GnM

I reside in SE NM by way of Roswell. I was curious if anyone knows of any bass clubs in the SE area, or is there are pp who are avid bass fisherman and would like to get one started.. ' GnM

Hello, I was curious of anyone on here fishes or has fished Elephant Butte. I will be making my first trip there next weekend and am looking for some places to start. Not asking for anyone to give up their honey holes, but just some areas of the lake I could target. Just trying to just narrow my search. I generally only target black bass, and always practice catch and release.... so I won't be taking any toads home. I really appreciate and thank anyone who responds. GnM

Swbass15, For our t-rigs we have been using yamamoto craw's and creature baits in watermelon color with black flake. We have also has success on Gene Larew Biffle Bug watermelon color. I prefer the yamamoto baits, they seem to work very well, downfall is they are a little pricey. Next time out I will try some shad color d.s. Another bait I like to throw and have some success is yamamoto hula grubs on a yamamoto football head jigin 1oz to 3/4oz. It is a pretty versatile bait as you can drag it or swim it. Do you know if they have any pro-am style tournaments on the Butte?

New to this forum and was curious how many NM Bass Anglers are on this sight.

Hello -I am new to this sight and also live in SE NM. I currently fish Sumner lake, and experience some the same lowering water issue. I have found I just move out a little deeper the areas I fish. I have had a lot of success throwing texas rigged plastics, square bill cranks, and spinnerbaits. I fished this last weekend and the smallmouth were hammering the soft plastics. I am originally from AZ and have found the techniques I used in AZ don't seem to work as well in NM, and the drop shot is one of them. I know it has to work and wonder if i am using the righ color. Westy worms worked in AZ, but I have not have much success in NM. Have you been fishing any other lakes besides the Butte?