Hopewell Lake

Rainbow trout water; 12 stockings on the 2026 record.

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12 stockings 2026

Jul 20 last stocked

11,507 fish reported

16 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 12 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
May 12	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,688	completed
May 12	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	completed
May 26	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,691	completed
May 26	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	completed
Jun 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,717	completed
Jun 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	completed
Jun 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,898	completed
Jun 23	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	completed
Jul 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,740	completed
Jul 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	completed
Jul 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,663	completed
Jul 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	185	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 12 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the depth
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

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
Canjilon Lakes	12 mi	Jul 15
Red River (Below Questa)	30 mi	Jul 21
Abiquiu Reservoir	33 mi	Apr 7
Eagle Rock Lake	37 mi	Jul 24
Rio Pueblo	45 mi	Jun 11

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.