ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Ice fishing season is coming to a close in northern New Mexico.
Officials with New Mexico State Parks have deemed some lakes unsafe due to deteriorating ice conditions. They decided Wednesday to immediately close Sugarite Canyon, Fenton Lake and Heron Lake state parks to ice fishing.
While February was cooler than normal in eastern New Mexico, forecaster with the National Weather Service say temperatures around the state are expected to start increasing through Saturday as part of a warming trend.
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