Fishing Timber Lake in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

• Overview

  Timber Lake is one of the Rio Arriba County waters in New Mexico. What surrounds it is lake country bush. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Rio Arriba County are larger. 25 miles away sits Dulce, the nearest town. Beyond it, Navajo at 26 miles and Chama at 31 miles. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Timber Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Rio Arriba County cover white sucker, cutthroat trout and brown trout. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Timber Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 23°F to 64°F. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly mid December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That shapes the year on Timber Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Stinking Lake sits 6.6 miles off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Timber Lake as something to verify.