Red River (below Questa) fishing

Red River (below Questa) fishing is stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout on a river section. It is stocked about 16 times a year since 2020, most often in June and October. Species guides list dawn and dusk as the active times.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
October 13, 2026
· Rainbow Trout
Plants on record
113
Since 2020
Species recorded
2
Average size
10.6 in
Elevation
6,866.9 ft

Fish at Red River (below Questa)

2 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Rainbow Trout Stocked · 109 plants · last September 14, 2026 Best: dawn, dusk

Last stocked September 14, 2026 · avg 10.8 in · 109 plants

Best: dawn, dusk

Rainbow Trout species guide

How Red River (below Questa) is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Eagle Rock Lake (6.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Eagle Rock Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

Fish stocked in 2020

22,422

Fish stocked in 2021

23,337

Fish stocked in 2022

3,501

Fish stocked in 2023

4,918

Fish stocked in 2024

9,001

Fish stocked in 2025

16,798

Fish stocked in 2026

7,984

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 13, 2026Rainbow Trout71716 inreport
September 14, 2026Rainbow Trout98110.3 inreport
July 13, 2026Rainbow Trout70010.7 inreport
June 16, 2026Rainbow Trout70210 inreport
June 1, 2026Rainbow Trout69910.3 inreport
May 22, 2026Rainbow Trout70010.4 inreport
April 29, 2026Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
March 12, 2026Rainbow Trout70112.6 inreport
February 17, 2026Rainbow Trout70111.4 inreport
February 3, 2026Rainbow Trout70011.3 inreport
January 22, 2026Rainbow Trout70010.8 inreport
January 8, 2026Rainbow Trout70012.2 inreport
December 15, 2025Rainbow Trout70013.3 inreport
December 4, 2025Rainbow Trout70112.8 inreport
November 20, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.4 inreport
November 7, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.2 inreport
October 23, 2025Rainbow Trout70010.1 inreport
September 18, 2025Rainbow Trout69811.3 inreport
September 4, 2025Rainbow Trout70011.3 inreport
August 21, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.2 inreport
August 8, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.5 inreport
July 23, 2025Rainbow Trout70010.3 inreport
July 14, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.9 inreport
July 8, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.1 inreport
June 17, 2025Rainbow Trout70010.3 inreport
June 3, 2025Rainbow Trout70010.2 inreport
May 23, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.2 inreport
May 8, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.3 inreport
April 14, 2025Rainbow Trout70010.3 inreport
April 1, 2025Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
March 25, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.4 inreport
March 11, 2025Rainbow Trout69910 inreport
February 17, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.4 inreport
February 3, 2025Rainbow Trout70012.3 inreport
January 21, 2025Rainbow Trout69910.8 inreport
January 10, 2025Rainbow Trout70110.6 inreport
December 19, 2024Rainbow Trout52610 inreport
December 4, 2024Rainbow Trout52610.1 inreport
November 18, 2024Rainbow Trout52510.8 inreport
November 6, 2024Rainbow Trout83912.6 inreport
October 21, 2024Rainbow Trout84211.7 inreport
October 10, 2024Rainbow Trout84011 inreport
September 18, 2024Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
September 3, 2024Rainbow Trout70310.5 inreport
August 21, 2024Rainbow Trout70010.1 inreport
August 9, 2024Rainbow Trout70110.1 inreport
July 24, 2024Rainbow Trout69910.1 inreport
July 3, 2024Rainbow Trout70110.3 inreport
June 18, 2024Rainbow Trout69910.1 inreport
May 3, 2023Rainbow Trout55910.5 inreport
April 21, 2023Rainbow Trout55910.1 inreport
April 17, 2023Cutthroat Trout1,7114 inreport
March 23, 2023Rainbow Trout70110.4 inreport
March 9, 2023Rainbow Trout68810 inreport
February 17, 2023Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
December 6, 2022Rainbow Trout7009.6 inreport
November 8, 2022Rainbow Trout50016.2 inreport
October 31, 2022Rainbow Trout10016.5 inreport
October 31, 2022Rainbow Trout7009.8 inreport
October 25, 2022Rainbow Trout70010 inreport
October 25, 2022Rainbow Trout10015.8 inreport
January 4, 2022Rainbow Trout7019.3 inreport
December 22, 2021Rainbow Trout5269.8 inreport
December 7, 2021Rainbow Trout52410.2 inreport
November 17, 2021Rainbow Trout5259.7 inreport
November 3, 2021Rainbow Trout5015.5 inreport
November 3, 2021Rainbow Trout52410 inreport
October 28, 2021Rainbow Trout52410.2 inreport
October 28, 2021Rainbow Trout5015.5 inreport
October 27, 2021Cutthroat Trout7,0031.8 inreport
October 20, 2021Rainbow Trout10015.5 inreport
October 20, 2021Rainbow Trout52410.3 inreport
October 5, 2021Rainbow Trout1,26510.1 inreport
September 22, 2021Rainbow Trout52510.5 inreport
September 7, 2021Rainbow Trout70010.5 inreport
August 17, 2021Rainbow Trout70010.6 inreport
August 6, 2021Rainbow Trout70011.1 inreport
July 27, 2021Rainbow Trout69911 inreport
June 15, 2021Rainbow Trout70010.2 inreport
June 4, 2021Rainbow Trout69910.3 inreport
May 19, 2021Rainbow Trout70010.4 inreport
May 4, 2021Rainbow Trout6999.7 inreport
April 19, 2021Rainbow Trout6999 inreport
April 6, 2021Rainbow Trout7009.2 inreport
March 23, 2021Rainbow Trout70010.6 inreport
March 9, 2021Rainbow Trout70210.5 inreport
February 16, 2021Rainbow Trout7008.8 inreport
February 2, 2021Rainbow Trout7009.9 inreport
January 20, 2021Rainbow Trout69810.1 inreport
January 7, 2021Rainbow Trout70110.3 inreport
December 22, 2020Rainbow Trout69911.1 inreport
December 9, 2020Rainbow Trout70112.2 inreport
October 29, 2020Rainbow Trout1,20110.9 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout11715.3 inreport
October 14, 2020Rainbow Trout70111 inreport
October 9, 2020Cutthroat Trout4,9991.6 inreport
September 16, 2020Rainbow Trout1,10010.8 inreport
August 31, 2020Rainbow Trout1,10010.5 inreport
August 27, 2020Rainbow Trout1,5019.8 inreport
August 19, 2020Rainbow Trout1,1019.9 inreport
August 4, 2020Rainbow Trout1,10210.5 inreport
July 29, 2020Rainbow Trout1,0999.4 inreport
July 22, 2020Rainbow Trout40210 inreport
July 15, 2020Rainbow Trout69910.1 inreport
July 7, 2020Rainbow Trout6999.7 inreport
June 24, 2020Rainbow Trout3999.2 inreport
June 17, 2020Rainbow Trout69911 inreport
June 2, 2020Rainbow Trout10015.5 inreport
June 2, 2020Rainbow Trout1,20111.3 inreport
March 10, 2020Rainbow Trout70010.4 inreport
February 18, 2020Rainbow Trout70110.2 inreport
February 5, 2020Rainbow Trout70010.2 inreport
January 7, 2020Rainbow Trout70110.5 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Questa, NM

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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

Eagle Rock Lake 6.1 mi last stocked October 1, 2026 Red River (above Questa) 6.1 mi last stocked July 21, 2026 Red River West Fork 15 mi last stocked July 14, 2026 Red River East Fork 16.9 mi last stocked July 14, 2026 Costilla River 22 mi last stocked July 24, 2026

Camping near Red River (below Questa)

Campgrounds within 15 miles of Red River (below Questa)'s mapped point, nearest first: Columbine camping (10.1 miles), Elephant Rock camping (13.8 miles), and Fawn Lakes camping (14.1 miles), each with its own campground page on campgroundsdb.com.

Straight-line distances.

Common questions

What fish are at Red River (below Questa)?

Fishing Red River (below Questa) usually means Rainbow Trout: Rainbow Trout accounts for 109 of 112 plants on record, ahead of Cutthroat Trout. Rainbow Trout was last stocked September 14, 2026, averaging 10.8 in. Cutthroat Trout was last stocked April 17, 2023, averaging 2.5 in.

When is Red River (below Questa) stocked?

Last stocked October 13, 2026. It is stocked about 16 times a year since 2020, most often in June and October.

How big are the fish stocked at Red River (below Questa)?

Stocked fish average 10.6 in. Rainbow Trout average 10.8 in. Cutthroat Trout average 2.5 in.

Which lakes near Red River (below Questa) were stocked more recently?

Eagle Rock Lake (6.1 mi) was stocked more recently. Eagle Rock Lake is also stocked with Rainbow Trout and Cutthroat Trout.

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