Monastery Lake

Rainbow trout water; 24 stockings on the 2026 record.

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24 stockings 2026

Jul 16 last stocked

15,278 fish reported

5.9 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 24 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	252	completed
Apr 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	399	completed
Apr 22	Rainbow trout	catchable	650	completed
Apr 28	Rainbow trout	catchable	250	completed
May 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,311	completed
May 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	900	completed
May 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
May 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	401	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	900	completed
May 20	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
May 27	Rainbow trout	catchable	900	completed
May 27	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
Jun 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,300	completed
Jun 5	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
Jun 10	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,598	completed
Jun 11	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
Jun 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,301	completed
Jun 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	95	completed
Jul 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,145	completed
Jul 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	200	completed
Jul 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	76	completed
Jul 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,718	completed
Jul 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	1,311	completed
Jul 16	Rainbow trout	catchable	96	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 24 times 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
Holy Ghost Creek	9.8 mi	Jul 13
Harris Lake	27 mi	Jun 30
Rio Pueblo	42 mi	Jun 11
Jemez River	49 mi	May 5
GALLINAS RIVER (nr Las Vegas)	52 mi	May 28

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.