Black River
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked monthly January through March in 2026: rainbow trout, 6 plants in all. The New Mexico state record crappie, 4lb. 9oz., came from this water in 1983. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Rainbow trout
State record fish caught here
Certified by New Mexico Game and Fish; weights shown exactly as the agency publishes them. Record book read October 2026.
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| 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 |
When to fish Black River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:37-11:37 am and 9:59-11:59 pm | 3:55-4:55 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:23 am-12:23 pm and 10:47 pm-12:47 am | 4:57-5:57 am and 4:40-5:40 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 16
- Flow 19% of the seasonal median
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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bataan Lake | 14 mi | Jun 30 |
| Conoco Pond | 45 mi | Jun 30 |
| Eunice Lake | 53 mi | Jun 30 |
| Jal Lake | 54 mi | Jun 30 |
| Harry Mcadams Park Pond | 64 mi | Jul 9 |
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