Elephant Butte Lake: The most recent report was received Dec. 18. At that time, fishing for catfish was good when using chicken. The South Monticello boat ramp is currently closed and access to ...

Sean Pearson caught a northern pike on the Rio Grande below the Taos Junction Bridge using a Rooster Tail spinner on June 7. Alex Puskar caught a catfish at Navajo Lake using a Bomber Model A on June ...

Tony Lujan caught a 20-inch Gila trout using a white tail spinner bait on June 8, 2025 at Lake Roberts near Silver City. Information and photos provided by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Good ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish is making progress on increasing the reproduction of one of the rarest trout species in the United States. NMDGF said progress has ...

MORA COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Mora National Fish Hatchery is the only hatchery in the world dedicated to raising the threatened Gila trout for both recovery and conservation purposes. And after ...

Sep. 25—At age 69, Jim Brooks is still traversing the Gila Wilderness with his pack mules and a purpose. Though he retired from a long career as a fish biologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

It has been one week since the Trout Fire was reported four miles southeast of Gila, New Mexico with the U.S. Forest Service noting it is 11% contained. That latest figure cited by the National ...

The Trout Fire in Gila National Forest has expanded to over 38,000 acres due to wind and heat. Over 800 personnel are battling the blaze, working day and night shifts. Evacuations are in place for ...

Short stretches of the Gila River and its tributaries extending from the desert mountains of southern New Mexico into Arizona are home to the struggling Gila trout, which federal wildlife managers ...