Rio Chama within the boundaries of the Rio Chama Wildlife…
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Rio Chama within the boundaries of the Rio Chama Wildlife and Fishing Area from Heron Reservoir outlet 2.9 miles upstream to Cottonwood Flats, as the state words them
Rio Arriba County · Lake · NM
The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from NM's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- Trout, Kokanee SalmonSpecial Kokanee Salmon Snagging Season, Oct. 1–Dec. 31 from El Vado Lake to the western boundary of Rio Chama WMA (dates as written)
Statewide base layerParsed
These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Possession of and use of any baitfish while fishing is illegal, except as defined below.Statewide
- Poles
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Lake trout | 2 per day - 4 in possession | - | Statewide |
Cutthroat trout | 2 per day - 4 in possession | - | Statewide |
Kokanee trout | 12 per Day - 24 in Posession | - | Statewide |
trout | two (2) trout only | - | Statewide |
Black Bass (largemouth and spotted) | 5 per day | min. 14-inch minimum size limit | Statewide |
Crappie | 20 per day | - | Statewide |
Striped Bass | 1 per day | - | Statewide |
Northern Pike | 10 per day | - | Statewide |
Walleye | 5 per day | - | Statewide |
Yellow Perch | 30 per day | - | Statewide |
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this rule applies
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Rio Chama within the boundaries of the Rio Chama Wildlife…'s rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
Receipts
Local services near Rio Chama within the boundaries of the Rio Chama Wildlife…
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
Run a shop or guide service on Rio Chama within the boundaries of the Rio Chama Wildlife…? Get listed.