Lake Sumner
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Walleye water, stocked 2 times in 2026, all in April; 433,397 fish reported. A 1,262-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
Walleye
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | Walleye | fingerling | 261,111 | completed |
| Apr 10 | Walleye | fingerling | 172,286 | completed |
When to fish Lake Sumner
| 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 4:11-5:11 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:24 am-12:24 pm and 10:48 pm-12:48 am | 5:00-6:00 am and 4:39-5:39 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 Apr 10
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Mexico fishing forecast
Gear for this water
It has been a while since the trucks came. The holdovers have spread out and wised up; downsize and fish natural.
For the walleye (walleye stocked 2 times here in 2026, stillwater)
| Jigging raps and blade baits | vertical over deep structure in the cold months |
| Jig and minnow | 1/8 to 1/4 oz round jigs tipped live or plastic; drag the bottom slowly |
| Crawler harness | slow-trolled over flats and breaks once water warms |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bosque Redondo | 16 mi | Jun 30 |
| Perch Lake (Guadalupe County) | 27 mi | Jun 30 |
| EL RITO CREEK (nr Santa Rosa) | 27 mi | Oct 16 |
| Blue Hole Park Pond | 28 mi | Oct 16 |
| Santa Rosa Lake | 33 mi | May 24 |
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