Rock Dam is a reservoir in New Mexico, near McKinley County.
Rock Dam is a reservoir in McKinley County, New Mexico.
No reliable acreage is listed for Rock Dam, so begin with visible cover and the first clear change in depth.
Fish listed for Rock Dam include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
One direct bluegill tactic on Rock Dam is to use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
Around this North Dakota reservoir of local size, try this for channel catfish: fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
To begin fishing Rock Dam, 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.
While fishing Rock Dam, 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.
When the bite is slow on Rock Dam, 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.
For the next pass on Rock Dam, 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.