ANIMAS RIVER BELOW AZTEC, NM
ANIMAS RIVER NM USGS
ANIMAS RIVER BELOW AZTEC, NM (09364010) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ANIMAS RIVER in NM, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. One fish species is associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 09364010
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- NM
- Coordinates
- 36.8184, -108.0230
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Fishing regulations
NM state-wide default defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Bluegill Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 20
- Notes
- Statewide default. Under the all-other-warmwater bag of 20 with sunfish, bullheads, freshwater drum. Possession 40. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Catfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 15
- Notes
- Statewide default. All species except bullheads and Special Summer Catfish Waters (2/day). No bag or possession limit in the Animas River and San Juan River in San Juan County. Possession 30. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Crappie Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 20
- Notes
- Statewide default. Possession 40. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Cutthroat Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Notes
- Any trout with red slash marks below the jaw counts as cutthroat. Seven Springs Hatchery Kid's Pond exception: 5 cutthroat. Possession 4.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Kokanee Salmon Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Counts in the combined trout/kokanee bag of 5. During the Special Kokanee Snagging Season (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) the snagging bag is 12 per day, 24 possession. Possession of kokanee is not permitted at Heron Lake and Willow Creek Oct. 1-Nov. 10.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Lake Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 2
- Notes
- Possession 4.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Largemouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 14" minimum
- Notes
- Statewide default. Black bass bag 5 per day combined. Smallmouth at Conchas and Ute reservoirs: 14-inch minimum; Rio Grande in Taos and Rio Arriba counties: no minimum on smallmouth. Possession 10. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 10
- Notes
- Statewide default. Eagle Nest Lake: no bag or possession limit; pike may not be returned intentionally to the lake. Possession 20. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Smallmouth Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 12" minimum
- Notes
- Statewide default. Black bass bag 5 per day combined. Conchas and Ute reservoirs: 14-inch minimum. Rio Grande in Taos and Rio Arriba counties: no minimum. Possession 10. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Spotted Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Size rule
- 14" minimum
- Notes
- Statewide default. Black bass bag 5 per day combined. Possession 10. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Striped Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 1
- Notes
- Statewide default. No bag or possession limit in the Animas and San Juan Rivers in San Juan County. Possession 2. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Sunfish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 20
- Notes
- Statewide default. All other warmwater game fish: bluegill, sunfish, bullheads, freshwater drum. Possession 40. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Tiger Muskellunge Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 1
- Size rule
- 40" minimum
- Notes
- Statewide default. Found only in Bluewater Lake and Quemado Lake. Possession 2. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Trout Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Brown, brook, rainbow, Gila trout or kokanee salmon in any combination, except no more than 2 lake trout and/or 2 cutthroat trout in the limit. Bag limits differ at Special Trout Waters (Chile designations) and Laguna del Campo (3 trout). Possession 10.
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 5
- Notes
- Statewide default. Possession 10. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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White Bass Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Statewide default. White bass and hybrid striped bass (wipers) combined. Possession 50. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Wiper Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 25
- Notes
- Statewide default. Hybrid striped bass; combined bag with white bass. Possession 50. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Open all year Details
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Open all year
- Daily limit
- 30
- Notes
- Statewide default. Possession 60. (2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply.)
Official rule · retrieved Aug 6, 2026
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General area restrictions
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Open all year
- Notes
- Statewide default. New Mexico has no general closed season; 2026-2027 license year (April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027); fishing open year-round statewide except where dated rules apply. Possession limit is twice the daily bag limit.
Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Denver
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the New Mexico Fishing Rules & Info (NMDOW 2026-2027) before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Sampled in this watershedAnimas River Below Aztec, NM has documented fish occurrence data from USGS Presence/Absence sampling in the HUC8 watershed 14080104 containing this station. The dataset includes 1 species with recorded observations.
Species include: bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus).
- Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Sampled in this watershed
- Fish were sampled elsewhere in the same watershed — a provincial or federal survey nearby, not at the gauge itself.
- Records
- 1 species
- from 1 individual record
- Observed
- Aug 4, 2008 – Aug 4, 2008
- 1 dated record