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Santa Cruz Lake

New Mexico, United States

4.7· 144 catches

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Rainbow trout

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Rainbow trout

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Brown trout

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Brown trout

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Rainbow trout

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Brown trout

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General info

Santa Cruz Lake is a lake located in New Mexico, United States. It is most popular for fishing Rainbow trout, Brown trout, and Bluegill.

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Location

35°59′0.2″N 105°55′1.2″W
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Reviews of Santa Cruz Lake

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Beautiful Lake

This lake is plenty stocked, and I'm hard pressed to say you'll see a more beautiful lake in New Mexico. All the amenities you'd need for a day of fishing. You will see fish there, only real down side, and it may just come down to the time of the year, is that there's a lot of minnows. Because of that, the fish have more than enough natural food and don't bite as good as they should.

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mixed feelings

this lake durring the spring time of year is on fire, the fish bite alot. but if you wanna fish here durring the summer the bites are extremely slow.

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FAQ about Santa Cruz Lake fishing

Santa Cruz Lake is a lake located in New Mexico, United States. Its coordinates are:
35°59′0.2″N 105°55′1.2″W
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Find the best fishing spots on Santa Cruz Lake by looking at where other anglers have caught fish. This can easily be done in the where it is also possible to see big fish potential and how good fishing is right now along with Navionics depth maps.
The most common species in Santa Cruz Lake are:
  • Rainbow trout - 53 members reported to have caught this fish
  • Brown trout - 21 members reported to have caught this fish
  • Bluegill - 6 members reported to have caught this fish
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