Get Adobe Acrobat. Sierra County in south-central New Mexico near the town of Truth or Consequences. March through May, September, October. Striped bass also good November through January.
Live bait is also popular for striped bass.
Of all the things a bass fisherman would least expect to see in a lake in the desert, flooded trees probably top the list, but at Elephant Butte Reservoir in south-central New Mexico, the unusual is common. This 36,558-acre Rio Grande River impoundment offers superb largemouth and smallmouth fishing, and has produced striped bass of more than 54 pounds. Elephant Butte, the largest reservoir in New Mexico, consists of two distinct basins. The upper basin is shallow and slightly dingy while the lower basin is deeper and has clear water. Both largemouth and smallmouth bass are present.