Perch Lake (Guadalupe County)

Rainbow trout and channel catfish water; 15 stockings on the 2026 record.

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15 stockings 2026

Jun 30 last stocked

3,083 fish reported

3.5 acres (NHD)

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 10 stockings

Channel catfish 3 stockings

Largemouth bass 2 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jan 7	Rainbow trout	catchable	249	completed
Jan 13	Rainbow trout	catchable	250	completed
Jan 21	Rainbow trout	catchable	250	completed
Feb 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	251	completed
Feb 11	Rainbow trout	catchable	250	completed
Feb 18	Rainbow trout	catchable	251	completed
Feb 26	Rainbow trout	catchable	249	completed
Mar 2	Rainbow trout	catchable	250	completed
Mar 10	Largemouth bass	catchable	149	completed
Mar 10	Rainbow trout	catchable	251	completed
Mar 17	Rainbow trout	catchable	251	completed
Apr 23	Channel catfish	catchable	141	completed
May 21	Channel catfish	catchable	133	completed
Jun 11	Largemouth bass	catchable	25	completed
Jun 30	Channel catfish	catchable	133	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 10 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

For the catfish (channel catfish stocked 3 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Circle hooks on a slip-sinker rig	2/0 to 5/0 circles on a Carolina rig; let them load up
Cut bait and prepared baits	fresh cut shad or chicken liver; scent is everything
Rod holders	catfishing is a waiting game; fish two rods where legal

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
EL RITO CREEK (nr Santa Rosa)	1.1 mi	Jul 14
Santa Rosa Lake	7.2 mi	May 24
GALLINAS RIVER (nr Las Vegas)	22 mi	May 28
Lake Sumner	26 mi	Apr 10
Conchas Lake	41 mi	Jun 17

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.