Just south of Ruidoso (east of Cloudcroft) is the Rio penasco which flows east towards roswell. It is a small stream and really looks like an irrigation ditch. By that I mean its often only 3 or 4 feet wide as it flows across the mountain meadows. but as we all know looks can often be misleading. in those narrow streatches it is very deep often as deep or deeper than it is wide. I've caught some 18 to 24 inch trout in those sections. Most people see the stream and don't think its big enough for fish of any size.