Laguna Techillas is a reservoir in New Mexico, near McKinley County.
Laguna Techillas is a reservoir in McKinley County, New Mexico, and covers about 47.2 acres, reaches about 12.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 332 acre-feet.
Laguna Techillas can be broken down in a few passes: shallow cover, the first break, and the deepest useful water.
Fish listed for Laguna Techillas include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
One direct bluegill tactic on Laguna Techillas is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Start the channel catfish search on Laguna Techillas by trying to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
A direct approach on Laguna Techillas works like 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.
To narrow down Laguna Techillas, 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.
During the first hour on Laguna Techillas, 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.
Use this plain plan on Laguna Techillas: 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.