Silver City - Fishing

The Silver City area offers excellent angling opportunity to visitors interested in both lake and river fishing. Located to the northwest of Silver City, Roberts Lake, a manmade reservoir high in the Mogollan Mountains, covers 72 acres and straddles the continental divide. Roberts Lake is well known for its Rainbow Trout fishing during the cooler months and warm water fishing for channel catfish and small mouth bass during the summer months. Deeper in the mountains two more manmade lakes, Quemado lake and Snow lake, which offer year round rainbow trout fishing.

The Mogollan Mountains and San Francisco Mountains of the Gila National Forest support the Gila & San Francisco River systems and smaller perennial creeks with good sport fishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout, Large and Small Mouth Bass as well as Channel and Flathead Catfish. Many native fish are also found in these streams several of which, such as the Gila Trout, are considered threatened or endangered. Visitors considering fishing in the Silver City area should check with local outfitters or the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish for more information on specific waterways, rules & regulations and licensing.

Fishing guides and outfitters that lead guided fishing trips and/or rent fishing equipment in and near Silver City are listed below. Click on any name for more information. For information about rivers, lakes and reservoirs in the area select Silver City Fishing Information.