Pecos River Lower Transill Reservoir
Channel: New Mexico Outdoor Sports Guide - NMOSG
Date: 2022-06-11

Lower Transil Reservoir is a reservoir located just .6 miles from Carlsbad, in Eddy County, in the state of New Mexico, United States. Whether you’re baitcasting, fly fishing or spinning your chances of getting a bite here are good. So grab your favorite fly fishing rod and reel, and head out to Lower Transill Reservoir.

Can you fish in Lower Transill Reservoir? Lower Transill Reservoir is near Carlsbad. The most popular species caught here are Largemouth bass, Common carp, and Channel catfish.

Located on both sides of the Pecos River from the Upper Dam to the Lower Tansill Dam, this area is included in the Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area and has shades, boat docks and during "ball" season is utilised by many ball teams for practice areas.

Located on both sides of the Pecos River from the Upper Dam to the Lower Tansill Dam, this area is included in the Lake Carlsbad Recreation Area and has shades, boat docks and during “ball” season is utilized by many ball teams for practice areas.

The Pecos River (Spanish: Río Pecos) originates in north-central New Mexico near Santa Fe and flows into Texas, emptying into the Rio Grande. Its headwaters are on the eastern slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in Mora County north of Pecos, NM, at an elevation of over 12,000 feet. The river flows for 926 miles before reaching the Rio Grande near Del Rio.

The name “Pecos” derives from the Keresan (Native American language) term for the Pecos Pueblo, [p’æyok’ona]. The river was also historically referred to as the Río Natagés for the Mescalero people.

The river played a large role in the exploration of Texas by the Spanish.

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