JemezCentral Up-to-Date Fishing Report
Last Updated: January 14, 2025
The stocking truck will continue to stock through the winter months.
The upper reaches of the East Fork, Rio San Antonio, and Rio Cebolla are ice covered, making for difficult to impossible fishing opportunities.
You can find information about specific Jemez area waters below. Also, if you have info to add, please send it to: fishingreport@jemezcentral.com.
All photos in this report are of summertime conditions unless otherwise noted.
Jemez River
Fishing Report January 14, 2025…Rating… (Recently Stocked).
The Jemez River is a wonderful wintertime fishery. Pick a sunny day with minimal wind and fishing this river can be a pleasant and rewarding experience. NMDGF stocks the Jemez consistently during the winter months. Salmon eggs and worms are the go-to for the bait fishers and sub-surface flies drifted slowly will be effective for the fly-guys.
The Jemez River was stocked on Tuesday, December 17th with 1000 Rainbow Trout and most recently on Tuesday, January 14th with 1500 Rainbows.
Fishing Report January 14, 2025…Rating… (Poor).
The East Fork of the Jemez River is covered with ice and fishing opportunities are limited to the very lower portion just above its confluence with the Jemez River at Battleship Rock.
Just a reminder that the East Fork is now being managed as a Brown Trout fishery and is no longer being stocked with Rainbows. The brown trout population has come back after the burn scar flooding of years ago. Please, because of the delicate nature of this population of browns, I would encourage a strict catch-and-release practice.
Fishing Report…January 14, 2025. Rating…(Wait till Spring)
Rio San Antonio is covered with ice throughout its course making for very challenging conditions. Best to wait till spring.
Rio San Antonio was stocked on Thursday, September 19th with 750 Rainbows and most recently on Wednesday, September 25th with 562 Rainbow Trout.
Fishing Update January 14, 2025(Recently Stocked)
Fenton Lake State Park is open for day use from 7am to 6:00pm every day during the winter months. Currently, the lake is covered with ice but is still deemed unsafe for ice fishing. With the recent frigid temperatures, I foresee the lake being open to ice fishing soon. Our Friends of Fenton Lake (FOFL) volunteer group have scheduled an ice fishing derby for Saturday, February 8th…conditions permitting.
Fenton Lake was stocked on Tuesday, December 17th with 870 Rainbow Trout and most recently on Tuesday, January 14th with 1500 Rainbows.
Rio Guadalupe
Fishing Update January 14, 2025…. (Not Now)
FR 376 is closed for the season, limiting access to this river to the very lower portion below the Gilman Tunnels. Please be aware that there is a lot of private property in this section.
This gem of a river is being managed as a brown trout fishery so you will not see the stocking truck along this wild river.
Rio de Las Vacas is ice covered throughout its course and will be very difficult to fish until spring.
Fishing Update January 14, 2025 (Rating…Poor)
The Rio de Las Vacas was stocked on Tuesday, May 7th with 425 Rainbows and most recently on Thursday, May 16th with 425 Rainbow Trout.
Fishing Update January 14, 2025 (Lots of Ice)
Rio Cebolla is generally covered with ice making for difficult fishing conditions. Those sections immediately above and below Fenton Lake might be worth a try
Rio Cebolla was stocked on Wednesday, October 2nd with 400 Rainbows and most recently on Wednesday, October 16th with 200 Rainbow Trout.
14″ Brown From upper Rio Cebolla. Caught and Released by Brendon Armstead of Rio Rancho.
San Gregorio Lake
This high-altitude lake is accessed by a beautiful one-mile hike during the summer months and a wintertime adventure with snowshoes or skis this time of year. San Gregorio is no longer part of the stocking rotation because of its wilderness status. NMDGF did, however, pack some Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout fingerlings into the lake during the fall of 2022 as an experiment to see if they can survive and thrive through the harsh, high-altitude San Pedro Parks Wilderness winter. It is unlikely that any survived.
Fishing Update January 14, 2025… (Rating…No Bueno)
San Gregorio has not been stocked with rainbow trout since June of 2020 and will not be stocked for the foreseeable future.
Fishing The Jemez
Children Are Welcome!
The Jemez is a great place to bring your young children to fish. They can be successful fishing anywhere in the Jemez, but for those that are 11 yr and younger, the Kid’s Pond at the hatchery is a great place for youngsters. Stop in at Amanda’s Jemez Mountain Country Store for any supplies or snacks that you might need. Make sure you take proper precautions with your children around the water. Early Spring can often bring high water and strong currents, which can be a danger for kids and adults alike.
Fenton Lake Catch
Facts about Fishing
The cost of a license for New Mexico residents is $35 for a license that is good for the license year from April 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021. Non-resident licenses are $65 for the year. Short-term licenses are the same price for residents and non-residents alike and can be purchased for one day ($22) or five days ($34). Seniors (ages 65-69) and handicapped can purchase an annual license for $18. Juniors (ages 12-17) pay $11 for an annual license. Active duty military and military veterans who are NM residents are being offered reduced-priced licenses. Licenses are free for individuals over the age of 70. All necessary habitat stamps and fees are included in the pricing structure notated above. A second-rod validation (optional) is available for $4. Applicants for hunting and fishing licenses are required by law to provide the last four digits of their social security number. Special trout waters are found in the Jemez and are normally well-marked, but it might be a good idea to consult your fishing proclamation for special regulations that may exist. The website http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us has complete fishing rules and information. Fishing and hunting licenses are available at Amanda’s Jemez Mountain Country Store in La Cueva (575-829-4333).
Look for full fishing reports coming soon.
Generally…fishing is good to excellent on all waters
in the Jemez. Water levels are low to moderate and fishing
clear.
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