NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Biologists from the state’s Department of Game and Fish found that brown trout are above historic averages in Cimarron and Red River. Last fall, biologists conducted a trout ...

Trout conditions remained ideal this week as anglers reported delightful catches in lakes and streams in northern and southern New Mexico.

Matthew Esparza caught three rainbow trout and a large brook trout in a span of two hours using a ¼-ounce orange squarebill crankbait on the dam side of Bonito Lake on Jan. 8, 2026. Information and ...