Harris Lake is a lake in New Mexico, near San Miguel County.
Harris Lake is a lake in San Miguel County, New Mexico, and covers about 1.5 acres, reaches about 3.4 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 2.8 acre-feet.
While fishing Harris Lake, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Harris Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Harris Lake include Channel Catfish, and Rainbow Trout.
A useful channel catfish plan on Harris Lake is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
A useful rainbow trout plan on Harris Lake is to cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
One way to read Harris Lake is this: 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.
When working Harris Lake, spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
For a first pass on Harris Lake, 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.
On Harris Lake, 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.