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Caballo Cast
Caballo Lake · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Caballo sits just downstream of Elephant Butte’s story — fish the sister reservoir for a quieter midweek shot at the same Rio Grande Project water.
Midweek outlook
NWS EPZ (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; all clock times below in MT). Late-September Mountain pattern from NWS grid. Monday: 90°F Sunny (wind NNW 3 to 10 mph) · Tuesday: 83°F Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 6 to 12 mph) · Wednesday: 76°F Showers And Thunderstorms (wind NNE 5 to 9 mph) · Thursday: 77°F Rain Showers Likely (wind ENE 3 to 7 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Largemouth bass with white bass secondary
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.
Monday
- High near 90°FSunny · 3% precip
- Wind NNW 3 to 10 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Tuesday
- High near 83°FChance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms · 84% precip
- Wind SE 6 to 12 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Wednesday
- High near 76°FShowers And Thunderstorms · 91% precip
- Wind NNE 5 to 9 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Thursday
- High near 77°FRain Showers Likely · 69% precip
- Wind ENE 3 to 7 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Dam & current cheat sheet
USBR Rio Grande Project / Caballo — sister to Elephant Butte. Pool/release thin at gather; re-check USBR RISE Caballo before launch.
STATUS: pool THIN.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
State park access; focus shade and rocky stretches early/late.
Kayak
Protected coves when main-lake wind rises.
Boat
Points, channel edges, and any brush remaining. Coordinate mentally with Butte release timing when relevant.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near Caballo / Truth or Consequences — 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
Dawn walker / buzz.
Mid
Spinnerbait or crank in shad colors.
Bottom
Texas-rig / jig green pumpkin.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Early fall — bait on points; midday deeper.
What's on the menu: Most likely: shad and sunfish. No invented hatch.
Also hot / also in season
White bass when schools show; catfish secondary.