Huites Fishing Reports 
2002

12-24-02

FELIZ NAVIDAD!

What can one say about beautiful Lake Huites that hasn't already been reported many times in the past?  The fishing still remains outstanding for many anglers that make this pilgrimage to Mexico's premiere Bass Angling Paradise!  The lake has finally been stabilized by the Mexican Lake Officials who have been lowering the lake some 1-3 feet per day since the first part of October in anticipation of the mountain rains-snowfall that take place annually over the high Sierras during the winter months.  They however have not been releasing water for the past 10 days or so and the water is quickly clearing, the bass are finally becoming settled and establishing a very predictable pattern and the big bite is beginning to pick back up once again.  The Lodge with the Lakes top guides is still putting their customers on outstanding numbers and quality fish.  Call us toll free today.  We still have a few spots left for the rest of this upcoming season.

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December 18, 2002

Just in from Lake Huites Lodge:

Wrote...Well this year was different than most. Water level was down so you had a lot of brush to fish. The bass were on the long slope-ing points with thick brush. The brush flats were also very good. I had topwater every day and every night, others did not. (That's normal) some had a spinnerbait bite on gold blades, I did not. Caught lots of fish on Rattletraps but the number one bait was to drift amongst the dead trees andjust throw a Senko on 20# Fireline and a spinning rod. Flip to little holes and let it sink. Used the new Sticky Weight stuff and it worked real nice. Just pinch off a wad, mold it on the head of the line and instant split shot. Some hot sticks got 80 fish the first morning, others got back to back 8-11's (John and Brad) my partners Tim and Ant got a 9 # and lots of 5-6's etc on senkos. The two 8-11 were on 10-12inch watermellon black seed worms. Rene went out with me one afternoon and had me 12 to two, he was using a 6 inch watermellon worm as thin as a nail, so just about everything was happening. The first river arm had dinks in it ready to hit a RT or Fat free shad (silver) but the big fish were staged out on the secondary points in the heavy brush about 6-10 feet deep. Had a pretty good wind blow the three days and my guide took me to the back of coves out of the wind,,, the fish were at the front of the coves in the wind. Lots of guides used thier ropes to tie up and just fish a big circle of brush. Had Chicken cardon blue the first night,(wow Huge porkchops with brown gravy and mushrooms the second night and big fat steaks the last night. Met guys from another camp in the airport lounge and they did not do well. They were sick hearing our stories of big fish and big fish. Water is stable and things should just get better. If you need info write me. Thanks Terry, loved it. Cosmic.

November 28, 2002

Happy Thanksgiving!  

Just in from Lake Huites Lodge:

Just returned from a trip to Lake Huites...fished Nov.21-Nov.23. As my first International fishing experience, we could not have picked a better place.  We spent a majority of our time up in the canyons where the bite was active...not overly large, but active. We happened on a school of 2-4 pounders at the end of the first morning and boated nearly 70 fish in an hour and a half. The majority of the fish were between 2 and 3lbs, but when you're catching them one after the other, it's FUN! They really wanted the Chrome RattleTrap burned just under the surface. The afternoon was spent dropping a white "fluke" type bait into the expansive wood cover that lines the canyons. The better fish seem to want the bait on slow fall. Boated several 4 and 5 pounders out of the heavy tree cover. The day was capped off with a stellar top water bite from about 5 to 6pm.

The second day started slower. The lake was dropping about 2 feet per day and the fish seemed to move...but once found, we picked right up where we left off. The numbers coming on the chrome 3/4oz Rattletrap and the better fish coming on the white fluke. We did venture out on the main lake to fish deeper points but only picked up the occasional fish. Ended the day with another strong top water bite, including several 5 pounders.

Day 3 was a close cousin to day 1 with a us finding a feeding frenzy on the rattletrap. This time, the school was a bit larger, with the average fish falling in the 3+ range. The fluke bite was still active with the 4's and 5's preferring the slow fall. Rene and the lodge staff were better than even described. The guide (Jesus) was great. You literally don't have raise a finger...just fish. The food is excellent and there is plenty of it. The staff jump at the opportunity to assist...if only my wife...never mind! The rooms were clean and the beds, comfortable. I will say this, the trip from Los Mochis to the lake is every bit of 3+ hours. And the last 1-1/2 is a rough road. No written word can explain the road conditions. We probably didn't exceed 15MPH. But believe me, it's worth it!!! Several other visitors at the lodge were repeat customers. All were explaining how the falling water was making the fishing less productive than normal. We didn't see the "grande" catch that some postings have exhibited, but ACTION is an understatement.

November 11, 2002

Fished five days from 10-31 to 11-4. As usual the lodge and personnel were great and I had a great trip. The fishing was a little tougher than it has been in the past but we still averaged over 150 fish a day for the boat. You could catch lots of small fish by finding the shad and throwing small crankbaits or rattletraps but the better fish we caught all came off of structure, underwater islands, points and creek channels in the back of coves. The Carolina rig was much better than the Texas rig with pumpkinseed worms. We were fishing the points with 3/4 ounce Bill Dance Cranks in solid white and shad colors. We also caught a lot of 4 to 8 pound fish by jigging 3/4 ounce rattletraps off the bottom. As I said the fishing was a little tougher and you had to work to find the fish but when we did we would usually catch anywhere from 4 or 5 to thirty at any one location. I am looking forward to my next trip down and wish everybody that is going down good luck.

November 4, 2002

Just in from Rene Salazar-Lake Huites Lodge: 

The week of Oct 27th to Nov 2. 

The water was lightly stained to clear over most of the Lake with the water temperature slowly dropping, helping to create better action from the previous week.  The best and biggest fish were caught using 1 oz Carolina rigged 12" worms in red shad, pumpkin and sour grape. Spinnerbaits - white with silver blades produced good numbers from 1 to 7 pounds. Fat Free Shads in natural Shad colors and 1 oz silver-chrome Rattle Traps also worked good on the points, with 100 fish per boat/ per day common this past week.  Look for the bass to become more active and move in tighter to the shoreline related cover as the water temperatures continue to slowly fall though the month of November.  The great winter time schooling patterns on Huites are just weeks away and we still have a few spots open in December-January, so give us a call today and lets talk about the world's greatest bass angling!

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October 24, 2002

Lake Huites just keeps getting better. Current conditions at the lake are excellent. The weather is great and most importantly the fish are biting. The morning top water bite has been incredible.  Mr. Ed Turner from Discovery Bay, California and his group fished out of Lake Huites Lodge this past week. His parting statements were; Top water in the morning, change to spinner baits and worms in the afternoon and you could literally fill the boat.  We will be back.  Ed said they were catching too many fish to count, but he was sure they averaged over 125 per day. At times he remarked it was a guaranteed fish on every cast.  Ed’s biggest fish was eight pounds. These ten pound fish that are being caught at this time will be12 to 15 pounds in February and March during the pre-spawn. Traveling with Ed was John Framstead who landed the biggest bass of the week with two over ten pounds. Both fish were caught in the afternoon on worms in shallow water. (less than ten feet) John said to use a ¼ oz sinker close to the bait and a slightly erratic return. So there you have it: The fishing is excellent, the food is superb, the fish are getting bigger and the margaritas are cold. Give us a call at 800-353-8901 to book your reservation.

October 15, 2002

Just in from Lake Huites Lodge:

Fishing in the canyons is excellent, as the bass  have moved up into the cover right on shore.  The Topwater bite has been great in the mornings using pop-r's, but the larger Bass are still being caught off  main lake points while fishing deeper water with 10" worms.  Bass up to 11 pounds have been caught this week while swimming worms across deep structure and drop-offs.  The water is clear with a warming weather trend.  The lake level is slowly falling as water is being released into Lake Hidalgo downstream and the largest number of bass caught yesterday, October 14th, in one boat was 131.  It certainly looks as if this could be the banner year we have all been waiting for at beautiful Lake Huites!

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October 9, 2002

Rick & Skip Fischer from Louisville, Kentucky just returned from what has to be the bass fishing trip of a lifetime!  They just caught and released 107 bass over 7 pounds with 12 of these weighing in at over 10 pounds while fishing out of Lake Huites Lodge last week!!  These bass were all caught on 10" Red Shad  Plastic Worms fishing deep water points.  If you have been waiting for the right time to spend a few days on Lake Huites, the long wait is over!  Lake Huites is Red Hot and is producing like no other Lake in Old Mexico.  With this type action during the opening week, it looks as if this could be the best trophy season ever at Lake Huites.  For more info, please call or e-mail us today.

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October 5, 2002

August 20, 2002

Lake Huites has risen almost 100 feet in elevation since July 16th with more heavy rainfall predicted over the mountainous watershed for the next several weeks.  All this nutrient rich run-off, along with all the new cover being inundated is a big , big plus for the Huites Bass population and the re-opening of the fishing season in October.  If you haven't made your plans for this up coming season, now is the time to give us a call.  I look for Huites to have it's very best season to date, with all those 10 pound plus Bass adding even more weight by October.  Give us a call today for our literature packet and pricing for the absolute "BEST" Lodge and Mexican Fishing  Adventure available on Lake Huites.

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August 12, 2002

All Lodges at Lake Huites are currently closed for the rainy season.  Lake Huites has risen a staggering 70 feet in just the past three weeks.  However, Rene Salazar of Lake Huites Lodge says he has checked several of the deeper Canyons this past week and he reports the top-water action was absolutely the best he has ever experienced, despite the huge rise in the lake elevation, with bass being caught on almost every cast one afternoon!  Before the rainy season begins to diminish across the huge watershed in the High Sierra's sometime in September, Lake Huites will more than likely receive another 100 feet of run-off or more.  Lake Hidalgo and Lake Dominguez located downstream below the Huites Dam will also be filled to maximum capacities based on the rain fall amounts that are recorded in the watershed this season.  If you haven't made your reservations for next season at Lake Huites, now is the time to make sure your favorite time is still available.  Huites is destined to continue to be the absolute "HOT LAKE" in all Old Mexico for the foreseeable future. 

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June 15, 2002

Just got back from another good Lake Huites trip.  Fished from 6-2-02 to 6-6-02, 4 days of actual fishing.  One boat, three people, 616 fish caught and released.  Caught over 100 every day including 195 the last day.  Caught 27 fish between 4 and 7 pounds.  Two largest were 6.5 and 6.9 pounds.  No true giants caught but many quality chunky bass caught.  We spent the majority of our time in the arroyo you told us about and it proved worthwhile as that is where most of our larger fish came from.  The majority of our larger fish were caught using Carolina-rigged flukes and worms ( the flukes seemed to be the most successful ).  We had the best luck fishing the steepest bluffs with the fewest visible trees.  We would throw the Carolina-rigs all the way to the bluffs, feed out line to let them fall vertically to the bottom, then bounce them along the ledges if any ledges were present.  The bluffs that had ledges in the 15 to 30 feet range usually held big fish.  The last day we found yearlings schooling on the first point downstream from the train trestle, caught fish every cast on rattletraps, 60 in an hour, then left in search of larger ones.  We also found a good main lake point producing both quantity and size the last day.  We didn't have time to checkout some of the other main lake points and humps as I am sure they held good fish also, maybe next time.  We are looking forward to spending more time at Lake Huites in May of next year.

Ricky Hocutt
Calidonia, Ms.

May 31, 2002

Just in from Rene Salazar, manager of Lake Huites Lodge.  "We are averaging at least five bass over 10-pounds daily this past week!"  Rene says it's the best Trophy Action he's ever experienced in some 30 years of Bass Angling in Old Mexico.  Reservations for next season are filling quickly.  Call today and make sure your date is still available.  

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May 22, 2002

HUITES
IS
RED HOT!

MIKE STRICKLAND
from
HARTSELLE, ALABAMA
Has just returned from 
four incredible days on
Lake Huites 
May 12th-15th

1084 
Total Bass Caught

1-Over 10 Pounds
4-Over 9 Pounds
7-Over 8 Pounds
11-Over 7 Pounds
28-Over 6 Pounds

Mike says it's by far the best
Fishing Trip of His Life!

     

Call me today for more details

800-353-8901

MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS
TODAY
FOR NEXT SEASON!

May 9, 2002

Cal Abreu purchased one of my Lake Huites Maps  several weeks ago and he has just returned from a great trip down South.  Cal noted that the temperatures were running in the mid 70's at night to near 100 by the late afternoons and the water temperature was in the high 70's. The number of bass caught during his three day trip were 567,  with the average size running 2-5 pounds, however, some "GRANDEES" were also caught, with a nice 11.4, 10.3, 10.1, 9.13, 9.2 and several over 8 pounds weighed in.  Among the most productive lures used were large lizards, 10 1/2" worms, big 3/4 oz. crank baits and top water baits early and late.  Cal can't say enough good things about Lake Huites and the great angling!

April 29, 2002

Lake Huites Lodge

We had a group of 12 anglers fishing Lake Huites April 21-23rd taking advantage of the great post spawn action that Huites is noted for this time of year.  Each boat averaged  50-75 quality bass per day.  The bass are beginning to school on main lake points as well as the many humps to be found at Lake Huites with excellent results on Carolina & Texas worms-lizards.  Flukes and Poppers are still working good early-late with  a  good crank-bait pattern later in the mornings.  Larger,  3/4-1 oz. Crankbaits worked in a little deeper water while probing the tops of submerged trees are also paying off nicely with some larger bass.  The largest bass caught and released was a little over 11 pounds, with four more weighing in at over nine pounds each.  The group was very pleased with the overall action and the quality fish caught and they are all looking forward to another return trip to Lake Huites soon.   You can look for the angling to steadily improve over the next 45-60 days before the rainy season sets in across the Sierra Madres Mountain Range and with the warmer water temperatures, it will be easy,  predictable summer time fishing patterns for the rest of the season at Lake Huites.  Call me today for more information about the great action to be found during the months of May-June at Lake Huites.   

April 5, 2002

Hola Pitch:

We just got back from our trip. Overall we had a good trip. The quantity of fish was as expected.  The average size was less than expected. The maps were helpful, though I didn't get to do a lot of structure searching, the two with me were the average bank fishing type that didn't have much patience for structure searching. We caught most of our fish up the canyon you told us about, we went as far up as the train trestle.  I regret that we didn't go further as I re-read your email letter you sent on the way home, the way you explained  the best views and fishing were up there, next time we will explore this area also. But you were right, the scenic bluffs and deep water were breath-taking.

Fished from 3/24/02 to 3/29/02, 4.5 days of actual fishing. One boat, three people. 485 fish caught and released, estimated 1500 strikes. 16 fish over 4 lbs, three largest were 6.6, 7.0, and 7.7. Water temperature was 71-73 degrees. Water had 3-5 feet visibility and a healthy green algae-bloom tint. Majority of fish including almost all of larger fish caught fishing the steeper canyon banks that contained the more isolated structure. Coves, shallow flats, and long sloping banks produced good numbers but only 2 over 4 lbs. Crankbaits produced good numbers, but all large fish were caught on Texas-rigged worm with 3/8oz weight to get deeper and a 1/2 oz white spinnerbait. Flying, biting bugs and chiggers bad, bring spray.

Ricky Hocutt
Calidonia, Ms.

Date Fished: 3/10/02
Water Temperature: 71
Water Clarity: 2-3 feet

Fished Huites the first 3 days and averaged 80 fish/day even though a small cold front came through all three days. Largest fish were 7s. Countless 4s and 5s. Fished Baccarac 3 days the middle of the month and averaged 30 fish/day (fished alone). Caught 4 fish over 10. (Largest 11 lbs. 2oz.) Best 5 fish in one day: 11 lbs. even, 10 lbs. 7oz., 10 lbs. 2oz., 9 lbs. 8oz., and 8 lbs. 13oz. (1 oz. shy of 50 lbs. even). At Huites booked with Bass N'Mexico and at Baccarac booked with Chapman/Balderrama.