LivewellFish consumption advisories
New Mexico
New Mexico publishes advisories for 26 waters, covering 219 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: DDT, Mercury, PCBs
Waters with advisories in New Mexico
26 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 24
- Abiquiu Lake
- Bill Evans Lake
- Bluewater Lake
- Brantley Lake
- Caballo Lake
- Cabresto Lake
- Clayton Lake
- Cochiti Lake
- Conchas Lake
- Eagle Nest Lake
- El Vado Lake
- Elephant Butte Lake
- Lake Farmington
- Lake Maloya
- Lake Roberts
- Navajo Lake
- Quemado Lake
- Rio Grande
- Santa Rosa Lake
- Springer Lake
- Storrie Lake
- Stubblefield Lake
- Sumner Lake
- Ute Lake
Reservoirs 1
Rivers 1
Browse New Mexico by county
Every named water in the state, county by county — including the many with no advisory on file.
- Apache
- Archuleta
- Bernalillo
- Catron
- Chaves
- Cibola
- Colfax
- Curry
- De Baca
- Doña Ana
- Eddy
- Graham
- Grant
- Greenlee
- Guadalupe
- Harding
- Hidalgo
- La Plata
- Lea
- Lincoln
- Los Alamos
- Luna
- McKinley
- Mora
- Navajo
- Otero
- Quay
- Rio Arriba
- Roosevelt
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- Sandoval
- Santa Fe
- Sierra
- Socorro
- Taos
- Torrance
- Union
- Valencia
- Yuma
New Mexico statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brown Trout | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Brook Trout | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Cutthroat Trout | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Lake Trout | — | 2 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Kokanee | — | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Largemouth Bass | 14" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Smallmouth Bass | 12" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Spotted Bass | 14" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Bass | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | — | 25 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 14" min | 5 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Northern Pike | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Tiger Muskie | 40" min | 1 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Flathead Catfish | — | 15 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Yellow Perch | — | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| White Crappie | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Bluegill | — | 20 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: New Mexico — New Mexico Game & Fish