Laguna Simon is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Rio Arriba County.
Laguna Simon is a reservoir in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, and covers about 0.5 acres, reaches about 2.3 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 0.6 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Laguna Simon, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Laguna Simon, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Laguna Simon include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
A useful bluegill plan on Laguna Simon is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Start the channel catfish search on Laguna Simon by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
The early check on Laguna Simon should stay simple: 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.
The first look at Laguna Simon should cover this: 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.
A focused trip to Laguna Simon begins this way: 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.
While learning Laguna Simon, 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.