Mike Smith
El Rito Media
msmith@currentargus.com

Southern and southeast New Mexico anglers looking for a weekend trip will find good conditions, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Around Carlsbad at Bataan Lake, fishing for catfish was fair to good using cut bait and worms.

At Brantley Lake, 19 miles north of Carlsbad, fishing for bass was fair using plastic worms.

In Lincoln County, fishing for trout was fair to good at Bonito Lake using Panther Martin spinners.

At Grindstone Lake, fishing for trout was good using Pautzke Balls O’ Fire and mini marshmallows.

Around Truth or Consequences, fishing for walleye was slow to fair using small jigs. Fishing for crappie was good using small jigs and grubs.

Fishing for white bass was good using white jigs and chrome Kastmaster lures. Fishing for walleye was good using white crankbaits jigs tipped with worms.

Fishing for largemouth bass was fair to good using topwater lures. Fishing for crappie was fair using live minnows near the Dam Site Marina. Fishing for catfish was good using white jigs and cut bait.

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 is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities.

Mike Smith can be reached at 575-308-8734 or email at msmith@currentargus.com.