Perch Lake Fishing Guide, Guadalupe County, New Mexico

• Overview

  Perch Lake lies in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It sits in dry hill. Small at around 3 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Santa Rosa sits 1.4 miles from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Albuquerque, 113 miles distant. Others worth noting: 0.2 miles out stands Twin Lake, Hidden Lake just 0.6 miles, 1.1 miles out stands Post Lake, Park Lake just 1.3 miles and 1.3 miles out stands Rock Lake. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Perch Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Guadalupe County include green sunfish, white sucker and largemouth bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Perch Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 77°F and January near 37°F. The surface stays open the year round. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That shapes the year on Perch Lake. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Twin Lake, 0.2 miles away. Confirm before you fish Perch Lake.