Los Pinos River
Fishing and stocking
Stocked monthly April through July in 2026, heaviest in June: rainbow trout, 5 plants in all.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,802 | completed |
| May 18 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,800 | completed |
| Jun 10 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,800 | completed |
| Jun 23 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,801 | completed |
| Jul 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,799 | completed |
When to fish Los Pinos River
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:51-11:51 am and 10:14 pm-12:14 am | 4:09-5:09 am and 4:23-5:23 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:37 am-12:37 pm | 5:15-6:15 am and 4:50-5:50 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 Jul 22
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 trout (rainbow trout stocked 5 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Inline spinners | 1/16 to 1/8 oz silver or gold; swing them across the current seams |
| Drifted bait | single salmon egg or half a crawler under light split shot, rolled along the bottom |
| Small jerkbaits | floating minnows in the 2 to 3 inch class for the deeper bends |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| TIGER PARK POND (Aztec) | 20 mi | Oct 5 |
| Animas River | 27 mi | Oct 5 |
| Lake Farmington | 28 mi | Apr 28 |
| Animas River #2 CO | 34 mi | Aug 7 |
| Vallecito Reservoir CO | 39 mi | Aug 14 |
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