Pasture Lake is a lake in New Mexico, near Chaves County.
Pasture Lake is a lake in Chaves County, New Mexico, and covers about 1 acres, reaches about 18 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 1.6 acre-feet.
When the bite is slow on Pasture Lake, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity.
Fish listed for Pasture Lake include Rainbow Trout.
The first rainbow trout pass on Pasture Lake should cast a small spoon, inline spinner, light jig, or fly through cool water.
For a first pass on Pasture Lake, 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.
For the next pass on Pasture Lake, shallow water is worth a careful look in spring and again during fall; bright summer days favor shade, weeds, or deeper breaks; under ice, a small depth change can be more useful than a long move.
One way to read Pasture Lake is this: 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.
For a short trip to Pasture 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.