Fishing Lake Maloya in Colfax County, New Mexico

• Overview

  This water sits in Colfax County, New Mexico. It stands 7,530 feet above sea level. It measures about 121 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.8 miles in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Colfax County. Raton is the closest town at 7 miles. Then Trinidad, 14 miles, and Walsenburg, 49 miles. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lake Maloya

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Colfax County records list cutthroat trout, white sucker, rainbow trout, brown trout and green sunfish among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Lake Maloya gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 64°F and January near 27°F on the long-run figures. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Lake Maloya rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A slipway is marked about half a mile from here. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Lake Dorothey, 1.1 miles away. Nothing on Lake Maloya should be assumed from this page alone.