Southwest Catches of the Week 103025

Here are the notable catches of the week:

Elephant Butte Lake: Ray Padilla caught a catfish using carp and shad cut bait on Oct.
Elephant Butte Lake: Vladimir Avina caught five crappie using white grubs on Oct.
"Fishing has been amazing at the Butte when using nightcrawlers and soft plastics,"
he said.
"I caught a few crappie on a white grub and a monster drum on a nightcrawler."
Gila River: Michael L. Pangburn caught a smallmouth bass using a nightcrawler jig on Oct.
Bear Canyon Lake: Fishing conditions have been adversely affected in the aftermath of the Trout Fire.

Fishing conditions for the week were as follows:

Elephant Butte Lake: Catfish fishing was slow to fair using carp and shad cut bait, while crappie fishing was good using white grubs.
Gila River: Streamflow near Gila Wednesday morning was 51.2 cfs.

Author's summary: Notable catches in Southwest region.

Grant County Beat — 2025-10-31