Lake Maloya fishing

Lake Maloya fishing has Rainbow Trout on the stocking report. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2020, most often in May and July. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

Lake Maloya
Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Last stocked
October 13, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
72
Since 2020
Species recorded
1
Average size
11.6 in
Elevation
7,511.5 ft

Fish at Lake Maloya

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 71 plants · last September 30, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked September 30, 2026 · avg 11.6 in · 71 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Lake Maloya is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Fish stocked in 2020

28,987

Fish stocked in 2021

28,389

Fish stocked in 2022

3,147

Fish stocked in 2023

4,879

Fish stocked in 2024

21,026

Fish stocked in 2025

31,505

Fish stocked in 2026

17,813

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 13, 2026Rainbow Trout3,00010.7 inreport
September 30, 2026Rainbow Trout2,98910.9 inreport
July 13, 2026Rainbow Trout40012.3 inreport
July 13, 2026Rainbow Trout2,60010.6 inreport
July 9, 2026Rainbow Trout4,32010.1 inreport
June 4, 2026Rainbow Trout40114 inreport
June 4, 2026Rainbow Trout2,60210.1 inreport
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout2,60110.2 inreport
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout40114 inreport
March 12, 2026Rainbow Trout1,49910 inreport
October 14, 2025Rainbow Trout5,16310.4 inreport
October 8, 2025Rainbow Trout3,83710.1 inreport
September 16, 2025Rainbow Trout3,00310.6 inreport
August 13, 2025Rainbow Trout3,10010.2 inreport
August 13, 2025Rainbow Trout40015.4 inreport
July 15, 2025Rainbow Trout3,60110.5 inreport
July 15, 2025Rainbow Trout40015.1 inreport
June 18, 2025Rainbow Trout40015.1 inreport
June 18, 2025Rainbow Trout2,60010.6 inreport
May 21, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.6 inreport
April 29, 2025Rainbow Trout1,90010.1 inreport
April 29, 2025Rainbow Trout40016.2 inreport
April 15, 2025Rainbow Trout3,00010.7 inreport
March 25, 2025Rainbow Trout1,50110.4 inreport
March 12, 2025Rainbow Trout1,49910.1 inreport
December 23, 2024Rainbow Trout1,04010.4 inreport
December 9, 2024Rainbow Trout1,12410.3 inreport
November 26, 2024Rainbow Trout1,12611.4 inreport
November 12, 2024Rainbow Trout1,80011 inreport
October 22, 2024Rainbow Trout69510.1 inreport
October 7, 2024Rainbow Trout4,54510 inreport
September 18, 2024Rainbow Trout2,99610 inreport
August 20, 2024Rainbow Trout2,59910.1 inreport
July 8, 2024Rainbow Trout2,60110.5 inreport
June 27, 2024Rainbow Trout2,50010.1 inreport
May 1, 2023Rainbow Trout39817.4 inreport
May 1, 2023Rainbow Trout2,08110.1 inreport
April 19, 2023Rainbow Trout2,40010.1 inreport
November 21, 2022Rainbow Trout1,50110.4 inreport
November 8, 2022Rainbow Trout1,5019.7 inreport
November 8, 2022Rainbow Trout14516.2 inreport
December 27, 2021Rainbow Trout1,3139.7 inreport
December 13, 2021Rainbow Trout1,31410 inreport
November 23, 2021Rainbow Trout1,31510.1 inreport
November 8, 2021Rainbow Trout14015.2 inreport
November 8, 2021Rainbow Trout9369.6 inreport
September 21, 2021Rainbow Trout3,50011.1 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout40014.8 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout2,58611 inreport
July 12, 2021Rainbow Trout40014.6 inreport
May 26, 2021Rainbow Trout34715.8 inreport
May 26, 2021Rainbow Trout2,60110.2 inreport
May 3, 2021Rainbow Trout50016.3 inreport
May 3, 2021Rainbow Trout2,5989.1 inreport
April 19, 2021Rainbow Trout2,9989.1 inreport
March 29, 2021Rainbow Trout1,50011.3 inreport
March 9, 2021Rainbow Trout1,50110.1 inreport
January 7, 2021Rainbow Trout4,44010.4 inreport
November 12, 2020Rainbow Trout1,50111.9 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout2,99910.9 inreport
October 13, 2020Rainbow Trout10015.6 inreport
September 15, 2020Rainbow Trout3,00010.5 inreport
August 13, 2020Rainbow Trout7,0079.5 inreport
August 10, 2020Rainbow Trout40015.6 inreport
August 10, 2020Rainbow Trout3,10010.4 inreport
July 9, 2020Rainbow Trout40015.4 inreport
July 9, 2020Rainbow Trout2,99810 inreport
June 8, 2020Rainbow Trout38315.5 inreport
June 8, 2020Rainbow Trout2,60110.9 inreport
May 29, 2020Rainbow Trout40014.4 inreport
May 29, 2020Rainbow Trout2,60011.2 inreport
March 10, 2020Rainbow Trout1,49810.4 inreport

Access and facts

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About Lake Maloya

Photo of Lake Maloya
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0
Photo of Lake Maloya
Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Photo of Lake Maloya
Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0

Nearest lakes

Lake Alice (Sugarite Canyon) 2.4 mi last stocked September 30, 2026 Springer Lake 42.5 mi last stocked October 8, 2020 Cimarron River (West of Cimarron) 46.5 mi last stocked July 15, 2026 Shuree Ponds 47.8 mi last stocked July 16, 2026 Eagle Nest Lake 58.5 mi last stocked September 29, 2026

Public land at Lake Maloya

Lake Maloya is 0.1 miles outside the edge of Sugarite Canyon State Park.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Lake Maloya?

Fishing Lake Maloya usually means Rainbow Trout. All 71 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked September 30, 2026, averaging 11.6 in.

When is Lake Maloya stocked?

Last stocked October 13, 2026. It is stocked about 10 times a year since 2020, most often in May and July.

How big are the fish stocked at Lake Maloya?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Lake Maloya average 11.6 in.