Laguna Colorada is a lake in New Mexico, near Cibola County.
Laguna Colorada in Cibola County is a lake in New Mexico and covers about 40 acres, reaches about 11.9 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 264.7 acre-feet.
While learning Laguna Colorada, a point, weed edge, or small drop is more important than simply covering the whole shoreline. With little deep water in Laguna Colorada, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Laguna Colorada include Green Sunfish.
For a first pass on Laguna Colorada, use wind as a clue; a light push can carry food toward a bank, but hard wind may muddy it, so look for a clean edge near a point or protected pocket.
During the first hour on Laguna Colorada, 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.
At Laguna Colorada in Cibola County, a medium spinning rod, 8-pound line, a small box of jigs, a few crankbaits, and a simple bottom rig cover most situations; change depth or speed before changing every piece of tackle.
At Laguna Colorada in Cibola County, 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.