Fenton Lake fishing

Fenton Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on a reservoir. Also recorded: Brown Trout. It is stocked about 17 times a year since 2020, most often in May and September. Species guides list dawn and dusk for Rainbow Trout and dawn, day, and dusk for Brown Trout.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
October 6, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
118
Since 2020
Species stocked
2 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
11.9 in
Elevation
7,666 ft

Fish at Fenton Lake

2 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 112 plants · last June 23, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked June 23, 2026 · avg 11.8 in · 112 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide
Cutthroat Trout Stocked · 5 plants · last September 22, 2026

Last stocked September 22, 2026 · avg 12.8 in · 5 plants

Cutthroat Trout species guide

How Fenton Lake is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

San Antonio River (5.9 mi), Chama River (below Abiquiu) (28 mi), and Jemez River (37.5 mi) were stocked more recently. San Antonio River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout, Chama River (below Abiquiu) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout, and Jemez River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2020

13,160

Fish stocked in 2021

36,141

Fish stocked in 2022

2,516

Fish stocked in 2023

10,242

Fish stocked in 2024

9,512

Fish stocked in 2025

32,844

Fish stocked in 2026

23,440

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 6, 2026Rainbow Trout4,11610.8 inreport
September 22, 2026Cutthroat Trout28314.5 inreport
June 23, 2026Rainbow Trout2,15310.4 inreport
June 16, 2026Rainbow Trout2,20110.1 inreport
June 10, 2026Rainbow Trout2,05910.6 inreport
June 9, 2026Rainbow Trout20015.4 inreport
June 3, 2026Rainbow Trout1,67511.3 inreport
May 27, 2026Rainbow Trout65011.8 inreport
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout1,55010.7 inreport
May 19, 2026Rainbow Trout10015.9 inreport
May 19, 2026Rainbow Trout1,30010.7 inreport
May 14, 2026Rainbow Trout1,29910.7 inreport
May 6, 2026Rainbow Trout50015.9 inreport
May 5, 2026Rainbow Trout72110.5 inreport
April 29, 2026Rainbow Trout1,83810.6 inreport
April 22, 2026Rainbow Trout2,34010.8 inreport
April 8, 2026Rainbow Trout99110.5 inreport
March 4, 2026Rainbow Trout53612.9 inreport
March 3, 2026Rainbow Trout1,35613 inreport
January 27, 2026Rainbow Trout49011.8 inreport
January 6, 2026Rainbow Trout1,19811.3 inreport
December 16, 2025Rainbow Trout50111.3 inreport
November 18, 2025Rainbow Trout2,41210.7 inreport
October 30, 2025Rainbow Trout65911.4 inreport
October 23, 2025Rainbow Trout27013.6 inreport
October 15, 2025Rainbow Trout40611.3 inreport
October 9, 2025Rainbow Trout63011.3 inreport
October 7, 2025Rainbow Trout1,16413.6 inreport
September 17, 2025Rainbow Trout1,86610.8 inreport
September 10, 2025Rainbow Trout82812.1 inreport
September 10, 2025Rainbow Trout20018.8 inreport
September 9, 2025Rainbow Trout39912.4 inreport
September 3, 2025Rainbow Trout1,59612.3 inreport
August 28, 2025Cutthroat Trout32512.9 inreport
August 15, 2025Rainbow Trout91512 inreport
August 6, 2025Rainbow Trout1,78811.8 inreport
June 16, 2025Rainbow Trout1,59910.4 inreport
June 11, 2025Rainbow Trout25017 inreport
June 11, 2025Rainbow Trout2,39810.4 inreport
June 4, 2025Rainbow Trout1,87510.3 inreport
May 28, 2025Rainbow Trout1,17011.6 inreport
May 13, 2025Rainbow Trout19517 inreport
May 13, 2025Rainbow Trout1,08011.1 inreport
April 30, 2025Rainbow Trout86910.9 inreport
April 1, 2025Rainbow Trout2,20110.3 inreport
March 19, 2025Rainbow Trout77610 inreport
March 12, 2025Rainbow Trout2,76010.2 inreport
February 26, 2025Rainbow Trout76112.5 inreport
February 5, 2025Rainbow Trout1,45212.7 inreport
January 14, 2025Rainbow Trout1,49911.6 inreport
December 17, 2024Rainbow Trout87011 inreport
November 26, 2024Rainbow Trout1,33213 inreport
November 6, 2024Rainbow Trout82810 inreport
October 21, 2024Rainbow Trout64011.7 inreport
October 2, 2024Rainbow Trout39811.1 inreport
September 25, 2024Rainbow Trout65511.2 inreport
September 19, 2024Rainbow Trout87910.7 inreport
September 18, 2024Rainbow Trout1,24012.6 inreport
September 13, 2024Rainbow Trout1,36012.2 inreport
September 5, 2024Rainbow Trout1,04012.4 inreport
August 28, 2024Cutthroat Trout27014.5 inreport
May 10, 2023Rainbow Trout1,76010.2 inreport
May 9, 2023Rainbow Trout40614.1 inreport
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout39714.2 inreport
April 20, 2023Rainbow Trout1,82510.1 inreport
March 24, 2023Rainbow Trout2,13611.1 inreport
March 8, 2023Rainbow Trout2,22210.7 inreport
February 21, 2023Rainbow Trout1,49611.2 inreport
December 2, 2022Rainbow Trout50011.9 inreport
October 26, 2022Rainbow Trout95910.6 inreport
January 12, 2022Rainbow Trout1,05711.8 inreport
December 21, 2021Rainbow Trout39111.5 inreport
December 7, 2021Rainbow Trout39411.2 inreport
November 19, 2021Rainbow Trout77310.7 inreport
November 4, 2021Rainbow Trout76212 inreport
September 21, 2021Rainbow Trout2,00010.7 inreport
September 20, 2021Cutthroat Trout32610.9 inreport
August 31, 2021Rainbow Trout20318.7 inreport
August 26, 2021Rainbow Trout2,20510 inreport
August 19, 2021Rainbow Trout4009.8 inreport
August 17, 2021Rainbow Trout20018.5 inreport
August 17, 2021Rainbow Trout1,8419.8 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout6149.4 inreport
August 3, 2021Rainbow Trout23018.3 inreport
August 3, 2021Rainbow Trout1,40410.2 inreport
July 29, 2021Rainbow Trout80112 inreport
June 8, 2021Rainbow Trout20016.5 inreport
June 8, 2021Rainbow Trout1,50810.2 inreport
June 2, 2021Rainbow Trout1,92210.2 inreport
May 26, 2021Rainbow Trout20016.4 inreport
May 26, 2021Rainbow Trout1,7099.8 inreport
May 18, 2021Rainbow Trout1,3619.6 inreport
May 14, 2021Rainbow Trout20017.1 inreport
May 13, 2021Rainbow Trout3,5539.1 inreport
May 5, 2021Rainbow Trout20017 inreport
April 27, 2021Rainbow Trout2,5339 inreport
April 21, 2021Rainbow Trout2,2759 inreport
April 6, 2021Rainbow Trout67011.8 inreport
March 31, 2021Rainbow Trout1,86011.7 inreport
March 17, 2021Rainbow Trout1,00610.9 inreport
March 3, 2021Rainbow Trout64611.6 inreport
March 3, 2021Rainbow Trout1,62911.1 inreport
February 23, 2021Rainbow Trout50710.7 inreport
February 10, 2021Rainbow Trout5109.9 inreport
January 21, 2021Rainbow Trout56210.3 inreport
January 5, 2021Rainbow Trout54611.6 inreport
December 29, 2020Rainbow Trout51511.3 inreport
December 9, 2020Rainbow Trout1,19012.7 inreport
November 3, 2020Rainbow Trout1,00811.7 inreport
September 30, 2020Rainbow Trout2,18411.1 inreport
September 16, 2020Rainbow Trout2,20010.1 inreport
September 14, 2020Cutthroat Trout63911 inreport
September 10, 2020Rainbow Trout1,51910.4 inreport
March 10, 2020Rainbow Trout1,10910.6 inreport
March 3, 2020Rainbow Trout1,10010.7 inreport
February 18, 2020Rainbow Trout54910.6 inreport
February 5, 2020Rainbow Trout49910.3 inreport
January 8, 2020Rainbow Trout64812 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
reservoir
Nearest town
Jemez Springs, NM
Facilities
restrooms, camping

Fenton Lake State Park at 455 Fenton Lake Road near Jemez Springs. Boat ramp on site; only electric trolling motors and non-motorized craft (canoe/kayak) allowed, no gas boats. Vault toilets, developed campsites, and day-use parking; Rio Cebolla flows through the park.

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

Nearest lakes

San Antonio River 5.9 mi last stocked September 24, 2026 Jemez River East Fork 6 mi last stocked October 21, 2025 San Gregorio Lake 12.8 mi last stocked October 20, 2025 Chama River (below Abiquiu) 28 mi last stocked October 1, 2026 Jemez River 37.5 mi last stocked September 24, 2026

Camping near Fenton Lake

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Fenton Lake's mapped point, nearest first: San Antonio camping (4.5 miles), Redondo camping (5.8 miles), and Jemez Falls camping (7.8 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Public land at Fenton Lake

Fenton Lake is inside Santa Fe National Forest.

It is less than 0.1 miles outside the edge of Fenton Lake State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Fenton Lake?

Fishing Fenton Lake usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 112 of 117 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked June 23, 2026, averaging 11.8 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked September 22, 2026, averaging 12.8 in. Brown Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Fenton Lake stocked?

Last stocked October 6, 2026. It is stocked about 17 times a year since 2020, most often in May and September.

How big are the fish stocked at Fenton Lake?

Stocked fish average 11.9 in. Rainbow Trout average 11.8 in. Cutthroat Trout average 12.8 in.

How do you get on Fenton Lake?

The nearest town is Jemez Springs, NM. Facilities include restrooms and camping. Fenton Lake State Park at 455 Fenton Lake Road near Jemez Springs. Boat ramp on site; only electric trolling motors and non-motorized craft (canoe/kayak) allowed, no gas boats. Vault toilets, developed campsites, and day-use parking; Rio Cebolla flows through the park.

Which lakes near Fenton Lake were stocked more recently?

San Antonio River (5.9 mi), Chama River (below Abiquiu) (28 mi), and Jemez River (37.5 mi) were stocked more recently. San Antonio River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout, Chama River (below Abiquiu) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout, and Jemez River is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

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