Lake McFerren is a reservoir in New Mexico, near McKinley County.
Lake McFerren is a reservoir in McKinley County, New Mexico, and covers about 3 acres, reaches about 4.5 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 7.4 acre-feet.
The small size of Lake McFerren makes quiet casts and short moves more useful than carrying a pile of tackle. With little deep water in Lake McFerren, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Lake McFerren include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
For bluegill on Lake McFerren, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
One direct channel catfish tactic on Lake McFerren is to fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
A useful start on Lake McFerren is simple: 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.
During the first hour on Lake McFerren, in spring, start with warming banks, creek mouths, and shallow cover; summer usually pushes the better bite toward the outside weed edge or a nearby drop; fall can bring bait back to windblown points, while winter calls for smaller moves and a slower pace.
On Lake McFerren, 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.
When working Lake McFerren, 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.