Elephant Butte Lake - Elephant Butte, NM

Name: Elephant Butte Lake
Address: Elephant Butte, NV, US

Fish Species:	Chinook Salmon, Chum Salmon, Coho Salmon, Cutthroat Trout, White Sturgeon, Steelhead, Striped Bass, Sockeye Salmon, Pink Salmon, Channel Catfish, Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Largemouth Bass, Mackinaw Trout, Kokanee Salmon, Coastal Cutthroat, Black Crappie, Common Carp, Smallmouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Tule Perch, Inland Silverside, Prickly Sculpin, Green Sunfish, Threadfin Shad, White Crappie, Lightning Trout, Cutbow Trout, White Catfish, Brown Bullhead, Black Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Wiper, Tilapia, White Bass

Plant Date	Species	Source	# of Fish
5-22-2026	Largemouth Bass	NMDGF	488110
5-21-2026	Largemouth Bass	NMDGF	519518
4-30-2026	Largemouth Bass	New Mexico Department of Game and Fish	3230
3-11-2026	Largemouth Bass	New Mexico Department of Game and Fish	3940
3-11-2026	Largemouth Bass	New Mexico Department of Game and Fish	1717

Date	Report	Author
1-22-2026	Elephant Butte Lake Fishing Report Elephant Butte Lake: The South Monticello boat ramp is... more »	New Mexico Game & Fish Department
1-15-2026	Elephant Butte Lake Fishing Report Elephant Butte Lake: The South Monticello boat ramp is... more »	New Mexico Game & Fish Department
1-8-2026	Elephant Butte Lake Fishing Report Elephant Butte Lake: The most recent report was received... more »	New Mexico Game & Fish Department
10-21-2016	Elephant Butte Lake Fishing Report Fishing was fair using minnows, small jigs and... more »	New Mexico Game & Fish Department
4-22-2014	Elephant Butte Lake Fish Report A cold front slowed things a bit over... more »	New Mexico Game & Fish Department

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