Holy Ghost Creek
Fishing and stocking
Rainbow trout water; 6 stockings on the 2026 record, spread May to September.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 400 | completed |
| May 20 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 400 | completed |
| Jun 1 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 401 | completed |
| Jun 16 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 201 | completed |
| Jul 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 401 | completed |
| Sep 21 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 400 | completed |
When to fish Holy Ghost Creek
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:43-11:43 am and 10:06 pm-12:06 am | 4:02-5:02 am and 4:16-5:16 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:29 am-12:29 pm and 10:54 pm-12:54 am | 5:07-6:07 am and 4:43-5:43 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 Sep 21
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Mexico fishing forecast
Gear for this water
The last plant has had time to disperse; work outward from the obvious spots.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Monastery Lake | 12 mi | Oct 13 |
| Hidden Lake (Aka Lake Hazel) | 16 mi | Oct 5 |
| Santa Cruz Reservoir | 18 mi | May 5 |
| Morphy Reservoir | 21 mi | Jul 16 |
| Gallinas Ice Pond | 24 mi | Jun 9 |
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