Monastery Lake fishing

Monastery Lake fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout on a community pond. Also recorded: Brown Trout. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2020, most often in May and July. 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 13, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
148
Since 2020
Species stocked
1 (+1 also recorded)
Average size
11.5 in
Elevation
7,004 ft

Fish at Monastery Lake

1 stocked · 1 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 144 plants · last July 16, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked July 16, 2026 · avg 11.5 in · 144 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Monastery Lake is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Pecos River (Pecos Canyon) (7 mi), Holy Ghost Creek (9.8 mi), and Storrie Reservoir (25.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Pecos River (Pecos Canyon) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Holy Ghost Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Storrie Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

Fish stocked in 2020

1,001

Fish stocked in 2021

21,797

Fish stocked in 2022

2,416

Fish stocked in 2023

2,829

Fish stocked in 2024

9,598

Fish stocked in 2025

24,258

Fish stocked in 2026

15,278

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 13, 2026Rainbow Trout10816 inreport
October 13, 2026Rainbow Trout1,00610.2 inreport
October 9, 2026Rainbow Trout5016 inreport
October 9, 2026Rainbow Trout1,00110.1 inreport
July 16, 2026Rainbow Trout9614.2 inreport
July 16, 2026Rainbow Trout1,31110.3 inreport
July 7, 2026Rainbow Trout1,71810.3 inreport
July 7, 2026Rainbow Trout7616.9 inreport
July 2, 2026Rainbow Trout20016.9 inreport
July 2, 2026Rainbow Trout1,14510.3 inreport
June 16, 2026Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
June 16, 2026Rainbow Trout1,30110.7 inreport
June 11, 2026Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
June 10, 2026Rainbow Trout1,59810.7 inreport
June 5, 2026Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
June 5, 2026Rainbow Trout1,30010 inreport
May 27, 2026Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
May 27, 2026Rainbow Trout90010 inreport
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout9515.7 inreport
May 20, 2026Rainbow Trout90010 inreport
May 18, 2026Rainbow Trout40110 inreport
May 13, 2026Rainbow Trout9515.7 inreport
May 13, 2026Rainbow Trout90010.2 inreport
May 5, 2026Rainbow Trout1,31110.2 inreport
April 28, 2026Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
April 22, 2026Rainbow Trout65010 inreport
April 7, 2026Rainbow Trout39910 inreport
January 5, 2026Rainbow Trout25210.1 inreport
December 23, 2025Rainbow Trout90010 inreport
December 17, 2025Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
December 10, 2025Rainbow Trout25210.2 inreport
December 1, 2025Rainbow Trout25110.6 inreport
November 25, 2025Rainbow Trout25510.7 inreport
November 17, 2025Rainbow Trout24910 inreport
November 13, 2025Rainbow Trout27410 inreport
November 4, 2025Rainbow Trout25010.6 inreport
October 21, 2025Rainbow Trout1,00010.7 inreport
October 10, 2025Rainbow Trout1,02010.7 inreport
September 15, 2025Rainbow Trout1,40110 inreport
September 2, 2025Rainbow Trout1,00010.1 inreport
August 27, 2025Rainbow Trout26315.2 inreport
August 27, 2025Rainbow Trout1,22310.2 inreport
August 21, 2025Rainbow Trout1,30110.2 inreport
August 21, 2025Rainbow Trout20015.2 inreport
August 14, 2025Rainbow Trout1,30510.3 inreport
August 5, 2025Rainbow Trout9515.2 inreport
August 5, 2025Rainbow Trout90110.3 inreport
July 16, 2025Rainbow Trout9516.9 inreport
July 16, 2025Rainbow Trout1,30510.2 inreport
July 2, 2025Rainbow Trout9516.9 inreport
July 2, 2025Rainbow Trout1,30110.5 inreport
June 12, 2025Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
June 12, 2025Rainbow Trout1,30310.1 inreport
June 6, 2025Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
June 6, 2025Rainbow Trout1,31211.1 inreport
May 29, 2025Rainbow Trout9516 inreport
May 29, 2025Rainbow Trout90511.1 inreport
May 19, 2025Rainbow Trout9515.4 inreport
May 19, 2025Rainbow Trout1,00310.3 inreport
May 14, 2025Rainbow Trout9515.2 inreport
May 13, 2025Rainbow Trout89910.5 inreport
May 8, 2025Rainbow Trout89910.5 inreport
April 22, 2025Rainbow Trout25610.2 inreport
April 16, 2025Rainbow Trout25210.4 inreport
April 7, 2025Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
April 2, 2025Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
March 25, 2025Rainbow Trout25010.3 inreport
March 18, 2025Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
March 12, 2025Rainbow Trout27010 inreport
March 4, 2025Rainbow Trout24810.3 inreport
February 26, 2025Rainbow Trout25010.3 inreport
December 3, 2024Rainbow Trout19110.6 inreport
November 26, 2024Rainbow Trout18910.3 inreport
November 20, 2024Rainbow Trout18810.1 inreport
November 14, 2024Rainbow Trout25410.1 inreport
November 5, 2024Rainbow Trout26010.4 inreport
October 29, 2024Rainbow Trout1,01310.3 inreport
October 11, 2024Rainbow Trout99910.2 inreport
September 27, 2024Rainbow Trout1,00110.4 inreport
September 4, 2024Rainbow Trout1,00010.1 inreport
August 28, 2024Rainbow Trout90010.2 inreport
July 23, 2024Rainbow Trout90210 inreport
June 26, 2024Rainbow Trout89910 inreport
June 20, 2024Rainbow Trout90210 inreport
June 11, 2024Rainbow Trout90010 inreport
May 9, 2023Rainbow Trout71810.1 inreport
May 2, 2023Rainbow Trout90110.1 inreport
May 1, 2023Rainbow Trout10014.2 inreport
April 24, 2023Rainbow Trout20510 inreport
April 17, 2023Rainbow Trout40310 inreport
March 15, 2023Rainbow Trout25010 inreport
March 9, 2023Rainbow Trout25210.4 inreport
December 5, 2022Rainbow Trout25010.1 inreport
November 28, 2022Rainbow Trout45410.3 inreport
November 10, 2022Rainbow Trout2559.9 inreport
November 3, 2022Rainbow Trout2529.7 inreport
October 26, 2022Rainbow Trout1,20510.4 inreport
December 28, 2021Rainbow Trout18910.2 inreport
December 20, 2021Rainbow Trout18910.2 inreport
December 16, 2021Rainbow Trout18910.2 inreport
December 7, 2021Rainbow Trout18811.5 inreport
November 24, 2021Rainbow Trout18810.3 inreport
November 16, 2021Rainbow Trout18910.4 inreport
November 9, 2021Rainbow Trout18710.4 inreport
November 3, 2021Rainbow Trout1889.9 inreport
October 26, 2021Rainbow Trout7489.9 inreport
October 14, 2021Rainbow Trout7749.9 inreport
September 21, 2021Rainbow Trout99810.3 inreport
September 10, 2021Rainbow Trout20015.4 inreport
September 10, 2021Rainbow Trout1,0009.7 inreport
August 31, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.7 inreport
August 31, 2021Rainbow Trout8999 inreport
August 19, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.1 inreport
August 19, 2021Rainbow Trout8989.1 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout9615 inreport
August 11, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
August 3, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
August 3, 2021Rainbow Trout9514.6 inreport
July 29, 2021Rainbow Trout9513.9 inreport
July 29, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
July 22, 2021Rainbow Trout9513.8 inreport
July 22, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.1 inreport
July 14, 2021Rainbow Trout9415.6 inreport
July 14, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
July 7, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.8 inreport
July 7, 2021Rainbow Trout8999.2 inreport
July 1, 2021Rainbow Trout9517.1 inreport
July 1, 2021Rainbow Trout8999.6 inreport
June 17, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.3 inreport
June 17, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
June 9, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.6 inreport
June 9, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.3 inreport
June 3, 2021Rainbow Trout9515.1 inreport
June 3, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.4 inreport
May 27, 2021Rainbow Trout9515 inreport
May 27, 2021Rainbow Trout9019.5 inreport
May 20, 2021Rainbow Trout9515 inreport
May 20, 2021Rainbow Trout8999.6 inreport
May 13, 2021Rainbow Trout9515 inreport
May 13, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.6 inreport
May 6, 2021Rainbow Trout9009.6 inreport
April 26, 2021Rainbow Trout25110.3 inreport
April 19, 2021Rainbow Trout25010.9 inreport
April 13, 2021Rainbow Trout24910.5 inreport
March 11, 2020Rainbow Trout2509.8 inreport
March 3, 2020Rainbow Trout2509.9 inreport
February 25, 2020Rainbow Trout2509.9 inreport
February 18, 2020Rainbow Trout2519.6 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
community pond
Nearest town
Pecos, NM
Facilities
restrooms

NMDGF Open Gate OG.127 walk-in fishing access about 1 mile north of Pecos on monastery grounds. Shore fishing only during daylight (30 minutes before sunrise to sunset); closed when the lake is frozen. No boats or floating devices. Restrooms and trash cans on site; no camping or fires.

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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

Pecos River (Pecos Canyon) 7 mi last stocked September 21, 2026 Holy Ghost Creek 9.8 mi last stocked September 21, 2026 Young Pond 22.7 mi last stocked June 30, 2026 Storrie Reservoir 25.3 mi last stocked September 28, 2026 Pecos River (South San Isidro to Villanu) 25.4 mi last stocked May 21, 2026

Public land at Monastery Lake

Monastery Lake is 0.2 miles outside the edge of Santa Fe National Forest.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Monastery Lake?

Fishing Monastery Lake usually means Rainbow Trout. All 144 plants on record are Rainbow Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked July 16, 2026, averaging 11.5 in. Brown Trout is recorded here outside the stocking reports.

When is Monastery Lake stocked?

Last stocked October 13, 2026. It is stocked about 21 times a year since 2020, most often in May and July.

How big are the fish stocked at Monastery Lake?

Rainbow Trout stocked at Monastery Lake average 11.5 in.

How do you get on Monastery Lake?

The nearest town is Pecos, NM. Facilities include restrooms. NMDGF Open Gate OG.127 walk-in fishing access about 1 mile north of Pecos on monastery grounds. Shore fishing only during daylight (30 minutes before sunrise to sunset); closed when the lake is frozen. No boats or floating devices. Restrooms and trash cans on site; no camping or fires.

Which lakes near Monastery Lake were stocked more recently?

Pecos River (Pecos Canyon) (7 mi), Holy Ghost Creek (9.8 mi), and Storrie Reservoir (25.3 mi) were stocked more recently. Pecos River (Pecos Canyon) is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, Holy Ghost Creek is also stocked with Rainbow Trout, and Storrie Reservoir is also stocked with Rainbow Trout.

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