Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) fishing

Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) fishing is stocked with Gila Trout on a river section. It is stocked once in 2024, most often in October.

AI-generated illustration, not a photo of this lake
Last stocked
October 27, 2024
· Gila Trout
Plants on record
1
Since 2024
Species recorded
1
Average size
3.2 in
Elevation
5,175.6 ft

Fish at Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts)

1 stocked · 0 confirmed present

Gila Trout Stocked · 1 plant · last October 27, 2024

Last stocked October 27, 2024 · avg 3.2 in · 1 plant

How Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) is stocked

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.

Lake Roberts (8.6 mi), Bill Evans Lake (20 mi), Bear Canyon Reservoir (21.3 mi), Snow Lake (27.6 mi), and Rio Grande (Elephant Butte to Caballo) (61.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Roberts is also stocked with Gila Trout.

Stocking history

Source: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Date Species Quantity Avg. length Source
October 27, 2024Gila Trout7,5033.2 inreport

Access and facts

Water type
river section
Nearest town
Mimbres, NM

Sapillo Creek near the NM 15 / NM 35 junction (Grant County, near Lake Roberts). NMDGF directions: park at the intersection (not on private property), walk south on NM 15 to an unmarked trail just before the arroyo crossing, then hike about a mile downstream to a ranch gate.

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

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

Nearest lakes

Public land at Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts)

Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) is inside Gila National Forest and Gila Wilderness.

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

Common questions

What fish are at Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts)?

Fishing Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) usually means Gila Trout. The one plant on record is Gila Trout. Gila Trout was last stocked October 27, 2024, averaging 3.2 in.

When is Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) stocked?

Last stocked October 27, 2024. It is stocked once in 2024, most often in October.

How big are the fish stocked at Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts)?

Gila Trout stocked at Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) average 3.2 in.

How do you get on Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts)?

The nearest town is Mimbres, NM. Sapillo Creek near the NM 15 / NM 35 junction (Grant County, near Lake Roberts). NMDGF directions: park at the intersection (not on private property), walk south on NM 15 to an unmarked trail just before the arroyo crossing, then hike about a mile downstream to a ranch gate.

Which lakes near Sapillo Creek (near Lake Roberts) were stocked more recently?

Lake Roberts (8.6 mi), Bill Evans Lake (20 mi), Bear Canyon Reservoir (21.3 mi), Snow Lake (27.6 mi), and Rio Grande (Elephant Butte to Caballo) (61.1 mi) were stocked more recently. Lake Roberts is also stocked with Gila Trout.

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