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Abiquiu Cast
Abiquiu Lake · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Rio Chama canyon water rewards a patient smallmouth box — fish rock and shade before the afternoon wind owns the lake.
Midweek outlook
NWS ABQ (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; all clock times below in MT). Late-September Mountain pattern from NWS grid. Monday: 77°F Mostly Sunny (wind NW 0 to 5 mph) · Tuesday: 73°F Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 5 mph) · Wednesday: 65°F Showers And Thunderstorms (wind E 0 to 5 mph) · Thursday: 69°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely (wind E 0 to 5 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Smallmouth bass with largemouth secondary
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.
Monday
- High near 77°FMostly Sunny · 0% precip
- Wind NW 0 to 5 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Tuesday
- High near 73°FMostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · 56% precip
- Wind SE 5 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Wednesday
- High near 65°FShowers And Thunderstorms · 84% precip
- Wind E 0 to 5 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Thursday
- High near 69°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely · 61% precip
- Wind E 0 to 5 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Dam & current cheat sheet
USACE SPA / Abiquiu Dam — pool and release thin at gather; re-check USACE Abiquiu before launch.
STATUS: pool/release THIN.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Limited quality bank — use designated access; watch drop-offs.
Kayak
Strong kayak fishery on rock walls and pockets when wind is down.
Boat
Bluff rock, points, and river-arm channel. Wind is the boss.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near Abiquiu / Española corridor — thin at gather. Verify at pump.
Pure-Gas.org for E0 station identity. Prices change — verify grade and price at the pump.
Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom
Top
Compact walker at dawn.
Mid
Small crank / spinnerbait.
Bottom
Tube / ned / dropshot for SMB.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Clear canyon SMB pattern into early fall.
What's on the menu: Most likely: crawfish and small baitfish. No invented hatch.
Also hot / also in season
Trout in colder Chama influence — short note if targeting. Northern pike where present.