Belen Riverside Drain
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water, stocked 10 times in 2026, monthly January through March, heaviest in February; 2,002 fish reported.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 200 | completed |
| Jan 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 200 | completed |
| Jan 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 199 | completed |
| Feb 3 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 199 | completed |
| Feb 10 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 201 | completed |
| Feb 17 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 202 | completed |
| Feb 26 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 200 | completed |
| Mar 3 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 201 | completed |
| Mar 11 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 200 | completed |
| Mar 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 200 | completed |
When to fish Belen Riverside Drain
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:47-11:47 am and 10:10 pm-12:10 am | 4:06-5:06 am and 4:20-5:20 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:34 am-12:34 pm and 10:58 pm-12:58 am | 5:10-6:10 am and 4:49-5:49 pm |
Moon: waxing gibbous, 93% lit. These are solunar periods, the traditional feeding-time theory: majors around the moon's transit overhead and underfoot, minors around moonrise and moonset. Theory, not a measurement. Times are Mountain Time (MDT).
What the record actually says
- Last stocked Mar 18
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Mexico fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 10 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Dough bait rigs | floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell |
| Casting spoons | 1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth |
| Small crankbaits | trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points |
Suggestions follow from what the state actually stocks here and what kind of water it is, nothing else. No sponsored placements.
Nearby stocked waters
The closest waters with stocking pages of their own, straight-line miles from this one.
| Water | Distance | Most recent |
|---|---|---|
| Corrales Riverside Drain | 31 mi | Feb 10 |
| Liam Knight Pond | 36 mi | Jun 30 |
| Estancia Park Lake | 39 mi | May 21 |
| Escondida Lake | 41 mi | Jun 30 |
| Jemez River | 47 mi | Oct 15 |
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