Beatty Lakes is a lake in New Mexico, near Colfax County.
Beatty Lakes is a lake in Colfax County, New Mexico, and covers about 12.4 acres, reaches about 7.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 52.5 acre-feet.
The small size of Beatty Lakes makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Beatty Lakes, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Beatty Lakes include Rainbow Trout.
An easy rainbow trout approach is to cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
When working Beatty Lakes, start where two things meet: weeds and open water, rock and mud, a point and a drop, or clear water and dirty water; fish that edge at more than one depth before leaving it.
While fishing Beatty Lakes, early in the year, protected water and the first warm afternoon can be the best clues; as the water heats up, check deeper edges without assuming every fish is on the bottom; cooling fall water often makes points and firm banks useful again.
A useful start on Beatty Lakes is simple: a light spinning rod, thin line, a few small spoons, inline spinners, and jigs cover the listed trout; carry one slightly heavier setup when other fish or windy water call for more control.
To begin fishing Beatty Lakes, record the wind, water color, productive depth, and cover after a bite; those four notes are more useful on the next trip than a long list of spots that did not produce.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.