Bottomless Lakes fishing

Bottomless Lakes fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 5.1 times a year since 2019, most often in February and December. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Bottomless Lakes
Photo: Stephen Hanafin from Aurora, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Last stocked
March 16, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
41
Since 2019
Species recorded
1
Average size
10.5 in
Elevation
3,457.2 ft

Fish at Bottomless Lakes

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 41 plants · last March 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked March 16, 2026 · avg 10.5 in · 41 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Bottomless Lakes is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Lake Van (8.6 mi), Bataan Lake (9.1 mi), Berrendo Creek (9.8 mi), Greene Acres Lake (12.2 mi), and Hondo River (LOWER) (20.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Van is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Bataan Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Berrendo Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Greene Acres Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Hondo River (LOWER) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2019

126

Fish stocked in 2020

814

Fish stocked in 2021

754

Fish stocked in 2022

375

Fish stocked in 2023

375

Fish stocked in 2024

531

Fish stocked in 2025

1,097

Fish stocked in 2026

750

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
March 16, 2026Rainbow Trout12410.1 inreport
March 2, 2026Rainbow Trout12410 inreport
February 19, 2026Rainbow Trout12510.2 inreport
February 2, 2026Rainbow Trout12510.2 inreport
January 21, 2026Rainbow Trout12610 inreport
January 6, 2026Rainbow Trout12610 inreport
December 15, 2025Rainbow Trout12410.2 inreport
December 1, 2025Rainbow Trout12510.6 inreport
November 20, 2025Rainbow Trout10010.7 inreport
October 28, 2025Rainbow Trout12510.2 inreport
March 20, 2025Rainbow Trout12410.4 inreport
March 6, 2025Rainbow Trout12410.3 inreport
February 12, 2025Rainbow Trout12410.2 inreport
January 28, 2025Rainbow Trout12510.5 inreport
January 14, 2025Rainbow Trout12610.6 inreport
December 30, 2024Rainbow Trout12510 inreport
December 17, 2024Rainbow Trout9410.3 inreport
December 3, 2024Rainbow Trout9310.1 inreport
November 19, 2024Rainbow Trout9412.3 inreport
November 6, 2024Rainbow Trout12511.5 inreport
March 14, 2023Rainbow Trout12510.9 inreport
February 27, 2023Rainbow Trout12410.2 inreport
February 13, 2023Rainbow Trout12610 inreport
December 5, 2022Rainbow Trout1249 inreport
November 21, 2022Rainbow Trout1259.4 inreport
January 10, 2022Rainbow Trout12611 inreport
December 21, 2021Rainbow Trout9511 inreport
December 9, 2021Rainbow Trout9311.4 inreport
November 18, 2021Rainbow Trout9411.1 inreport
November 4, 2021Rainbow Trout9310 inreport
March 16, 2021Rainbow Trout7411 inreport
March 3, 2021Rainbow Trout7511.7 inreport
February 10, 2021Rainbow Trout7511.6 inreport
January 25, 2021Rainbow Trout8010.8 inreport
January 11, 2021Rainbow Trout7510.8 inreport
December 4, 2020Rainbow Trout6010.7 inreport
November 3, 2020Rainbow Trout12511 inreport
March 2, 2020Rainbow Trout12710.3 inreport
February 17, 2020Rainbow Trout25110.2 inreport
February 5, 2020Rainbow Trout25110.5 inreport
December 31, 2019Rainbow Trout12610.4 inreport

Access and facts

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Advisories, closures, regulations and water conditions change. Check the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish before you go.

About Bottomless Lakes

Photo of Bottomless Lakes
Stephen Hanafin from Aurora, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo of Bottomless Lakes
Stephen Hanafin from Aurora, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo of Bottomless Lakes
Carpenter, Kenneth, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearest lakes

Lake Van 8.6 mi last stocked July 9, 2026 Bataan Lake 9.1 mi last stocked June 30, 2026 Berrendo Creek 9.8 mi last stocked June 30, 2026 Greene Acres Lake 12.2 mi last stocked June 30, 2026 Hondo River (LOWER) 20.3 mi last stocked July 23, 2026

Public land at Bottomless Lakes

Bottomless Lakes is inside Bottomless Lakes State Park.

Boundaries from Public Lands DB, part of the same network.

Common questions

What fish are at Bottomless Lakes?

Fishing Bottomless Lakes usually means Rainbow Trout. All 41 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked March 16, 2026, averaging 10.5 in.

When is Bottomless Lakes stocked?

Last stocked March 16, 2026. It is stocked about 5.1 times a year since 2019, most often in February and December.

How big are the fish stocked at Bottomless Lakes?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Bottomless Lakes average 10.5 in.

Which lakes near Bottomless Lakes were stocked more recently?

Lake Van (8.6 mi), Bataan Lake (9.1 mi), Berrendo Creek (9.8 mi), Greene Acres Lake (12.2 mi), and Hondo River (LOWER) (20.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Van is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Bataan Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Berrendo Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Greene Acres Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Hondo River (LOWER) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.