Stilling Basin is stocked in cool months with rainbow trout. Similar size browns and some big rainbows also show up in those months on the Rio Grande below the Stilling Basin. Many visitors use guides to provide proper equipment and advice. Jemez Mountains Jemez streams and Fenton Lake are accessible via N.M. 44 northwest out of Bernalillo, then N.M. 4 north out of San Ysidro. Jemez waters are heavily stocked with catchable rainbows.
Some streams have good populations of brown trout.
Only artificial flies and lures. Permits available in Dulce at the Jicarilla Game and Fish office and the Jicarilla Best Western Inn. The Brazos River east of Chama flows mostly on private land. Subject to changes in release rates from El Vado, especially in summer when flows are increased to accommodate rafters. Rio Grande and Lower Red River About 20 miles southwest of Taos on N.M. 68, there is easy access to the Rio Grande.