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Cochiti Cast
Cochiti Lake · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Middle Rio Grande storage — fish points and rock; confirm public access before launch.
Midweek outlook
NWS ABQ (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; clock times in MT). Late-September pattern from NWS. Monday: 81°F Mostly Sunny (wind SE 0 to 10 mph) · Tuesday: 77°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 10 to 15 mph) · Wednesday: 67°F Rain Showers (wind E 5 mph) · Thursday: 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely (wind E 0 to 5 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Smallmouth and largemouth (mixed)
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu. Soft weekday recreational pressure.
Monday
- High near 81°FMostly Sunny · 1% precip
- Wind SE 0 to 10 mph
- Local MT
Tuesday
- High near 77°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms · 62% precip
- Wind SE 10 to 15 mph
- Local MT
Wednesday
- High near 67°FRain Showers · 89% precip
- Wind E 5 mph
- Local MT
Thursday
- High near 72°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely · 57% precip
- Wind E 0 to 5 mph
- Local MT
Dam & current cheat sheet
USACE SPA Cochiti — pool thin; confirm access rules.
STATUS: pool THIN; access re-check.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Posted public access only.
Kayak
Calm-morning pockets.
Boat
Points, rock, channel edges.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near this hub — thin at gather. Price not listed — verify at pump.
Pure-Gas.org for E0 identity. Prices change — verify at the pump.
Lure box — Top / Mid / Bottom
Top
Dawn topwater.
Mid
Spinnerbait/crank.
Bottom
Texas-rig / tube.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Early fall mixed black bass.
What's on the menu: Most likely: shad/craw.
Also hot / also in season
Catfish secondary.