Lake Maloya
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Rainbow trout water, stocked 10 times in 2026, spread March to October, heaviest in July; 20,813 fish reported. A 121-acre reservoir. A USGS gauge reports from this water, so the conditions card on this page is live.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 2,989 | completed |
| Oct 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 3,000 | completed |
When to fish Lake Maloya
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:38-11:38 am and 10:01 pm-12:01 am | 3:56-4:56 am and 4:10-5:10 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am | 5:02-6:02 am and 4:37-5:37 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 10 days ago (Oct 13)
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 (rainbow trout stocked 10 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) | 2.5 mi | Oct 13 |
| Trinidad Reservoir CO | 15 mi | Oct 16 |
| Maxwell Lake 13 | 30 mi | Apr 22 |
| Monument Reservoir CO | 40 mi | Aug 21 |
| North Lake CO | 42 mi | Aug 21 |
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