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Navajo
 Navajo Reservoir is at an elevation of 6,200 feet in Navajo Lake State Park. The lake has 15,000 surface acres. Ther reservoir is 35 miles long and has over 250 miles of shoreline. About one-third of Navajo Reservoir is located in Colorado, the remaining two-thirds, in New Mexico. In order to fish both states legally one must be in posession of both state's fishing license.
Largemouth and smallmouth bass are available to the angler. Other species found in the lake are northern pike, catfish, rainbow trout, brown trout, black crappie, bluegill and kokanee salmon.
Three separate recreation areas comprise Navajo Lake State Park. Pine River, the most developed area along the lake, includes a visitor center with interpretive exhibits. Sims Mesa is across the lake, accessible by NM 527. The San Juan River area below the dam is world renowned for excellent trout fishing and includes wheelchair- accessible fishing facilities.
Summertime temperatures reach 85 to 100 degrees although quite cool at night.
Navajo Reservoir is located 5 miles north of Navajo City, New Mexico off New Mexico State Route 539.
For more information, New Mexico Game and Fish = Phone: 505-827-7911. Navajo Lake Marina 1448 NM 511, NBU #6 Navajo Dam, NM, 87419 - (505)632-3245
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Navajo State Park- 1526 County Road 982 (Box 1697) - Arboles, CO 81121 - (970) 883-2208- navajo.park@state.co.us
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| Name: Kellie |
Date: 2007-08-26 |
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Location: Aztec, NM |
E-Mail: kellie@kellieskelton.com |
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Water Teamp: 75 |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: Fishing is faily good on the main lake. Many small mouth are being taken with several pike between times. Small mouth are averaging 2-3 lbs. Not many large mouth, but they are around. |
Tips: Many small mouth are being taken on shallow flats with drop shot rigs with Scooter Baits. Any where from 25 foot to 10 foot of water. Large mouth seem to be laying up around sheer rock walls looking for bait fish. A spinner bait has worked well on small and large mouth along with the infamous pike. Pike are good eating, so take them out of the lake and home to grill! Good fishing! K. |
| Name: Capt. Chris Guikema |
Date: 08.23.03 |
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Location: Navajo Dam |
E-Mail: chris@sanjuanworm.com |
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Water Teamp: HOT |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: It has been a odd summer on Navajo, but i your willing to work or it there has been some good ishing. I have had my bext luck at irst light ishing very small (1/2"-1") topwater baits. Ater 10am or so I have been ishing tree's in 5-15' o water with slugo's w/o weight. Been doing ok on cranks but having a hard time with the pike the last 2 weeks, so I am ishing more plastic. Pike ishing has been great, ew big ish on 8" plastic tubes as well as jerk baits. Fishing light line (8-12#) has helped but is a pain in the trees... Lots o great ishing to come, have a good all!Chris |
Tips: SMALL topwater, plastic baits w/ little or no weight in the trees! |
| Name: Capt. Chris Guikema |
Date: 06.25.03 |
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Location: Navajo Dam |
E-Mail: chris@sanjuanworm.com |
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Water Teamp: 70's |
Water Clarity: 3 |
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Report: Water is still holding o color as the water rom the San Juan seems to be making it a little more to the south this year (low lake level I guess) start o June showed great ishing main lake turning on side arms all ishing well. Tube or spinnerbait in the clear water and clown and most other bright crakbaits working well up[ north in the very o color water. Fishing or the bigger bass slowing down shallow but topwater action should be heating up soon as the bass are o the beds and on the eed! |
Tips: Look or pop-r's and buzz baits to really start to work with next week as the water clears. Tubes about any shade o green as been great or me the last week! Tight linesChris |
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Spring: Go to the middle of the lake. The must game out in the middle. |
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