Los Alamos Reservoir Fishing Guide, Los Alamos County, New Mexico

• Overview

  Look for Los Alamos Reservoir in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. The water sits 7,726 feet up. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Supplies mean a trip to Los Alamos, 2.7 miles off. It is 58 miles to Albuquerque, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Los Alamos Reservoir

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On Los Alamos Reservoir the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 61°F in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually goes in early April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The water is typically free of ice between early April and early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Los Alamos Reservoir rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. The nearest mapped parking is half a mile away, so the last stretch is on foot. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Santa Cruz Arroyo is 18 miles off. The position on Los Alamos Reservoir is worth confirming on the day.