Conditions
: SPRINGER LAKE: Fishing for catfish was fair when using nightcrawler worms and chicken liver.
Reported by: New Mexico F&G
Hatches:
Patterns
Lures & Spinners
About: -Springer Lake is about 5 miles
west of Springer. Best for 5- to 25-pound northern pike during April through
June, September and October. Lake is on the Maxwell National
Wildlife Refuge, off N.M. 445 just outside the village of Maxwell, has about 450
surface acres and produces rainbows in the range of 12 to 24 inches. Charette
Lakes on a mesa southwest of Springer usually offer good fishing for 10- to
14-inch rainbows and perch. Maxwell and Charette Lakes closed November through
February.