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Ute–Conchas Cast
Ute Lake · Conchas Lake (labeled callouts) · Mon Sep 21 – Thu Sep 24, 2026 · bank / kayak / boat · times MT
Two Canadian River reservoirs, one Monday Cast — fish Ute’s state-park structure and Conchas’ canyon rock with the same fall bait mindset.
Midweek outlook
NWS ABQ (pulled Sun Sep 20 evening CT; all clock times below in MT). Late-September Mountain pattern from NWS grid. Monday: 80°F Partly Sunny (wind NE 5 to 10 mph) · Tuesday: 79°F Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 5 to 10 mph) · Wednesday: 72°F Showers And Thunderstorms (wind SE 5 to 10 mph) · Thursday: 75°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms (wind S 5 mph)
Mon–Thuthrough Thu evening MT
Largemouth and smallmouth bass (call out per lake)
No named trail event pulled for Mon–Thu.
Monday
- High near 80°FPartly Sunny · 11% precip
- Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Tuesday
- High near 79°FScattered Showers And Thunderstorms · 47% precip
- Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Wednesday
- High near 72°FShowers And Thunderstorms · 95% precip
- Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Thursday
- High near 75°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · 71% precip
- Wind S 5 mph
- Times local MT — confirm sunrise on site
Dam & current cheat sheet
Ute (NM Interstate Stream Commission / State Park) and Conchas (USACE SPA) — dual agency. Pool/release thin at gather; re-check USACE Conchas and Ute State Park water notes before launch. Label callouts separately in the boat.
STATUS: dual-agency pool THIN.
Generator schedule / pool boards change — re-check before launch.
How to fish it — Bank / Kayak / Boat
Bank
Ute: park access and rocky banks. Conchas: limited bank — focus safe public spots; watch for drop-offs.
Kayak
Ute coves and points excel for kayaks; Conchas canyon walls reward careful rock-hopping when wind allows.
Boat
Ute main-lake points + brush; Conchas river-channel swings and bluff rock. Wind can end the day early on either.
Ethanol-free fuel near this water
Pure-Gas.org E0 near Tucumcari / Ute 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
Topwater over remaining shade at dawn.
Mid
Spinnerbait / squarebill on points; shad or chartreuse.
Bottom
Tube or ned on rock for SMB; Texas-rig for LM in brush.
Life stage + What's on the menu
Fall transition — bait-oriented; smallmouth on rock, largemouth on remaining cover.
What's on the menu: Most likely: shad and crawfish on rock. No invented hatch.
Also hot / also in season
Walleye / catfish secondary where present — short note.