Caballo Lake
Fishing and stocking
Hybrid striped bass water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in June.
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The year here
stocked last 7 days announced ahead · tap a tick for details
What swims here
Hybrid striped bass (wiper)
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4 | Hybrid striped bass (wiper) | fingerling | 50,000 | completed |
When to fish Caballo Lake
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:50-11:50 am and 10:12 pm-12:12 am | 4:08-5:08 am and 4:23-5:23 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:36 am-12:36 pm | 5:11-6:11 am and 4:53-5:53 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 Jun 4
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 striped bass and hybrids (hybrid striped bass (wiper) stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)
| Flutter spoons and swimbaits | match the shad; count down to suspended fish |
| Live or cut shad | the reservoir standard where legal |
| Topwater walkers | early mornings when they push bait to the surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elephant Butte Lake | 28 mi | May 22 |
| Trees Lake | 50 mi | Jun 30 |
| Lake Roberts | 51 mi | Oct 8 |
| Young Pond | 52 mi | Jun 30 |
| Bill Evans Lake | 74 mi | Oct 16 |
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