Toriette Lakes is a reservoir in New Mexico, near Catron County.
Toriette Lakes is a reservoir in Catron County, New Mexico, and covers about 12.1 acres, reaches about 7.6 feet at its deepest point and holds roughly 51.1 acre-feet.
On a water as small as Toriette Lakes, one weed edge or deeper pocket can hold much of the day’s activity. With little deep water in Toriette Lakes, weeds, wind, and water color can matter more than depth alone.
Fish listed for Toriette Lakes include Bluegill, Channel Catfish, and Green Sunfish.
While looking for bluegill on Toriette Lakes, use a small jig, worm, or tiny plastic around green weeds and protected pockets.
When channel catfish are the target on Toriette Lakes, fish cut bait or a nightcrawler on the bottom along a channel edge or warm flat.
On Toriette Lakes, 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.
Keep the first check on Toriette Lakes simple: spring runoff can add color and pull fish toward fresh water; green weeds and the first drop become stronger summer targets; in fall, follow bait toward points and shallow flats, while winter rewards a slower search.
A direct approach on Toriette Lakes works like this: 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.
To narrow down Toriette Lakes, 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.