Eagle Rock Lake fishing

Eagle Rock Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on a community pond. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2020, most often in July and August. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
October 16, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
109
Since 2020
Species recorded
2
Average size
12.1 in
Elevation
7,429.2 ft

Fish at Eagle Rock Lake

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 107 plants · last October 1, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked October 1, 2026 · avg 12.2 in · 107 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Eagle Rock Lake is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Fish stocked in 2020

11,541

Fish stocked in 2021

8,240

Fish stocked in 2022

1,120

Fish stocked in 2023

1,353

Fish stocked in 2024

7,694

Fish stocked in 2025

10,112

Fish stocked in 2026

5,131

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 16, 2026Rainbow Trout60110.4 inreport
October 1, 2026Rainbow Trout10016.6 inreport
October 1, 2026Rainbow Trout50113.1 inreport
July 24, 2026Rainbow Trout5412.8 inreport
July 24, 2026Rainbow Trout50010 inreport
July 15, 2026Rainbow Trout35210 inreport
July 10, 2026Rainbow Trout5412.4 inreport
July 10, 2026Rainbow Trout35010.3 inreport
June 25, 2026Rainbow Trout90510.5 inreport
June 8, 2026Rainbow Trout70610 inreport
May 19, 2026Rainbow Trout55510.4 inreport
May 6, 2026Rainbow Trout55410.1 inreport
April 9, 2026Rainbow Trout50010.1 inreport
October 16, 2025Rainbow Trout75010.4 inreport
October 8, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.1 inreport
September 25, 2025Rainbow Trout5416.1 inreport
September 25, 2025Rainbow Trout49810.8 inreport
September 8, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
September 8, 2025Rainbow Trout50010.9 inreport
August 25, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
August 25, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.4 inreport
August 11, 2025Rainbow Trout6815 inreport
August 11, 2025Rainbow Trout63210.2 inreport
August 5, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.8 inreport
August 5, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.5 inreport
July 16, 2025Rainbow Trout7915.5 inreport
July 16, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.4 inreport
July 7, 2025Rainbow Trout6815.4 inreport
July 7, 2025Rainbow Trout63110.1 inreport
July 3, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.4 inreport
July 3, 2025Rainbow Trout50110.1 inreport
June 26, 2025Rainbow Trout12215.6 inreport
June 26, 2025Rainbow Trout1,13310.1 inreport
June 10, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
June 10, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.4 inreport
May 28, 2025Rainbow Trout5415 inreport
May 28, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.5 inreport
May 8, 2025Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
May 8, 2025Rainbow Trout5415.2 inreport
April 7, 2025Rainbow Trout50310 inreport
March 25, 2025Rainbow Trout50010.4 inreport
November 6, 2024Rainbow Trout60012.6 inreport
October 22, 2024Rainbow Trout60010.1 inreport
October 10, 2024Rainbow Trout59911 inreport
September 26, 2024Rainbow Trout50110.2 inreport
September 12, 2024Rainbow Trout50010.1 inreport
August 27, 2024Rainbow Trout50110.1 inreport
August 13, 2024Rainbow Trout63110.2 inreport
August 5, 2024Rainbow Trout49810.5 inreport
July 26, 2024Rainbow Trout63110.1 inreport
July 18, 2024Rainbow Trout49910.1 inreport
July 9, 2024Rainbow Trout1,13310.3 inreport
June 24, 2024Rainbow Trout50210.1 inreport
June 11, 2024Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout5417.6 inreport
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout40010.4 inreport
April 17, 2023Rainbow Trout40010 inreport
March 23, 2023Rainbow Trout49910.4 inreport
October 31, 2022Rainbow Trout6016.5 inreport
October 31, 2022Rainbow Trout5019.8 inreport
October 26, 2022Rainbow Trout49910 inreport
October 26, 2022Rainbow Trout6016.3 inreport
October 28, 2021Rainbow Trout37410.2 inreport
October 28, 2021Rainbow Trout5015.5 inreport
October 14, 2021Rainbow Trout37610.1 inreport
September 30, 2021Rainbow Trout5415.8 inreport
September 30, 2021Rainbow Trout37310.5 inreport
September 15, 2021Rainbow Trout5417.3 inreport
September 15, 2021Rainbow Trout49810.2 inreport
August 24, 2021Rainbow Trout5415.7 inreport
August 24, 2021Rainbow Trout50011.3 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout33810.9 inreport
August 2, 2021Rainbow Trout12115.3 inreport
August 2, 2021Rainbow Trout1,13111.1 inreport
July 21, 2021Rainbow Trout5416.1 inreport
July 21, 2021Rainbow Trout49911.3 inreport
July 8, 2021Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
July 8, 2021Rainbow Trout5009.8 inreport
June 23, 2021Rainbow Trout5314.2 inreport
June 23, 2021Rainbow Trout49810.1 inreport
June 8, 2021Rainbow Trout5414.2 inreport
June 8, 2021Rainbow Trout50010.1 inreport
May 24, 2021Rainbow Trout5416.7 inreport
May 24, 2021Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
May 3, 2021Rainbow Trout5416.3 inreport
May 3, 2021Rainbow Trout5009.3 inreport
April 12, 2021Rainbow Trout4999 inreport
March 25, 2021Rainbow Trout49911.7 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout11715.3 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout50011 inreport
October 9, 2020Cutthroat Trout4,9991.6 inreport
September 23, 2020Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
September 23, 2020Rainbow Trout49810.9 inreport
August 31, 2020Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
August 31, 2020Rainbow Trout49910.6 inreport
August 24, 2020Rainbow Trout5314.5 inreport
August 24, 2020Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
August 4, 2020Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
August 4, 2020Rainbow Trout49910.5 inreport
July 21, 2020Rainbow Trout5415.1 inreport
July 21, 2020Rainbow Trout4999.7 inreport
July 8, 2020Rainbow Trout5414.9 inreport
July 8, 2020Rainbow Trout5019.6 inreport
July 1, 2020Rainbow Trout5019.9 inreport
June 24, 2020Rainbow Trout5415.2 inreport
June 24, 2020Rainbow Trout49810.5 inreport
June 10, 2020Rainbow Trout50010.6 inreport
May 29, 2020Rainbow Trout5414.4 inreport
May 29, 2020Rainbow Trout1,00011.2 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Questa, NM
Facilities
restrooms

Carson National Forest Eagle Rock Lake day-use area near Questa. Rebuilt ~3-acre pond with parking, a half-mile walking loop, picnic tables, and a vault toilet.

Drafted by AI from the cited sources and checked before publishing.

View larger map · Open in Google Maps · Directions

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

Nearest lakes

Red River (above Questa) 0.1 mi last stocked July 21, 2026 Red River (below Questa) 6.1 mi last stocked September 14, 2026 Red River West Fork 11.1 mi last stocked July 14, 2026 Red River East Fork 13.3 mi last stocked July 14, 2026 Costilla River 20.7 mi last stocked July 24, 2026

Camping near Eagle Rock Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Eagle Rock Lake's mapped point, nearest first: Columbine camping (3.6 miles), Elephant Rock camping (6.5 miles), and Fawn Lakes camping (6.9 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Common questions

What fish are at Eagle Rock Lake?

Fishing Eagle Rock Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 107 of 108 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked October 1, 2026, averaging 12.2 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked October 9, 2020, averaging 1.6 in.

When is Eagle Rock Lake stocked?

Last stocked October 16, 2026. It is stocked about 15 times a year since 2020, most often in July and August.

How big are the fish stocked at Eagle Rock Lake?

Stocked fish average 12.1 in. Rainbow Trout average 12.2 in. Cutthroat Trout average 1.6 in.

How do you get on Eagle Rock Lake?

The nearest town is Questa, NM. Facilities include restrooms. Carson National Forest Eagle Rock Lake day-use area near Questa. Rebuilt ~3-acre pond with parking, a half-mile walking loop, picnic tables, and a vault toilet.

Sources (1) +