Lewiston Lake near Portales: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Roosevelt County, New Mexico. What surrounds it is pine and hardwood. About 341 acres, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Our Roosevelt County list holds plenty of bigger water. Portales at 21 miles is the nearest place to stop. Lubbock sits 110 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lewiston Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read Lewiston Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out. The well known water nearby is Greene Lake, 36 miles distant.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 77°F, the coldest about 38°F. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Late winter often fishes better here than midsummer does. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lewiston Lake. Cool nights slow the mornings but sharpen the evenings.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping flags this water as intermittent: it can be dry for part of the year, so check before travelling. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Middle Lake, 22 miles away. What applies at Lewiston Lake may have changed since it was mapped.