Red River City Ponds

Fishing and stocking

Rainbow trout water, stocked 6 times in 2026, spread June to July, heaviest in July; 1,206 fish reported.

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last stocked Jul 14 101 days ago

best window 10:05 pm-12:05 am solunar major today

6 stockings 2026

1,206 fish reported

The year here

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

What swims here

Rainbow trout 6 stockings

Stocking record 2026

Agency feed checked yesterday.

Date	Species	Size	Fish	Status
Jun 8	Rainbow trout	catchable	249	completed
Jun 24	Rainbow trout	catchable	317	completed
Jul 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	249	completed
Jul 6	Rainbow trout	catchable	71	completed
Jul 14	Rainbow trout	catchable	251	completed
Jul 14	Rainbow trout	catchable	69	completed

When to fish Red River City Ponds

	Major periods (~2 h)	Minor periods (~1 h)
Today	9:42-11:42 am and 10:05 pm-12:05 am	4:00-5:00 am and 4:14-5:14 pm
Tomorrow	10:28 am-12:28 pm and 10:52 pm-12:52 am	5:06-6:06 am and 4:41-5:41 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 14

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 6 times here in 2026, stillwater)

Small crankbaits	trout-pattern cranks trolled or slow-retrieved off points
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

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
Goose Lake	5.5 mi	Jun 29
Eagle Rock Lake	9.0 mi	Oct 16
Lost Lake	9.1 mi	Oct 5
Horseshoe Lake	10 mi	Oct 5
Costilla River	10 mi	Oct 5

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Records from New Mexico Game and Fish (official page). Placement from New Mexico Game and Fish coordinates. Schedules change without notice. Seasons, limits, and licenses: New Mexico fishing regulations.