Lake Maloya

Rainbow trout water; 8 stockings on the 2026 record.

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Water right now 7509.07 ft elevation USGS gauge 07199450 (LAKE MALOYA NR RATON NM) · 2026-08-28 15:45

8 stockings 2026

Jul 13 last stocked

14,824 fish reported

121 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 8 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Mar 12	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,499	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	401	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,601	completed
Jun 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,602	completed
Jun 4	Rainbow trout	catchable	401	completed
Jul 9	Rainbow trout	catchable	4,320	completed
Jul 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	2,600	completed
Jul 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	400	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 8 times here in 2026, stillwater)

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
Casting spoons	1/8 to 1/4 oz in fluorescent or metallic; count down until you find the 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
LAKE ALICE (Sugarite Canyon)	2.4 mi	Jul 13
Leandro Creek	39 mi	Jul 9
CIMARRON RIVER (West of Cimarron)	46 mi	Jul 15
Shuree Ponds	48 mi	Jul 16
Eagle Nest Lake	59 mi	Jul 15

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.