Some of the most popular ice fishing spots in New Mexico include Fenton Lake, Cabresto Lake, Sugarite Canyon State Park and Eagle Nest Lake. Lakes that are not open to taking fish from or through the ice include Santa Cruz Lake, Bonito Lake and Springer Lake.

Many southeastern New Mexico anglers limit their efforts to hook a trout to the winter months when rainbows are stocked in small urban lakes. But, for those willing to take a drive into the mountains, yearlong opportunities exist to wet a line for these coldwater fish.

The lake, usually accessible from late May until mid-September, has good fishing for cutthroat and rainbow trout. A map, plenty of food and water, and the ‘know-how’ are all essential to get to this beautiful, high-country lake … but it’s worth the effort.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the U.S. Forest Service, released two age classes of Gila trout ranging up to a foot long into the creek in November. The rare yellow trout were spawned, hatched and raised at the service’s Mora National Fish Hatchery.

New Mexico’s Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) are managed primarily for fish, wildlife and their habitats. The WMAs also allow public recreation, including camping on some properties, to offer the public opportunities to better enjoy the natural resources being conserved.

For years, the remote New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Rio de los Pinos Wildlife Management Area was best known among anglers for its solitude and scenery, not the fishing.

for more. Springer Lake Fishing Area, first stocked with northerns in 1963, has made them a good home and rapidly become a top-notch northern pike lake, with a 36- pounder taken here. Just northwest of the town of Springer, the lake is also stocked regularly with rainbows, and bullheads are also taken. Picnicking and camping are adjuncts to the ...

Fishing-Anglers may access the entire WMA from Memorial Day weekend-November 15, except during published deer and elk hunts. From November 16-Memorial Day Weekend and during published deer and elk hunts, anglers are still allowed fishing access within 200 feet of the Rio Chama. The Rio Chama may be accessed during this

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Maps for GMU 52 BLM Maps: Chama Quad and Wheeler Peak Quad. US Forest Service Maps: Carson National Forest, Cruces Basin Wilderness. These and other maps may be found at NM Public Lands Information Center, (877) 851-8946, or visit http://plicmapcenter.org/NM/.