Black River

Rainbow trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record.

Water right now 5.40 ft gage height flow 17.3 cfs, 244% of the Aug 28 median USGS gauge 08406000 (BLACK RIVER AT MALAGA, NM) · 2026-08-28 16:15

6 stockings 2026

Mar 16 last stocked

1,199 fish reported

The year here

stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details

What swims here

Rainbow trout 6 stockings

State record fish caught here

New Mexico state record Crappie 4lb. 9oz. 16 in Oscar Buck · 1983

Certified by New Mexico Game and Fish; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them.

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jan 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	198	completed
Feb 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Feb 19	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Mar 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	201	completed

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 6 times here in 2026, moving water)

Light spinning rod	5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches
Inline spinners	1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams
Drifted bait	single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom

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
Green Meadow Lake	62 mi	Jun 30
Lake Van	68 mi	Jul 9
Berrendo Creek	84 mi	Jun 30
Bonito Lake	129 mi	Jul 7
Lobo Lake TX	134 mi	Feb 3

Records from New Mexico Game and Fish (official page). Placement from USGS GNIS. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New Mexico fishing regulations.