Sweazea Lake

Sweazea Lake is a reservoir in Catron County, New Mexico, and covers about 10.4 acres, reaches about 7.1 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 41.3 acre-feet.

To begin fishing Sweazea Lake, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Sweazea Lake, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.

Fish and Baits

Fish listed for Sweazea Lake include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.

While looking for bluegill on Sweazea Lake, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.

While looking for channel catfish on Sweazea Lake, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.

How to Read the Water

For a short trip to Sweazea Lake, make one shallow pass and one deeper pass on the same shoreline; that shows whether fish are tight to cover or using the first break.

Season by Season

A useful start on Sweazea Lake is simple: 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.

A Simple Tackle Plan

Before moving far on Sweazea Lake, 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.

The early check on Sweazea Lake should stay simple: 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.