Fishing Near Zuni, NM

Terry was anxious to go fishing so he heard about a fold up boat that was for sale. We bought it for just $300.00. We split the cost and the following weekend took our boat out to Ojo Caliente, thirteen miles Southwest of Zuni Pueblo in New Mexico. I caught a good size trout and Terry caught most of the others.

We also tried Eustace Lake, right outside the town of Zuni. No luck. When we would go ashore, the boat wasn't very stable and a couple of times Terry fell out. It was made of styrofoam, covered with heavy duty thick plastic.  It was after these mishaps that he decided to sell it. 

On one occasion though, I was climbing out of the boat onto shore and had been trolling for several minutes. Once my feet hit the ground, a little trout practically jumped up and grabbedthe bagrabbed it, a small earthworm.  

After selling the folding boat, Terry kept looking in the local classified listings and found an eight foot Bass Boat he'd been wanting for sale. After taking another trip to pick it up we immediately, of course on the weekend, headed for the closest lake, that being Nutria Lake, one of a series of three lakes. We didn't catch anything but had a good day on the lake. We went all over trolling from one end to the other. I took lots of pictures.

Before we took our latest fishing trip to Ojo Caliente, our truck's brakes went out. We were heading out of town and we heard some weird noises. We headed back and could easily have broken down out in the sticks. That set us back a while. We found a good mechanic close by here and I had to take all the funds that were in my checking account out to pay for the repairs.

Terry didn't want to fish at Nutria because of the grass and seaweed growing all over the lake. At Ojo we went early, which we usually do, and caught 19 fish and all were catfish except for one trout. We used earthworms and trout worms. Terry had shown me how to tie the hooks and make double hooks that work well with trout. You stretch the worm from one hook to the other. Usually, fish like to bite out the middle but sometimes a fish will get caught.

Terry really wants to go fly fishing. He enjoys that. Next weekend, we will be taking our used camper to Page, Arizona. We found an overhead camper for $200.00. The lady dropped the price from $300.00. He's working on it now, trying to fix the wiring and I'm going to make curtains this weekend and try to find a foam mattress somewhere. Our maintenance guy said he had a full size air mattress that we could use.

We will be celebrating our 1st Anniversary on the 22nd. Can't believe it has been a year already. Going to Lake Powell was my idea but I think Terry wants to see how the fishing is there too. We will stow our sleeping bags, ice chest and plenty of sun lotion for the trip. He didn't want us to stay in a motel and spend all that money and find a place to cook the fish we catch. I know it will be hot there and I'll have to take my fishing hat and long sleeve shirts and a bathing suit.  So the money we would have spent on a motel went into the camper.

I hope it turns out well, meaning our trip. Next week I'll be buying Terry two new tires for the back. He said his tires look like they're wearing down.