Free fishing this Saturday

Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 4. as the state celebrates National Boating and Fishing Week.

Anyone can fish for free in public fishing waters throughout the state but bag limits and all other rules and regulations must be observed.

“This is a great time to take your family fishing,” said Mike Sloane, Director for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

State biologists are working on a number of Gila trout projects across the state to improve angling and have modified the stocking strategy at Eagle Nest Lake. A newly opened kid’s pond at Rock Lake Hatchery near Santa Rosa is now available for anglers 11 years of age and younger. The Department is also working on a number of projects across the state to improve fisheries and angler opportunities statewide.