About Caballo Lake State Park: This park's claim to fame are the majestic Bald and Golden Eagles that migrate through. Beginning in late October both Bald and Golden Eagles arrive to nest at Caballo.  Numerous Golden Eagles nest in the nearby Caballo foothills, while Bald Eagles will nest in a large areas around the park, as well as within the park.

Country Cactus: Visitors can stroll among yuccas, century plants, ocotillos, cow tongues, prickly pears, and other desert cacti growing in the park's two cacti gardens. Most of these cactus provide beautiful blooms in late March and early April.

• Largemouth Bass
• Walleye
• White Bass
• Catfish
• crappie
• Bluegill
• Northern Pike
• Sunfish
• Rainbow Trout

Saturday, Sept 5th: Capture a black bear in Los Ranchos; watch a young girl harvest her first deer; cook up some teriyaki venison on the camp stove with Dan Brooks, the Cast Iron Ranger; and explore the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque.

Saturday, Sept 12th: Watch the Duke City Bass Bums hook bass at Santa Rosa Lake; perform a winter wilderness rescue with the UNM mountain rescue as the Albuquerque Rescue Council holds it’s final exam on the top of the Sandia Crest; cook up some delicious elk tacos; and stock native Rio Grande cutthroat trout in the Wild Rivers BLM area near Questa.

Saturday, Sept. 19: Enjoy a spring trout fishing trip on the Pecos River during a snowstorm; watch river otters return home to land owned by Taos Pueblo; learn how to use a farm disc to cook up red chile venison; and go birding on the Southwestern New Mexico Birding Trail.

Saturday, Sept. 26th: The National Archery in the Schools Program offers positive values to the youth of New Mexico; catch anglers competing in the inaugural Southwest Regional Qualifying Competition on Santa Cruz Lake and on the Rio Grande in an effort to earn a spot on the Fly-Fishing Team USA; find out how to make a tasty dessert in the Dutch Oven; view a collaborative effort to restore parts of the Gila River, as participants create cover habitat for the Gila Trout in the wilderness.