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Best walleye lakes in New Mexico

11 New Mexico waters hold walleye, 1 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Elephant Butte Lake — 174 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
2. Ute Lake — 88 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
3. Abiquiu Lake — 117 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
4. Brantley Lake — 40 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
5. Conchas Lake — 105 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
6. Santa Rosa Lake — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
7. Caballo Lake — 50 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
8. Sumner Lake — 65 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
9. Cochiti Lake — 90 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
10. Charette Lakes — 30 ft max · Walleye, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
11. Clayton Lake — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish

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When to fish walleye in New Mexico

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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