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Cochiti Lake

Lake fishing  New Mexico · 05:49 - 20:23

Cochiti Lake is a lake in New Mexico. The fish here are ranked by weather, water temperature and season, see the likely catch below.

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Conditions right now

Weather
Clear sky
Water temp (est.)
71°F
Air temp
60°F
Wind
4 mph
Pressure
29.71 inHg ↓ falling
Clouds
0.0%

Water temperature is an estimate based on weather and season.

Best times today

Dawn 05:04–07:04 Dusk 19:08–21:08

Local time at the spot, from the most likely species' daily rhythm.

Next hours

06:00
60°
07:00
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08:00
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85°
12:00
90°
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94°
14:00
98°
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98°

Likely catch now (12 species)

Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieu
13%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
13%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
9%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Common Carp
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
8%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season, falling pressure ahead of weather.
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Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
8%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Brown Trout
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
8%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, peak season, bright sky slows things.
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Striped Bass
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
8%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, water near its preferred 22 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Bluegill
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
8%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season.
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Flathead Catfish
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
8%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, peak season.
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Black Crappie
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
7%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, water near its preferred 22 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
5%
Prime feeding window at the dawn, bright sky slows things.
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White Bass
White Bass
Morone chrysops
5%
Water near its preferred 22 degrees, bright sky slows things.
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About the fishing here

Cochiti Lake is a lake in New Mexico.

Popular catches here include Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Common Carp, Channel Catfish and Brown Trout.

Smallmouth Bass fishing is usually best around May-Jun, Sep-Oct. The best windows are usually dawn and dusk.

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Napp ranks the species above from the live weather, water temperature, season and time of day, so the order changes through the day.

Tips right now

Technique Start with a soft-plastic jig for smallmouth bass, the most likely catch right now.
Timing This is a prime window for smallmouth bass at dawn. Fish hard now.
Lure Soft-plastic jig for smallmouth bass: Tube jig on rock.
Colour Clear water and good light: try brown, crawfish and natural tones for smallmouth bass.
Depth The water temperature suits the fish. Fish actively at normal depths and edges.

Fishing permit

A state fishing license is required to fish here. Licenses are issued by each state:

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About this water

Cochiti Lake

The Cochiti Dam is an earthen fill dam located on the Rio Grande in Sandoval County, New Mexico, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It also impounds the Santa Fe River. By volume of material, it is the 23rd largest dam in the world at 62,849,000 yd3 of material, one of the ten largest such dams in the United States, and the eleventh largest such dam in the world. Cochiti Dam is one of the four United States Army Corps of Engineers projects for flood and sediment control on the Rio Grande system, operating in conjunction with Abiquiu Dam, Galisteo Dam and Jemez Canyon Dam.

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More waters nearby

Rio Grande New Mexico · 1.8 mi away Galisteo Reservoir New Mexico · 14.8 mi away Jemez River New Mexico · 21.7 mi away Jemez River New Mexico · 21.8 mi away Jemez River New Mexico · 23.2 mi away Jemez River New Mexico · 26.0 mi away Fenton Lake New Mexico · 28.5 mi away Rio Grande New Mexico · 28.6 mi away

Common questions

What fish can you catch at Cochiti Lake?

Popular catches here include Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Blue Catfish, Common Carp, Channel Catfish, Brown Trout, Striped Bass and Bluegill.

Do you need a fishing license at Cochiti Lake?

Yes. A state fishing license is required; see the link on this page for the state's rules.

When is the best time to fish Cochiti Lake?

Smallmouth Bass fishing is usually best around May-Jun, Sep-Oct. The best windows are usually dawn and dusk.

What is biting at Cochiti Lake right now?

Right now Smallmouth Bass is the most likely catch, at about 13%.