Dave, one of the workampers here at Lakeside RV park where we are staying took us to Caballo lake Friday, October 31st. He had caught two walleye earlier in the week. He offered to take us there and let us fish out of his inflatable boat. This lake looks like the color of chocolate milk or one of those mudslide drinks. You can't see your lure except when its on top of the water.
This lake is 20 some miles from where we are camped inside of Caballo Lake State Park and is also part of the Rio Grande river system. The Caballo mountains line one side of the lake -- you can't see it but there is a mine close to the top of one of the mountains.
This lake has a large walleye population. We originally thought about staying at an RV park by this lake. Glad we decided on Elephant Butte Lake instead because this lake is only about 17 feet deep in its deepest part right now. Unfortunately, the only bite we had all day was one I had on the line and lost. I got ribbed for the rest of the trip for jinxing our fishing.
The top left picture shows a huge flock of sand-hill cranes standing along the shoreline. Huge flocks flew overhead all day. They are huge birds and the most we've ever seen in Minnesota was a group of four or five. These birds are wintering down here with the rest of us "snowbirds".
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