Bonito Lake

Rainbow trout water; 9 stockings on the 2026 record.

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9 stockings 2026

Jul 7 last stocked

24,428 fish reported

42 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 9 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,999	completed
Mar 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,999	completed
Apr 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,001	completed
May 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,999	completed
May 19	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,429	completed
Jun 10	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,001	completed
Jun 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	3,001	completed
Jun 29	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,500	completed
Jul 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,499	completed

Gear for this water

The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.

For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 9 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
Slip bobber and jig	1/32 oz marabou jig or waxworm suspended at cruising depth
Ultralight spinning rod	6 to 7 ft ultralight, 4 lb line; long casts from the bank

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
Berrendo Creek	74 mi	Jun 30
Lake Van	82 mi	Jul 9
Estancia Park Lake	92 mi	May 21
Lake Sumner	112 mi	Apr 10
EL RITO CREEK (nr Santa Rosa)	118 mi	Jul 14

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