Rio Pueblo
Fishing, stocking, and current conditions
Stocked April to October in 2026: rainbow trout, 6 plants in all. 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
Rainbow trout
Stocking record 2026
Agency feed checked yesterday.
| Date | Species | Size | Fish | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,200 | completed |
| Apr 22 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,200 | completed |
| May 13 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,204 | completed |
| May 26 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,200 | completed |
| Jun 11 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,200 | completed |
| Oct 5 | Rainbow trout | catchable | 1,199 | completed |
When to fish Rio Pueblo
| Major periods (~2 h) | Minor periods (~1 h) | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | 9:43-11:43 am and 10:06 pm-12:06 am | 4:01-5:01 am and 4:15-5:15 pm |
| Tomorrow | 10:29 am-12:29 pm and 10:53 pm-12:53 am | 5:06-6:06 am and 4:42-5:42 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
- Stocked 18 days ago (Oct 5)
- Flow 315% of the seasonal median
Computed this evening, Oct 23 · New Mexico fishing forecast
Gear for this water
Stocked within the last three weeks: fish are still bunched near the release points and keyed on familiar smells.
For the trout (rainbow trout stocked 6 times here in 2026, moving water)
| Light spinning rod | 5 to 6.5 ft light or ultralight; short rods cast under branches |
| 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden Lake (Aka Lake Hazel) | 11 mi | Oct 5 |
| Morphy Reservoir | 17 mi | Jul 16 |
| Santa Cruz Reservoir | 23 mi | May 5 |
| Holy Ghost Creek | 27 mi | Sep 21 |
| Horseshoe Lake | 30 mi | Oct 5 |
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