10 public waters in the Central New Mexico (Rio Grande & Sandias) region — 7 lakes/reservoirs and 3 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a New Mexico licence.
See every public fishing venue in New Mexico on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Sumner (4,426 acres) sits in De Baca and Guadalupe Counties, New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A New Mexico warmwater reservoir (Conchas, Ute, Santa Rosa, Sumner, Cochiti, Springer) — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie and, in several, Northern Pike or Tiger Muskie.
In Guadalupe County, New Mexico, Santa Rosa Lake is a 3,149-acre lake, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A New Mexico warmwater reservoir (Conchas, Ute, Santa Rosa, Sumner, Cochiti, Springer) — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie and, in several, Northern Pike or Tiger Muskie.
Tres Lagunas Lake, a 51-acre lake in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: A New Mexico warmwater reservoir (Conchas, Ute, Santa Rosa, Sumner, Cochiti, Springer) — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie and, in several, Northern Pike or Tiger Muskie.
In Guadalupe County, New Mexico, Perch Lake is a 45-acre lake, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A small stocked New Mexico Trout lake (Fenton, Quemado, Lake Roberts, Clayton, Maxwell, Charette, Alto, Grindstone) — put-and-take Rainbow Trout most of the year, several also holding Tiger Muskie stocked for Panfish control.
Rock Lake Hatchery Kids Ponds (45 acres) sits in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A New Mexico warmwater reservoir (Conchas, Ute, Santa Rosa, Sumner, Cochiti, Springer) — largemouth and Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie and, in several, Northern Pike or Tiger Muskie.
Guadalupe County, New-Mexico — Railroad Reservoir Number Three is a 17-acre lake, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: Reservoirs across the desert Southwest typically hold largemouth bass, striped bass, channel and flathead catfish, black crappie and bluegill, with stocked rainbow trout in cooler waters -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Blue Hole Park Ponds (2 acres) sits in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A small stocked New Mexico Trout lake (Fenton, Quemado, Lake Roberts, Clayton, Maxwell, Charette, Alto, Grindstone) — put-and-take Rainbow Trout most of the year, several also holding Tiger Muskie stocked for Panfish control.
Pecos River runs 534 km through Chaves, Eddy, San Miguel and 2 more counties in New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: A northern New Mexico Trout stream (the Pecos, the Rio Grande tributaries, the Cimarron, the Jemez system) — wild and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout and native Rio Grande cutthroat in cold Sangre-de-Cristo and Jemez Mountains water, several managed as Special Trout Water (Red / Green / Xmas Chile) with tackle and bag-limit restrictions.
In San Miguel and Guadalupe Counties, New Mexico, Gallinas River is a 95 km river or creek, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A northern New Mexico Trout stream (the Pecos, the Rio Grande tributaries, the Cimarron, the Jemez system) — wild and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout and native Rio Grande cutthroat in cold Sangre-de-Cristo and Jemez Mountains water, several managed as Special Trout Water (Red / Green / Xmas Chile) with tackle and bag-limit restrictions.
El Rito Creek (5 km) flows through Guadalupe County, New Mexico, managed by New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. A northern New Mexico Trout stream (the Pecos, the Rio Grande tributaries, the Cimarron, the Jemez system) — wild and stocked rainbow and Brown Trout and native Rio Grande cutthroat in cold Sangre-de-Cristo and Jemez Mountains water, several managed as Special Trout Water (Red / Green / Xmas Chile) with tackle and bag-limit restrictions.
Across its mapped waters, Guadalupe County holds 16 species on PiscaMaps, including Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Flathead Catfish, Brown Trout and Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the New Mexico map Join PiscaMapsOne New Mexico fishing licence covers every public water in the state, Elephant Butte and the San Juan River included — the resident annual is about $25, the non-resident annual about $56, plus a ~$4 Habitat Management & Access Validation. New Mexico residents 70 and older and anglers under 12 fish free. Buy at wildlife.dgf.nm.gov.