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Santa Rosa–Sumner Cast
Santa Rosa Lake · Sumner Lake (labeled) · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Pecos corridor pair with labeled callouts — Santa Rosa USACE and Sumner USBR.
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 NE 5 to 10 mph) · Tuesday: 75°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 5 to 10 mph) · Wednesday: 66°F Showers And Thunderstorms (wind S 5 mph) · Thursday: 70°F Rain Showers Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SW 0 to 5 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Largemouth bass; walleye secondary where present
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu. Soft weekday recreational pressure.
Monday
- High near 81°FMostly Sunny · 4% precip
- Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
- Local MT
Tuesday
- High near 75°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms · 62% precip
- Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
- Local MT
Wednesday
- High near 66°FShowers And Thunderstorms · 97% precip
- Wind S 5 mph
- Local MT
Thursday
- High near 70°FRain Showers Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · 56% precip
- Wind SW 0 to 5 mph
- Local MT
Dam & current cheat sheet
Santa Rosa (USACE) + Sumner (USBR) — pools thin.
STATUS: dual pool THIN.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Park banks early/late.
Kayak
Coves and secondary points.
Boat
Points and channel swings; label the lake.
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
Walker/buzz dawn.
Mid
Spinnerbait/crank.
Bottom
Texas-rig / jig.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Fall transition on Pecos storage.
What's on the menu: Most likely: shad/sunfish.
Also hot / also in season
Walleye/catfish secondary.