Horseshoe Lake

Fishing and stocking

Cutthroat trout water; one stocking on the 2026 record, in October.

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last stocked Oct 5 18 days ago

best window 10:05 pm-12:05 am solunar major today

1 stocking 2026

1,099 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Cutthroat trout 1 stocking

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Oct 5	Cutthroat trout	fingerling	1,099	completed

When to fish Horseshoe Lake

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am	4:00-5:00 am and 4:14-5:14 pm
Tomorrow	10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am	5:06-6:06 am and 4:41-5:41 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

Stocked 18 days ago (Oct 5)

Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Mexico fishing forecast

Gear for this water

Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.

For the trout (cutthroat trout stocked 1 time here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Dough bait rigs	floating dough bait 18 inches above a small egg sinker; hatchery fish know the smell

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
Lost Lake	0.9 mi	Oct 5
Goose Lake	5.5 mi	Jun 29
Eagle Nest Lake	8.3 mi	Oct 15
Red River City Ponds	10 mi	Jul 14
CIMARRON RIVER (West of Cimarron)	11 mi	Jul 15

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Records from New Mexico Game and Fish (official page). Placement from New Mexico Game and Fish coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New Mexico fishing regulations.