Fishing is fair using cut bait and liver for catfish. Elephant Butte Fishing is good using jig and pig combinations, tubes, top water lures, poppers, clausers and glass minnows for black bass. Most of the black bass are still being taken in less than 10 feet of water. Fishing is good using jerk baits, crank baits, weighted spin jigs, sassy shad and spinners for white bass. Fishing is good using large flies, live bait rigs, deep diving crank baits and horse head jigs for striped bass.
Fishing is good using shrimp, stink bait and cut bait for catfish.
Fishing for crappie is slow. Gila River Fishing on the forks is good using spinners, bead head nymphs and salmon eggs for stocked trout. A few smallmouth bass are being taken on worms and wet flies. Lake Roberts Fishing is good using power bait, salmon eggs, worms, bead head woolly buggers and spinners for trout. Fishing is fair using worms, stink bait and liver for catfish.