout and catfish was slow at Oasis Park Lake near Portales using corn and worms.

In Lincoln County, fishing for trout was fair to good at Bonito Lake using olive-green Pistol Pete spinner flies .

At Grindstone Lake, fishing for trout was good using Rooster Tail spinners, Salmon Peach PowerBait, chartreuse Pautzke Balls O’ Fire and mini marshmallows.

At Timberon Ponds in Otero County, fishing for trout was good using Orange PowerBait Trout Nuggets.

Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for white bass was fair to good using Kastmaster lures.

Fishing for walleye was slow to fair using white crankbaits and jigs tipped with worms and angling for catfish was good using cut bait and marinated garlic shrimp.

Around Truth or Consequences at Elephant Butte Lake, fishing for white bass was fair to good using Kastmaster lures. Fishing for walleye was slow to fair using white crankbais and jigs tipped with worms.

Fishing for catfish was good using cut bait ad marinated garlic shrimp.

This fishing report, provided by the Department of Game and Fish in cooperation with Dustin Berg of www.gounlimited.org, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report was compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.