Shirley said that the boat is running most every day, and the Reliable II, a headboat, only charges a fare of $45.

Northwest

In the Northwest, many impoundments were high and muddy or murky, making fishing difficult. Some walleye were taken by anglers.

Animas River – The flow is at 2,860 cfs. The water is high, muddy and not fishable.
Chama River – Upper section flow is at 1,810 cfs and the water is still high and muddy. Fishing is poor. Below El Vado Dam, the flow is 400 cfs and the water is green, high and murky. Fishing is fair to good for 17-21 inch browns on night crawlers or gold and black Panther Martins. Stocker size rainbows are good with salmon eggs.

San Juan River – Upper section-Catch and Release, flow is at 453 cfs and visibility is 4 – 5 feet. Fishing is reported as good with cream UFO’s, black Jujubees, olive zebra midges, chocolate foam wing emergers and gray or brown RS2’s. Dry fly action is good with Parachute Adams or Comparaduns. Lower section – Open waters, fishing is good for rainbows and browns with salmon eggs, worms and the same flies as for the upper section.
Abiquiu Lake – The water is green and murky. Walleye are fair with jigs, minnows and worms. A few browns have been caught with spinners and worms. No reports on other species.
El Vado Lake – The water is clearing. Shore fishing has been good for 20-22 inch rainbows and browns with Rapalas, spinners and worms.
Heron Lake – Due to the winds, trolling is difficult and lake trout are reported as slow. Some rainbows are being caught on Power Bait and salmon eggs fishing from the east shore near the dam. Kokanee are not yet starting to school.
Jackson Lake – Trout are reported as good with gold spinners or Power Bait.
Lake Farmington – Trout are good with spinners or Power Bait.
Morgan Lake – No report.
Navajo Lake – Pike are good with spinners and deep divers in the San Juan and Pine arms. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are reported as good with jerk baits and tubes. Reports are good for Crappie in La Jara, Francis Canyon and Negro Andy Canyon with jigs and minnows. Rainbows and browns are being caught in shallow water around the shoreline with salmon eggs and worms.

Northeast

You’ll find trout, trout and more trout in the waters in northeast New Mexico. Some pike and catfish are also being landed, but trout fishing is predominate and landing fish. Get those Wooly Buggers out.

Cimarron River – The flows are 1.5 cfs below Eagle Nest Dam and 58 cfs near Cimarron. Trout are slow to fair with small bead head nymphs, black WD40’s and worms.
Costilla Creek – The flows are 1.0 cfs below the dam and 145 cfs near the town of Costilla. The Valle Vidal is closed until July 1.
Red River – Flows at Questa are 198 cfs, and 248 cfs below the hatchery. The water is very high and fishing is tough. Small nymphs or worms are your best bet. 2056 rainbows were stocked above Questa last week, and the East and West forks were each stocked with 213 rainbows.
Rio Grande - Flows are 1,190 cfs at Taos Junction Bridge and 505 cfs near Cerro. The water is lower and visibility is 18 inches. Browns and rainbows are reported as fair with black woolly buggers or #8-12 bead head nymphs. Pike are good using big streamers.
Rio Hondo – Trout are fair in the lower Hondo with #14 bead head caddis nymphs.
Rio Pueblo – Flow is 212 cfs. The water is still high and muddy and there is no report. 851 rainbows were stocked last week.
Cabresto Lake – No report.
Charette Lakes – Fishing is good for 12-18 inch rainbows with white Power Bait or worms under a bobber. Perch are good using worms.
Clayton Lake – Trout are good from the shore with Power Bait and many limits have been reported. Bass are generally slow with an occasional report of one being caught while fishing for trout. There are no reports on other species.
Eagle Nest Lake – High winds kept anglers off the water, but shoreline fishing for trout is fair with Panther Martins, worms and Power Bait. Perch are slow with worms.
Lake Alice and Lake Maloya– Fishing is reported as good at both lakes for 12-15 inch rainbows using gold spoons, Pistol Pete’ s, Power Bait, or salmon eggs.
Maxwell Lakes – Fishing is improving and 12-16 inch rainbows are being caught on purple Power Bait. Catfish are slow with worms.
Santa Cruz Lake – The water is murky and winds have slowed the fishing. Trout are slow from the bank and fair from boats with Kastmasters, Pistol Pete’s, Rapalas and Power Bait working best.
Shuree Ponds – Closed for the season.
Springer Lakes –Catfish are fair with worms and cut bait. Pike, up to 28 inches, are good with Rat-l-traps and Mepps spinners. A few bass have been caught on spinner baits.

West-Central, including the Jemez Mountains

More trout are being landed in West Central New Mexico. Get out there with your trout gear and cash in on the great fishing.

Jemez River, East Fork, Guadalupe and San Antonio – Flow on the Jemez River is at 234 cfs. Fishing continues to be good for stocker size rainbows with bead head nymphs, San Juan worms, salmon eggs or worms fished off the bottom. Some dry fly action is reported with stimulators or black ants. Stonefly hatches started last week in the lower Guadalupe and Jemez and are now starting in the upper parts of the streams. Last week, 524 rainbows were stocked in the East Fork, 1,450 in the Jemez, and 531 in the San Antonio.
Metro Drainages – No report this week. Catfish will be stocked in May.

Bluewater Lake – Fishing is good for 15-inch trout from shore with salmon eggs. Catfish are fair with worms or liver. No reports on other species.
Cochiti Lake – The water is high, green and murky with lots of debris. Water release has started and the lake level is dropping, so conditions should improve. The Cochiti boat ramp is expected to open later this week. No fishing report.
Fenton Lake – Fishing is good from shore with worms or brightly colored Power Bait. Tingley Beach – South Pond catch and release – Trout are hit or miss with Griffith gnats, dead chickens and stripping bead head nymphs. Early mornings and late evenings are best. Children’s and Central Ponds – Trout are reported as fair with yellow Power Bait and salmon eggs. Bluegills are good with worms. Catfish are very slow.

East–Central, including the Pecos River

East Central New Mexico is like the rest of the state, with good trout action. However, anglers are also landing good numbers of walleye. Good fishign is here – get out there!

Coyote Creek – Flow is 3.2 cfs and the water is murky. Trout are fair to good with Pistol Pete’s, Panther Martins, salmon eggs and Power Bait. 568 rainbows were stocked last week.
Pecos River – Flows are 524 cfs near Pecos and 116 cfs below Sumner Dam. The water is high and wading is difficult. Trout are slow, but San Juan worms or weighted stonefly nymphs drifted along the bank may work. Last week 1,848 rainbows were stocked from Cowles to the Village of Pecos.
Conchas Lake – The water is fairly clear and the temperature is 65 degrees. Walleye are good from shore and trolling, with some limits reported. Jigs, worms, Rapalas or crank baits are working well. Crappie are slow with jigs and minnows. A few white bass have been caught while tolling for walleye. No reports on catfish.
Morphy Lake – Trout are reported as good with spinners, glitter rainbow or yellow Power Bait and salmon eggs.
Santa Rosa Lake –Walleye are good jigging orange or white curly tails. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are reported as slow with crank baits and jigs. Crappie are good using chartreuse and white curly tails, sassy shads and plastics, with some limits reported. No report on catfish.
Storrie Lake –Trout are reported as fair with Power Bait, corn and fireballs. No reports on other species. 2,138 rainbows were stocked last week.
Sumner Lake – Winter trout waters, stilling basin – Fishing has been slow with light pressure due to high winds over the weekend. A few white bass were caught on shiny lures, and walleye and crappie are slow. No reports on other species.
Ute Lake – The water is lightly stained and temperature is 62 degrees. Walleye are good trolling deep diving crank baits. Crappie are reported as good using small jigs and minnows. Smallmouth and largemouth bass are good at 3-5 feet with crank baits or soft plastics. White bass are scattered with a few being caught on minnows. Catfish are fair using stink bait.

Southwest

In the southwest, murky waters have made fishing difficult. Anglers are catching trout as well as white bass and some walleye. The waters havve made things difficult, but it will get better, be patient.

Gila River – The flow is at 244 cfs and the water is murky. Fishing is picking up in the East Fork and trout are reported as fair with Panther Martins, spinners and salmon eggs.
Rio Grande - The flow is 1,660 CFS below Elephant Butte Dam. No fishing report.
Bill Evans Lake: Winter trout waters – No report.
Caballo Lake – White bass are reported as good from the bank with minnows and trolling any shiny, white lure. Walleye are good with crank baits and night crawlers. Catfish are good at night with worms or shrimp on trotlines. Crappie are fair with minnows along the west side of the lake.
Elephant Butte Lake – White bass and smallmouth bass are reported as good drifting or still fishing with white bombers. Walleye are good, with a few big ones taken on shiners. Crappie are good with minnows. Striped bass are still slow but starting to pick up using live bait. No reports on other species.
Glenwood Ponds –Trout are reported as fair with salmon eggs or worms.
Lake Roberts – Fishing is good for rainbows up to 16 inches, with salmon eggs. Many limits have been reported and best fishing has been from the bank and near the spillway. Catfish are fair with chicken liver and worms. No reports on bass.
Quemado Lake – Trout are good using copper Z-rays with red spots and chartreuse or garlic Power Bait. Tiger muskies are reported as fair to good with yellow Z-rays.
Snow Lake – No fishing report.

Southeast

Trout, trout trout. Need we say more? Get out there and fish!

Black River – Flow is 7.4 cfs. There is no fishing report.
Bonito Creek – Trout are good with Panther Martins and salmon eggs. 356 rainbows were stocked last week
Rio Ruidoso – Flow is at 66 cfs. Trout are reported as good with Panther Martins and salmon eggs working well. 891 rainbows were stocked last week.
Bonito Lake – Fishing is good with Pistol Pete’s, salmon eggs and Power Bait. 2,129 rainbows were stocked last week.
Bottomless Lakes: Winter trout waters – There will be no more reports until stocking resumes in the fall.
Brantley Reservoir – A mandatory catch and release is in place at Brantley Lake from the dept. of Game and Fish. Pesticides, DDT’s have been found in the fish, do not keep or eat them. No fishing report this week.
Carlsbad Municipal Lake – No report.
Grindstone Reservoir – Trout are reported as fair in the evenings with Pistol Pete’s and Power Bait.
Lake Van: Winter trout waters – There has been light pressure and fishing is slow.

Southeast Lower Peninsula

Lake Erie – Is producing walleye in Brest Bay and south of Luna Pier. The popular fishing spots were 12 to 15 feet of water near the campground at Sterling State Park and the Dumping Grounds off Luna Pier. Most were jigging with blade baits or hair jigs tipped with minnows. The Hot Ponds and the channels near Bolles Harbor should be good for “Catch and Release” bass fishing this weekend.

Huron River – Is still producing some steelhead. The bass opener looks to be good.

Detroit River – Walleye fishing is good for those jigging with minnows or hand-lining with #9 and #11 rapalas. Fire-tiger was a good color. Some are starting to use pencil plugs at night. Fish the lower end in 16 feet of water.

Lexington – Boat anglers have caught a few coho and steelhead. Angler reports say the water is so clear they can see bottom in 40 feet of water.

Saginaw Bay – When boats can get out, they were catching walleye when trolling crank baits or crawler harnesses in 14 to 18 feet of water off Linwood or vertical jigging with minnows or crawlers near Spoils Island. Those trolling were also going out of Quanicassee and fishing the Callahan Reef. At Caseville, pier anglers caught walleye at night. Perch runs are just about done however warmer weather should turn the crappie bite back on.

Tittabawasse River – The prognosis for the walleye opener is mixed, and will depend somewhat on the weather this week. Rivers are low and clear.

Saginaw River – Water levels are low and clear. An early spring caused the walleye to spawn about a week earlier than normal, so more fish may have already dropped back to the bay.

Southwest Lower Peninsula

St. Joe River – Catch rates were still slow even with all the steelhead that have moved into the river. Look for fish on the gravel.

Grand Haven – Pier anglers are catching small brown trout and the occasional steelhead. Some were netting alewife to use as bait. Word has it that coho were caught off the south pier.

Grand River at Grand Rapids – Steelhead can be found between Fulton Street and the dam. Water levels were holding so the walleye opener should produce some fish. White suckers are still being caught and crappie can be found near the brush piles and other structures. Try minnows, crawlers, leaf worms, or crank baits.

Grand River at Lansing – Steelhead are still being caught in the Lansing area, but not in big numbers. Channel catfish are still hitting over near the Moore’s Park Dam. Good crappie fishing near the Waverly Road bridge in the evening.

Maple River – Anglers are catching both flathead and channel catfish in town as well as near the State Game Area on US-127. Try stink baits, crawlers or large minnows.

Lake Ovid – Is producing some panfish.

Duck Lake – Continues to provide fair to good crappie fishing. The better bite is in the late afternoon or evening after the sun has been out. Try jigs with minnows.

Sessions Lake – Near Ionia is producing some crappie.

Morrison Lake – Has good crappie fishing in the evening. With the cold mornings, anglers need to wait until later in the afternoon after the waters have warmed up for the fish to start biting.

Rogue River – Still has good numbers of steelhead in it.

Reeds Lake – Bluegills have been caught near the cattails and lily pads by those using leaf worms and wax worms. Crappie were in shallow waters.

Muskegon – Pier anglers were struggling when casting or using spawn.

Whitehall – Those trolling close to shore and pier anglers reported a slow but steady catch of brown trout in the 2 to 3 pound range. Pier anglers fishing the lakeside have caught the occasional walleye just before dark.

Northeast Lower Peninsula

Rogers City – Anglers are starting to fish from the docks in the marina. They are casting for brown trout, steelhead, and Atlantic salmon. Boats have started trolling around the breakwall with planer boards. Catch rates were slow but should pick up.

Alpena – Eggs from lake trout and whitefish hatch this time of year. Staff from the Fisheries Division has placed 30 fry emergence traps on the reefs near the Lafarge Cement Plant to study success of the hatch. Anglers are advised to scout out the reefs before night fishing in this area so they do not get caught in the float lines that mark each net. Pier anglers are reporting successful walleye fishing on the lake side when casting clown rapalas with a red head.

Thunder Bay River – The walleye opener looks good with fair to good numbers of fish showing up in the river. Water temperatures should be warm enough to produce some good fishing. The sucker run is almost over however there are still a lot of fish in the river and they have pushed steelhead off the beds which in turn slowed catch rates. A few fish were taken on black leeches with a chartreuse head or black wooly bugs with a red head.

Otsego Lake – Fishing remains slow though the panfish activity is picking up.

Harrisville – Fishing has picked up with lake trout caught straight out and north of the harbor in 40 to 60 feet of water. Steelhead and Atlantic salmon are being caught in and around of the harbor in 25 to 50 feet of water. Spoons or body baits in orange and silver or blue and silver were the most productive.

Oscoda – Anglers fishing off the pier were catching lake trout, steelhead, Atlantic salmon and walleye. Try spoons or body baits in orange or chartreuse.

Tawas – Pier anglers are getting the occasional pike, walleye, coho, Atlantic salmon and a few perch. Those targeting perch will want to fish early in the morning and expect to do lots of sorting. Salmon and walleye were caught on rapalas.

Tawas River – Still has some steelhead.

Au Gres – Boats trolling near the mouth of the river and out to about 25 feet of water were catching post-spawn walleye when using crank baits or crawler harnesses.

Au Gres River – Steelhead are still being caught on spawn. Those surf casting at night near the Singing Bridge caught walleye on rapalas.

Northwest Lower Peninsula

Traverse City – Anglers trolling or jigging along the east shoreline of the West Bay have picked up lake trout and whitefish. The bite was slow but should increase as the water warms.

Elk River – The action was slow with only light numbers of fish caught.

Boardman River – The peak of the steelhead run has passed, but anglers can still find a decent number of fish between the mouth and Union Dam. Try wax worms and wigglers on a small jig. Suckers are running in good numbers.

Frankfort – Boat anglers trolling the shoreline in 8 to 15 feet of water did catch brown trout on body baits. Those trolling inside the breakwalls did better using rapalas.

Portage Lake – Perch fishing is starting to slow as anglers were catching small 4 to 6 inch fish in 20 feet of water just inside the channel.

Manistee – Brown trout fishing was good for those trolling. Most are long-lining in the shallows with body baits. Chinook salmon have also been caught. Pier fishing was slow for perch and brown trout.

Manistee River – Steelhead fishing is winding down, although there are still some fish up at Tippy Dam.

Ludington – Brown trout were caught by those long-lining in shallow waters.

Pentwater – Steelhead fishing off the piers has slowed.

Pentwater Lake – A few perch were caught in front of the Yacht Club.

Upper Peninsula

Black River Harbor – Fishing is still good however the fish are now scattered. Good numbers of coho are showing up however the key is to find them. Trolling in 14 to 20 feet of water with stick baits was productive. Purple and pink were good colors.

Ontonagon – Still has good fishing with nice catches of trout and salmon. This time of year is great because those with smaller boats can go out and fish in shallow waters. Most are trolling body baits in 12 to 16 feet of water.

Keweenaw Bay – Those able to get out did well when trolling for salmon 35 to 65 feet down in waters 40 to 135 feet deep from Baraga south to the head of the bay and north to Old Mission. Slow trolling around two miles per hour worked best for coho and chinook. Try spoons, body baits or dodgers and flies in green, gold, orange or blue. A few coho were also caught off the dock near the L’Anse Marina.

Fall’s River – A few smelt have been taken but no big numbers to report.

Marquette – Coho fishing was fair however catch rates for steelhead have increased near the Carp River when using copper spinners with a single egg. Coho were caught by those trolling between the lower harbor breakwall, the Carp River and the mouth of the Chocolay River. Lake trout were caught in 40 to 100 feet of water.

Little Bay De Noc – All the docks are in at the launch ramps. A few perch were caught along the west side of the “Narrows” by those using minnows or worms in 6 to 18 feet of water. Fish were also caught in Nelsons Bay when still-fishing with worms in 4 to 11 feet of water.

Days River – Steelhead anglers were out however not many fish were caught.

Big Bay De Noc – Had excellent perch fishing in Garden Bay when still-fishing worms or minnows in 8 feet of water. No smelt to report.

Sturgeon River – Anglers have hit the river for steelhead however no reports yet.

Au Train – Had good coho fishing for those trolling or casting from Shelter Bay to the mouth of the Au Train River. Try jigs tipped with crawlers, spoons or crank baits in 15 to 30 feet of water.

Rock River – Is producing some steelhead.

Munising – Is producing fair catches of coho. Pier and dock anglers had poor fishing across the board. Catch rates for pier and dock anglers were not good.

Grand Marais – Boat and pier anglers are catching some steelhead and coho. Steelhead fishing appears to be on the downside as the fish work their way upstream to spawn. Pier anglers caught the occasional whitefish and menominee.

St. Mary’s River – Steelhead and pink salmon have been caught off the Portage Street Bridge. Try chrome flatfish or spawn bags when the Edison Power Plant has shut the turbines down.

De Tour – Anglers are still watching Albany Creek for steelhead, but seems the run is over. Anglers fishing Drummond Island are catching a limited number of perch off Monahan’s dock and in Scott Bay when using minnows.

Cedarville and Hessel – A few splake and perch were caught off the pier at Hessel.

Carp River – Steelhead fishing slowed as more anglers were catching suckers. There are no smelt in the river.