Mike Knight group reports" Warning don't come unless you would like to catch 100 fish a day on topwater" Pop'rs and spittin image produces topwater bite all day long, fish up to 8 pounds being caught on 1/2 oz white spinnerbaits

Mike Knight group:
" Warning don't come to Lake Huites unless you would like to catch 100 fish a day on topwater" Pop'rs and spittin image produces topwater bite all day long, fish up to 8 pounds being caught on 1/2 oz white spinnerbaits.
 

Jason Pope group:
Reporting excellent size and numbers fishing up the rivers.
 

Flying private into Choix..excellent size and numbers; catching 100 fish a day per person with fish up to 10 pounds!
 

The afternoon of Jan. 24th, the reports are unbelievable, with daily totals over 250 fish per boat.
Sam Jones, caught a beautiful 10.6, other boats catching fish near 10 pounds and reporting countless 3 to 6 lb. bass. 
 

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We just returned from another great trip to Lake Huites.  This was our best yet.  As usual the accommodations were excellent , the staff was friendly, and the food was great.  We really appreciate the great work that Narlin does as camp manager, and that Manuel does as head guide to put you on fish.

Now for the fishing report…  A few disclaimers: I admit, I have read through some of these reports thinking ‘that can’t be true’.  Let me assure you it is.  The fishing is so good here; there is no need for exaggerated fish stories!  We use tally counters to make sure we keep an accurate count and typically weigh every fish over 5 pounds, as we have friendly bets going among our group. 

There were four of us.  We had the lake all to ourselves, and our understanding was that it had not been fished in a few weeks.  It had rained for three straight days before we arrived, so the lake was pretty muddy.  Our first day, both boats in our group caught 101 and 102 (a slow day by Huites standards).  You can get spoiled pretty quick fishing in Mexico.  We caught some good fish, but 50 - 60% were less than a pound (dinks).  We were a little worried that it was going to be a slow bite throughout the trip. 

The next day the fishing picked up to about 150 per boat.  The highlight of this day was when we had a great topwater bite in the middle of the day.  We had about an hour stretch where we pulled in a bunch of 3 to 6 pounders on chrome chugbugs.  They would only hit it standing still on a slow retrieve, but they were killing it!  My brother-in-law and me caught back to back 6 ½ pounders. Mine exploded on the bait like a peacock bass, and his jumped completely out of the water and came down on top of the bait.  I have never seen anything like it.  Other than that exciting run, the topwater bite was slow. 

The next day we were determined to find the big ones.  One of the boats decided to only fish deep holes (20 to 30 feet).  Those are hard to find without a graph, but these guides know the lake so well it doesn’t take long to find the “honey holes”.  On the 3rd day, the size of fish increased dramatically.  We did another 150 per boat with hardly any dinks caught.  A ¾ ounce, white spinner bait is what did the trick.  We were working up one bank where I caught four, 5 pounders in a row.  They absolutely mangled the spinner bait, so bring plenty of extras. 

Our last day of fishing, I will never forget.  We continued on the pattern of fishing deep holes with swim baits, lizards, and spinner baits.  We had a good morning of fishing, and we were looking forward to a lunch on the lake shore.  We had about two hours to kill before lunch, so we decided to get out of the sun and fish up one of the canyons.  We were pitching towards the banks with senkos catching dinks, but meanwhile my brother-in-law was still working in 30 feet of water fishing a spinner bait on the bottom like a worm.  All of the sudden, I hear him yell out “NEW HONEY HOLE!”  We proceeded to catch 3-6 pounders on just about every cast for the next 2 hours.  My dad caught 48 fish on 48 casts, and that was before he started counting.  We were fishing 5” storm swim baits (bunker color).  Cast it out, let it go to the bottom, start reeling and you had one on.  We caught fish up to 8 and ½ pounds in that spot.  My father-in-law was casting a swim bait that was so chewed up, it was basically a hook and weight, and he was still pulling in fish on nearly every cast.

We then had our lunch on the shore with an incredible view of a waterfall off in the mountains.  Fresh fish and hand cut fries.  What a great time.  The staff really made my dad feel special on his birthday.  The fish sure cooperated too!  We went back to the same spot and for 3 hours, literally caught one on every cast until it was time to head back for camp.  One boat ended up with 276 for the day, and the other boat was not far behind that number.

The hot baits were 5” Storm swim baits (bunker); ¾ ounce white spinner baits; watermelon and pumpkin seed lizards; watermelon candy Flukes, Senkos; tequila and junebug worms; and chrome chugbugs.

I can’t wait to come back next year.

Thanks again,