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Durango to Mazatlan; one of the most scenic drives in all the world.
Poolside at Tres Rios
La Playa del Mar-Mazatlan
Why you don't drive at night in Mexico!
My only flat tire in 4000 miles!
Almost there!!
Entrance to beautiful Baccarac Lodge
Grand Entryway at the Lodge!
20 magnificent rooms-all with lake views
Beautifully appointed rooms, spotlessly clean all with private bath/AC and daily maid service.
The most spectacular lake view in the world!
Mr Russ "Dinger" himself!
Two very, very Happy senorita's.
Two of the many employees that help make your stay at Lake Baccarac "your" trip of a "Lifetime!."
Rene Salazar-number "one" guide and HOST in Mexico!
Just one of 13 double digit bass I caught in one day! WOW!!
My digital scales finally said 11-6!
Quick release!
Bueno adiós-go back and grow up!
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The first hook I ever buried in over 45 years on the water. OUCH!!
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THESE BACCARAC HOGS
I RECENTLY CAUGHT IN JUST A FEW HOURS
THE LAST WEEK IN JUNE!
TOTAL FOR JUNE TRIP
575 BASS
5 over10,
10 over 9, 19 over 8 pounds
and 40 between 5-7 pounds!
1/2
oz.
spinnerbaits,
Storm
pearl
swimbaits,
Poppin
Image
topwater,
small
crankbaits,
6 inch
white
Senkos,
Hottest
Colors:
bone
colored
topwater,
white
spinnerbaits,
baby
bas,
strom
6inch
swimbaits,
storm
swim
baits in
pearl
Date
/ Time
Fished:
Feb
6th to
Feb 10th
Please
note we
have
many
dates
for two
people
arriving
via
private
charter
into
Choix.
Please
call our
office
for
those
dates
The
fishing
at
Huites
remains
fantastic!
6 inch
Storm
pearl
swimbaits
producing
all of
the big
fish.
Terry
Hollan
personally
caught
four
over 7
and four
over 8
on Feb.
9 on the
two
hours he
was out
on the
lake.
Mike
Roberts
group
catching
between
80 and
100 fish
per day
per
boat,
1/2 oz.
white
spinnerbaits
working
well in
the
canyons
and the
best
action
in the
LaCruz
and the
aquarium
area of
the
lake.
Average
size
fish is
3 lbs.,
fish up
to 10
lbs.
being
caught.
Spinnerbaits,
crankbaits,
topwater.
small
crankbaits
Hottest
Colors:
bone
colored
topwater,
white
spinnerbaits,
baby
bas,
strom
6inch
swimbaits,
storm
swim
baits in
pearl
Date
/ Time
Fished:
Jan
25
through
Feb.5th
Please
note we
have
many
dates
for two
people
arriving
via
private
charter
into
Choix.
Please
call our
office
for
those
dates
Feb 3rd
to Feb
5th
The
very
cool
mornings
have
really
excited
the bass
and have
made for
some
really
red hot
topwater
action.
Fishing
with
Pop'rs
and
spittin
images
the
topwater
bite has
been
very
good in
the
canyons.
With the
lodge
full of
clients
the last
several
weeks we
have had
many
happy
faces
returning
from
there
trips.
Most
boats
catching
70 to
150 a
day with
many mid
size
bass
caught
evryday
and
someone
has been
touching
the 10
pound
mark
almost
every
session.
6
inch
Storm
SWimbaits
have
produced
the
bigger
fish
which
have
come
from a
little
deeper
water.
1/2 oz
white
spinnerbaitsand
critus
SHad
crankbaits
have
produced
the best
numbers.
Jan 25
th
Feb3rd
Absolutely
incredible
results
from
Lake
Huites!
We
have
always
expected
lots of
numbers
when we
fish at
Huites
but now,
we have
unbelievable
numbers
and
great
size.
Jeff
Avery
caught
17 fish
over 9
lbs
during
his
five-day
trip to
Lake
Huites.
Venny
Della
Pello
broke
the 10
lb.
mark.
Rick
Zugschwerdt
had an
incredible
trip -
countless
numbers
of 5 to
9 lb.
fish.
Boats
are
easily
catching
80 to
120 fish
per day,
more 5,
6 , 7
and 8
lb. fish
than we
have
ever
seen
come
from
this
lake.
Topwater
fishing
in the
canyons
is
currently
at a
premium
and
every
indication
looks
like the
fishing
will
only
improve.
It is
absolutely
necessary,
if you
have the
opportunity,
to fish
Lake
Huites
this
season. Please
note:
there
are many
opportunities
for
groups
of two
to fly
directly
to Choix
over the
next
several
weeks. I
hope to
see you
at the
lake!
Fishing has been
very slow lately
because of
fluctuating
water
conditions.
The lake has
been up several
feet over flood
stage but has
recently been quickly drawn
down to normal
pool and the
bass have been
moving daily.
As the water
level tends to
stabilize with a
slower rate of
draw down for
irrigation we
look for the
angling to
improve
dramatically by
the end of
this month.
Sam Wade-
Fishing mainly
around the inlands
and the submerged
brush topwater
fishing was good
with some fish up to
11 pounds. Using 15
year old 9 inch
sluggos fishing was
excellent. The bite
is very slow but the
weightless sluggos
produced a fish
almost ever 4th or
5th cast. Never have
I caught so many
fish over 6 pounds
at one brush pile. I
highly recommend
Alonzo
as a guide
From Terry
Hollan
We still have lots
of high water and we
need the water level
to drop about 5 ft
and we need a
weather change. The
high water
conditions are still
causing a very slow
bite!
Nov 5th
results:
excellent according
to
Narlin Salazar
....With chatter
baits producing the
biggest fish with
Morris Shaw catching
13.8 and 10.7
......all boats
landed huge bass but
still very little
topwater
Nov 6th results:
Big fish again and
the numbers are
getting better. The
water is coming down
off the brush and
the activity has
increased.
Suspending Rattling
Rogue's produced the
best numbers and the
biggest fish with 7
fish over 10 pounds
caught today. Guide
Alonzo
was again the best
guide on the water
Ricky Green
called in a report"
We have never caught
so many double digit
bass in 20 years of
fishing in Mexico "
Lake Baccarac and
Lake Baccarac Lodge
#1
With Manual
Salazar and Sixto on
the water the
numbers of big bass
being caught is
excellent according
to Ricky
Green,,,better than
any other Mexican
lake.
From
Todd Small
" Unreal. We caught
42 bass yesterday
and not one of them
weighed under 5
pounds and with our
5 biggest bass
weighing 48.1
pounds"
Comments from the
Guides:
The lake is
currently at %110
pool level and the
bass are scattered
but good numbers are
starting to be found
in the back of the
coves. Better
numbers are being
caught ever day.
On Sunday
the 19th On Sunday the
19th the swimbait
bite started turning
on . Narlin Salazar
was guiding Dan
Davidson of Ozone,
Texas catching 3
over 10. Manual
Salazar guiding
David Lungsford
landed many fish
near the 10 pound
mark. You must fish
hard but catching 25
solid fish a day is
not a problem
according to the
guides
The best fishing
is near the Lodge
and not up the
river.
The
numbers were
down
compared to
past trips
but the size
of the fish
caught were
incredible.
In four days
we caught
well over
100 fish
that weighed
7lbs or
more. The
topwater
bite was
outstanding.
I have never
experienced
big bass
exploding on
a topwater
bait the way
they did
this trip. I
can't say
enough about
Manuel our
guide, the
food, the
accommodations,
the staff
and Russ is
always
helpful and
fun to talk
to. Can't
wait to go
back in
April.
David
Lunsford
Very
important:
The best
baits today
October 31st
were Storm 7
inch
suspending
swimbaits...
Unreal
results ....
bring plenty
if you got
um!!!!
This bait is
producing
awesome
results
fished in
all the
newly
flooded
cover, as
the lake is
approximately
10 feet
above normal
pool
elevation
with acres
of newly
flooded
timber and
cover for
the bass to
forage in.
Just cast
this bait
out past a
newly
flooded bush
or small
tree and
retrieve to
the cover or
slightly
past with
and erratic
action and
then stop
the bait.
Then make a
big sweep or
fast
retrieve and
hang on.
There is a
BIG hog in
almost every
newly
flooded
piece of
cover!!!
We look for
this bait
and
presentation
to continue
producing
excellent
results as
long as the
lake is
above pool
elevation
with all the
newly
flooded
cover.
The lake is
still at
105% of
normal
elevation.
Don't miss
this
opportunity!
Call today
for your
reservations:
800-353-8901
Lake
Baccarac is
the best
trophy bass
lake in the
world with
no lake
producing
the unreal
numbers of
quality
bass.
Gil Wright
Group
fishing
October 28th
to November
2nd
...."
The best and
worst of
times "
some very
slow fishing
at times but
also some
very
excellent
results!
Gil's
group caught
13 fish over
10 pounds,
36 over 9
pounds.
Great
fishing for
big
fish!!!!!
The bass are
still
scattered
due to all
the new
water and
fresh cover,
however,
they are
releasing
exceptionally
large
amounts
water
downstream
daily and
for the most
part; the
rains are
over for the
season and
the lake
should be
coming down
to normal
and below
pool
elevation
within
several
weeks which
will quickly
move the
bass
population
back into a
more stable
and
predictable
pattern.
At that
time, we
look for
huge
increases in
the total
numbers of
bass as well
as the
numbers of
trophy bass
caught per
boat each
day.
But listen
up; what
group of
bass anglers
can really
complain
about
catching 13
bass over 10
pounds and
36 more over
9 pounds in
just a few
days on the
water?
Quite
frankly,
there is no
other lake
in the world
where you
can
consistently
come close
to this type
outstanding
action!
If you know
where it is,
I would like
to hear from
you, muy
pronto, por
favor!
Lake
Baccarac is
and will
continue to
be the
world's best
bass angling
destination
for one
reason only
and that
being that a
management
team is in
place that
truly
understands
the
importance
and
techniques
of managing
a Trophy
Fishery and
how to best
preserve and
slowly
enhance the
genetics of
such an
impoundment!
With all the
new positive
programs
that have
been
implemented
within the
past 12
months; Lake
Baccarac is
destined to
maintain its
status as
the world's
number one
trophy bass
fishery with
a new World
Record Bass
as the final
result of
years of
planning and
expert and
outstanding
resource
management!
When you are
ready for
your
opportunity
to possibly
be that
Lucky Angler
that lands
the next
World Record
Bass at Lake
Baccarac;
call today
for your
reservations:
1/2 oz. Spinnerbaits, 1
oz Chrome Rattletraps,
3/4 Fat Free Crankbaits
Hottest Colors:
Date / Time Fished:
September 26th - October
15th
This report covers this
season's first several
groups.
Greg Riggle's group
of 8
reported the best big
fishing trip they have
ever had in Mexico with
daily catches of no fish
under 6 lbs. Rick
Glisseneorf - first day
ever to bass fish caught
an 11.9 and an 11.2 with
his fishing partner,
Dave Riggle, catching a
12.3. Photos are now
posted at the lodge.
Along with that, Greg
himself caught a
12.9.Very high water
with the lake being over
100% full has created
the numbers of fish to
be down but the best
size we've seen.
Coach Bobby Knight's
group of
16 having the same
results as the Riggle
group. Jim Lewis, Mark
Dalise, Bobby Knight -
in the first 1/2 day of
fishing all landed their
personal best. Jim
Lewis commenting it was
the best size he'd ever
seen.
Gary Whitehead
arrived on Oct
7th with his
friend Floyd
Brown and landed
4 fish over 10
the first 6
casts. The fish
are scattered
but the size
remains unreal.
Our good friend
Mr. Harada from
Japan is just
having a great
trip with 9 fish
over 10 pounds
the first two
days on the
water.
This just in
from Kelly
Dunn,,,,TOPWATER
has started with
Kelly Catching
20 fish on
topwater caught
the afternoon of
the 10th and 10
of those fish
weighing over 8
pounds
Big Baccarac
is the Best!!
Report on the
afternoon of the
14th
the senko and
lizzard bite was
good with some
boats catching
over 20 fish
for the session
The lake has
almost stopped
rising. The fish
can be found but
it will take
some
work...Looking
for much more
stable
conditions with
in a couple of
days
Report from the
morning session
of the 15th
The fish are not
active near the
points but very
active in open
water structure.
Very good size
being caught but
numbers are low.
You will need to
fish hard, but
fish big can be
caught
Report from the
afternoon
session of the
15thNumbers low
for most boats
with a couple of
boats landing 35
fish this
afternoon. We
had a toal of
8 fish over 10
pounds caught with
Mr Harada
catching 3 over
12 ( 12.1,
12.2, 12.8 )
Russ fished in
Wassama and
caught 6 fish
over 7 pounds
Looks like more
rain this
evening
Green
10inch
worms,
swimbaits
from
Shark
Lures,
Spinnerbaits
Hottest
Colors:
Date
/ Time
Fished:
Sept
9th to
Sept
14th
Lake
Baccarac
after
last
week is
almost
full.
Lots
of new
water.
We
fished
the Lake
the last
3
weekends.
Dan
Schaefer's
group
3 weeks
ago just
had an
excellent
trip
with
countless
fish
over 9.5
pounds
being
caught.
Since
the huge
rains
the fish
do seem
to be
scattered
according
to
Narlin
and
Sixto.
The lake
has much
debris
in the
north
end and
Papachaw
has the
better
looking
water
and the
better
fish
right
now. We
will
check
the lake
again on
the 23rd
and we
have our
first
group
arriving
on the
26th
What a great way to end
my summer long fishing
trip in Mexico. I hit
all the west coast lakes
and I am glad I saved
Baccarac for last. It
was just awesome in all
respects. Opening the
Lodge up for us was very
nice.>>BtW The lodge is
very nice and the best I
have seen in Mexico.
The fishing at Baccarac
was by far the best I
have seen in all of
Mexico. With size that
was world setting. We
caught a total of
somewhere over 600 bass
with 10 percent of them
over 9.5 pounds and
untold numbers of 7 and
8 pound bass. Your Guide
Pedro did catch a 13.10
the first afternoon we
arrived
I will have a full
detailed report of all
lakes when I return
to states....But the
summary is that Baccarac
is the best in BASS
The lake
level is up to 78 percent of
Normal Pool with the big summer
rains. Several reports from
Sixto and the other guides at
the Lodge all report good
fishing but the lake is a little
murky this time of year.
AUGUST 13, 2008
GRINGO'S EASILY WIN 4TH ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL FISH OFF AT LAKE GUERRERO.
AMERICAN BASS
CHAMPS WIN BY 50# MARGIN
Date:
Friday-August 8, 2008
Lakes: Mexican West Coast
Most
West Coast Lakes to include Baccarac,
Salto, Comedero, Huites are closed for the
rainy season until September-October. All
west coast lakes are receiving good run-off
from the monsoonal rains and all lake levels
are on the rise.
Lake:
Guerrero
Guerrero: The lake has risen
some 3 feet from recent rainfall. The
24 man Bass Champ Team have trailored their
Skeeter's to Guerrero this week and are
fishing a tournament against Mexico's best
24 man teams this weekend at Guerrero.
The American teams lead this annual series
2-1 and you can bet the Mexican Teams will
be making every cast count trying to even
the series at 2 each. It will be
interesting to see the results, as Guerrero
has been slowly making a cycle back to
excellent angling. Hopefully the fish and
weather will cooperate and some nice bags
will be weighed by all contestants.
Lake: Cuchillo
Cuchillo-Fishing Slow. A
few fish caught on plastic. Water will be
released from Cuchillo into Sugar and this
should be beneficial for both lakes,
especially Sugar.
Lake: Sugar
Sugar: Fishing Fair to Good on
crankbaits and Plastic. Lake is still
low from this years heavy irrigational draw
down.
Lake: Baccarac
Baccarac: The lake has
risen some 20% in the past several weeks
with copious amounts of run-off. The
paving project on the road from Bacubirito
to the lake has been completed and it will
now only be a few minutes drive from the
Airstrip to the Lodge this season. We
look for Baccarac to crank out the best
angling available anywhere in the world this
upcoming season.
Lake: Falcon
Falcon:
This
super sleeper surprise lake of the year is
producing fair action fishing jigs-plastic
and cranks on some of the good points and
drops. Sadly, we must report that
Commercial angling has already taken a heavy
toll on the Falcon bass population and we
look for the action to slowly deteriorate
over the next year due to excessive harvest
of the bass population.
Date:
Saturday July 5th 2008
Name:
Baccarac Lodge
Email:
info@interserv.com
Hottest Baits:
swimbaits, rattletraps,
jigs
Hottest Colors:
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon, watermelon pearl, black/chrome, bone
color
Date / Time Fished:
June 17th to July 5th
Jim
Farrow:, Dave Seitenbach, Randy Wedel, Dean
Akin, caught 477 fish in 4 days!
Each of us caught our personal best on the trip,
w/ 3 fish over 10, 2 over 9, 13 over 8, and 19
over 7, and countless others in the 5-6# range.
In fact, one of our group caught so many fish
that he was, "en fuego", as he described it. The
black jig w/ Senko trailer was the big fish
bait, although my biggest fish and several
others over 8 were caught on a rattletrap. The
food was great, the service was excellent, and
the guides, Juan and Cluadio, were good as they
come. Needless to say, we had a blast, and can't
wait to come back. Baccarac is awesome!
Charles
Townsend
Our group fished June 26-29th at Lake
Baccarac Lodge and enjoyed another great trip.
We did not catch as many fish as last time, but
the big fish bite was on. All 4 of us caught our
largest bass! Big fish were as follows: 10-14,
10-10, 10-7, and a 10-3. A number of 9 lb fish
were caught, along with lots of 6-8 lb fish. We
rarely caught a fish under 4 lbs! Best baits
were 1 oz jigs, swimbaits, and some ratl-traps
and crankbaits. Food and hospitality were great
as always. The last day a MAJOR thunderstorm
rolled into the area and we were forced off the
lake early - looks like the rainy season has
begun. We will be back!!
The last group of the
season departed July 5th and reported an
excellent big fish bite. The Bass Champ boys
Chad Potts, Jeff Massey and others landed fish
over 12 pounds. Gil Wright made the last trip of
the season and also managed a fish over 10
pounds. Others also reported trophies. The Lodge
is closed until Sept 22nd other than a couple
small groups coming over the next 6 weeks.
Baccarac proved again this season that it is
without question the best Bass Lake in the
World!
Peyton:
10-5, 10-2 Swimbait – white w/chartreuse
tail
Black/blue jig w/8” black Senko
Wesley:
11-14, 10-7, 10-2 Black/blue jig w/8” black
Senko w/chartreuse, 1 oz Rattle Trap –
Chrome 1 oz Rattle Trap – Chrome w/chartreuse
Eight
fish over 10 lbs.
Numerous big fish got
away including one that hit a swimbait close to
the boat and dove hard, taking the anonymous
fisherman’s Allstar rod and Shimano Curado reel
with him (the $200 fish).
Total
fish caught over 3 days = 757!
Unbelievable – Great trip! Thanks for
everything.
Attached pictures are: Wesley Gallops with
Eddie and 11-14 bass and Thomas with 10-5 bass.
Lake Baccarac
June 9, 2008
REPORT FROM: KENNY ROGERS
Hello Pitch,
Just got back from Lake Baccarac yesterday and
it was nothing short of awesome. We had 4 guys
get their personal best down there. Dale Wilson
led the group with a 12-5, his grandson Tyler
Black ( 17yrs old ) had a great trip with
11-7,10-8,and10-4, Johnny Reavis had a 10-7,and
Shawn Williams had 9-1 and 8-14.We as a group
had 22 fish over 8 lbs,
10-8,10-4,9-5,8-5,8-4,8-13,9-1,9-4,9-5,9-1,12-5,9-4,11-7,9-2,8-14,8-5,8-1,10-4,10-7,8-1,8-7-8-2.
Would also like to mention Les Scheurich as he
gave me a personal butt kicking with a 10-4 and
many other good fish. R ene and his help at the
lodge were top notch. This is a great fishery
that all bass fishermen would really enjoy.
As a group, we caught a total of at least 590
bass.
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon,
watermelon pearl,
black/chrome, bone
color
Date / Time
Fished:
May 21st to June
3rd
From
John Velky
group of 5
I just
read the attached
report and am
compelled to reply.
Not to be outdone,
our group of five
also had an awesome
trip. We were
very impressed with
EVERYTHING about
your operation, from
the pre-trip
communication and
logistics to the
trip itself. From
the time we left El
Paso on the charter
flight, we were
chaperoned and
treated like welcome
guests. Russ, Rene
and all the lodge
staff went out of
their way to be
accommodative. Our
thanks to each and
every one of them.
As for the fishing,
WOW! We each caught
the biggest bass of
our lives with at
least 20
fish over ten pounds.
Tito Woodburn won
the big bass pot
with a 12.0 and
everyone thought
they had bigger bass
break/pull off
during the fight.
We switched partners
during our trip, but
I mainly fished with
Narlin, and he was
terrific. Very
knowledgeable and a
joy to fish with.
The other guides
were Pedro and
Mario, and they were
outstanding, also.
My only regret is
that we did not
bring more big black
jigs, and they were
sold out of them
at the lodge. The
trees and lake
bottom must be
littered with them.
The bite was
definitely with 1 oz
and larger black
jigs with huge senko/lizard/worm
trailers, and we
lost what we had
early on. Rene
showed me his
favorite rig and I
now know to bring
reels spooled with
50# braid with a 50#
mono tag end. You
definitely lose
fewer jigs with that
combo! John
Velky
The fishing has
been excellent with
the big jig bite
producing the
biggest fish. On the
afternoon of May
31st Rob Ard
had an excellent big
bite with his
5 biggest fish
weighing 49.5 pounds
and also catching 14
fish over 7 pounds
Morris and I had
a great trip once
again. We caught a
total of 504 bass. I
wear a little
counter around my
neck. We had 5 fish
of 1-10lb 0oz,2 10lb 4oz, 1-11lb 2oz,
1-12lb 1oz. That
means of course that
we caught 5 bass of
10lbs or more. We
had at least 4
others up to the
boat that got off
that were over 10lb
fish. The service,
the food, the boats
and the guides were,
as usual, just
great. I hope that
an opening during
June develops but if
it doesn't I will go
back in the fall as
soon as possible.
May 31, 2008
LAKE BACCARAC
One of our local guides reports finding a
floating Bass yesterday, May 30th at
Lake Baccarac that weighed a
staggering 21 pounds.
Unfortunately, the guide was unable
to resuscitate this huge fish,
however, it is my personal belief
that bass even larger than this are
swimming in the pristine waters of
beautiful Lake Baccarac! We
are booking Fall trips very quickly
and if you want a shot at your
personal largest bass and fishing
trip of a lifetime, you need to call
or e-mail me today!
Hottest Colors: Watermelon,
watermelon pearl,
black/chrome, bone color
Date
/ Time Fished:
May
1st to May 20th
Awesome!!!
It
has been just great - huge
numbers of 10 lb. fish.
Tommy Rice who
just returned, reported an
excellent trip his group
catching six fish over 10
lbs.
Will Garrison
also just returned and
reports four fish over 12
lbs.
Gil Wright's group,
flying in by private jet,
just an awesome trip, with
four over 10 lbs. -
Bob Gist
winning the big fish pot.
Bert Johnson group
catching four or five 10 lb.
fish a day. The area near
Rancho Padre is producing
the best action, the big
fish coming from the islands
near Russo's pass. The hot
bait this week has
definitely been large 1-1/2
oz. rattletraps.
Hottest Colors: Watermelon,
watermelon pearl,
black/chrome, bone color
Date
/ Time Fished:
April 24th to May 11th
Terry
Hollan himself is at a loss
for words to describe the
fast paced action at
Baccarac right now:
Terry Sez: "Awesome it's
just awesome
angling!!"
He
really can't add much to
that and sez we are
catching so many big bass all over
the lake using swimbaits,
spinnerbaits, jigs and
crankbaits. I can't even say
that color has a whole lot
to do with it. There are
literally too many 10 pound
and larger bass reported
being caught to post. Terry
Rader of Rader's Fish and
Game reported unbelievable
numbers of 8 to 10 lb. fish
and reported "best trip
ever." Terry Sez: "We are
going to stick our neck way out
on the chopping block and
make a simple statement:
Baccarac is probably the
best lake in the word right
now."
Pitch
Sez: You can't afford
not to fish Lake Baccarac in
the next 12 months.
Get your reservations
confirmed today before
someone else gets your spot!
Hottest
Colors: Watermelon, watermelon
pearl, black/chrome, bone color
Date /
Time Fished:
April
24th - May 6th
Full reports coming
soon......The angling has just
been awesome!!!
MAY 4, 2008
LAKE BACCARAC
Here is great
report from Fred Dawson Jr. who recently spent 4 days
fishing Lake Baccarac: If this doesn't get your
fishing fever up; nothing will!
Pitch,
A few
corrections:
Chet
Cowsar caught 2 fish over 11 lbs
(I)
caught a 10.2 and 3 more over 8 and 1 at 9.5 the last
day, the 3rd day I caught 97 for the day and Sture Berg
(not Steve) caught 63 and our guide Juan caught 25 just
playing around, 185 fish for the day in the boat. My
boat averaged 120 bass per day. Super fishing in
anyone's book.
75% on
big crankbaits, but all the very biggest fish came on
big jigs and 9" senkos.
I had
one afternoon of 2 hrs non stop spinnerbait fishing. Big
1-1/2 oz
Lastly, I had my braided line broken twice by big fish.
Good new braid 65 lb. Interesting.
I had
one fish and Sture and Juan were witnesses, nearly to
the boat, estimated was 12 plus, she rolled and broke
the bill of a new D-22 completely off from the plug.
Unbelievable! I wished I had boated her for she would
have been bigger than my best of
13.2......................
The
trip was by far the best I've been on in all my years
of fishing Mexican Lakes. All of my customers caught the
biggest fish of their lives and the food and
accommodations were all excellent just as you told me.
Terry
spent some time with us and it was a pleasure to finally
meet him. I plan to head down again in October or
November and next spring as well and will be getting
with you for our reservations soon.
A great
trip was had by all and I know I won't have any trouble
filling my plane again.
Tight
Lines,
Fred
Dawson Jr. May 2, 2008
Pitch Sez:
Folks, you just
can't get a better report than this. If you would
like to personally talk with Fred about his recent great
trip, I'll be glad to supply you his phone number!
Just call or shoot me an e-mail!
APRIL 30, 2008 LAKE BACCARAC REPORT
GET YOUR
BASS DOWN HERE! MUY PRONTO!
Kerry Adair
from Amarillo caught a 11.6
Chris
Scharbauer also caught a 10.5..
Perry
Williams caught a 9.5 .
The last afternoon on the
water Kerry, Chris and Perry found a honey hole that
produced a 100 bass without even moving the
boat...RED HOT action!
Dan Johns
12.2 on a pearl swimbait
Mark Mabe
11.0 on a black jig
Tons of big bass were
caught this week...The lake is only getting better
as the water warms and the lake level continues to
drop in elevation concentrating the lakes HUGE
trophy bass population even more.
I personally look for this to be the best "Post
Spawn" trophy action at any lake anywhere ever in
the entire world during the upcoming months of May &
June this year at Lake Baccarac! All the
conditions are perfect for incredible action!!!!
Larger Bill Dance Crankbaits
are producing most of the action and will only
continue to produce more mind boggling numbers of
trophy bass for the next several months....to
include the months of September-October-November
after a short break during the rainy season months
of July-August!
topwater in the clear water...also
Bone Super-spooks BIG Black Jigs
Hottest Colors:
Hottest Colors: Watermelon,
watermelon pearl, black/chrome, bone color
Date / Time Fished:
April 11th to April 18th
Overall excellent angling with some boats catching over 100
fish per session:
Fred Dawson
caught a 9.8, 8.2, 8.3, 8.8 8.1 and 3 over 7 pounds -
Kevin Byrne
( first Bass Trip ever ) 8.0 and a 8.25
Chet Cowsan
9.1, 9.2, 9.13, 10.3, 10.1, 10.12
John Garrsion
8.2, 8.14 9.2 and 10.4
Steve Berg
8.2, 9.0
Andy Joiner
caught 10.0, 10.11, 11.3, 11.6 and 12.4
Joe
Annae
group of 2 from Indiana caught an amazing 22
bass over 10 pounds including 3 over 12 pounds
Bill Q group
of one from Bills Bait and Tackle 4 over 10 pounds with 25
over 8 pounds all 10 pounders caught on topwater using a
Zara SPook
Gil Wright fishing with Bob Gist 10.0,
10.5, 11.14, 12.0 and a 13.3,,,,did not count anything in
the pound range
Steve Gilcreast and
Paul Kenndy12.14, 12.1, and 11.3
huge
numbers caught
The Coach! The Bobby
Knight group:
Coach Knight
caught 10.13 using his Fly Rod along with outstanding
numbers of bass caught on topwater
Ross Jones
9.5, 9.7 amd 10.11
Randy Farley10.1
and a 10.6
Lots
more big fish to report...more later
Date
April 4, 2008
Name
Sugar Lake, Tamaulipas
Good reports of bigger bass are still coming in from
customers that have recently spent time at Sugar. The
Spinner bait bite is beginning to really come on strong with
water temperatures warming into the 70's and lots of big
females moving on to the shallow water flats adjacent to
deeper water.
For a quick and easy trip to experience some fast paced
trophy action give me a call today. 800-353-8901
Hottest Colors: Watermelon, watermelon
pearl, black/chrome, bone color
Date /
Time Fished:
April
1st to April 4th
Nothing short of Excellent for the
bigger fish.
Joe Gaulhauser
78 years old caught 7 over 10 with the biggest
one being 12.11...." best trip of my life"
all the
bigger fish came in the clear water using 7" Rapala Blue
Floating Minnow
Randy and Trey Black just had a an
excellent trip
Trey
Black 5 1/2 years old ...thats right 5 1/2 years old
caught a 11.2 pound bass with ole Randt catching a 12.0 pound
bass
Brad Newsome" To good to be True"
report from Brad: 4 fish over 7 pounds
using my Jerk bait Kit from Bass pro shop, the suspending Jerk
baits worked the best ...Also we had 14 bass
from 8.2 pounds to 11.3
pounds and most all of them where caught on a Lucky
Craft Live Sammy it was gold in color
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon, watermelon pearl, black/chrome,
bone color
Date / Time Fished:
March 26th to March
31st
After taking a few
days off at the Lodge for the Easter break
we are back the water.
Sonny
Talkington has been have great
luck and actually landed 7 over 10 on
WEdnesday using Husky Jerk Baits
Guide Chino
and his brother Eddie have been on the big fish bite. Since
Thursday morning the 27th of MArch
Gary Boberg, Mike Connolly, Scott FRancis
and Steve Chindgren
have caught in 3 days of fishing
20
bass over 10 pounds
(caught mostly on Black Jigs from Fat Bass
Baits)
17
bass over 11 pounds
7
bass over 12 pounds
6
bass over 13 pounds
3
bass over 14 pounds
1
bass over 15 pounds
1
bass over 16 pounds
...BAccarac is the Best!
March 31st
report----
Randy and
Chuck Beckum fishing with big fish
guide PEDRO reported catching 20 bass 8 to
10 pounds using 1 oz blacks jigs from Fat
Bass Baits.com
Randy Beckum
caught a 14lbs 11oz
Chuck Beckum
caught a 13lb 12oz
Jim Ries
caught a 12.0, 11.10, and 10.4
along with countless bass over 7 pounds
Russ and Rene
got to spend a little time on the water and
found a honey hole near the famous Russo
Inland on the north rock pile catching and
releasing 15 bass over 10 pounds
most all of there bass caught on 1 oz Black
Jigs tipped with watermelon Russdingers
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon, watermelon pearl, black/chrome,
bone color
Date / Time Fished:
March 22 to March
28th
After taking a few
days off at the Lodge for the Easter break
we are back the water.
Resident PRO, Sonny Talkington: Having great action and actually landed 7
over 10 on Wednesday using Husky Jerk Baits!
Guide Chino
put his guys on the fish yesterday
with
Mike Connolly catching 12.8, 3
over 11, 4 over 10 while his partner Scott Francis caught
11.8, 3 over 10 and a 9.5.....Baccarac is
the Best!
March 25, 2008
MEXICAN ADVENTURE
Yours
truly just returned from "ANOTHER" bass angling trip of a
lifetime with once in a lifetime action at fabled Lake Baccarac
and several other Mexican Trophy Bass Factories as well!
In just
one day on the water while fishing at beautiful Lake Baccarac
this month, I caught and released a staggering 13 bass over 10
pounds, with a total of 17 Bass over 10 pounds while fishing
this beautiful Mexican Bass Paradise!! I
did not find the bass I was looking for (new lake record), but
the action was non-stop once I got a few trophy spots located
and the best trophy techniques-presentations mastered! Hopefully, I'll be able to
spend some more time at this angling paradise again soon!
I was fortunate enough to be able to take a few extra days in
travel time and trailer in my own boat that I have rigged
exclusively for my Mexican Adventures! This sleeper bass
boat is loaded with lots of extra electronics to include a new
laptop computer programmed to access NEMA data outdoors in the
bright sunlight.
Actually, the trophy action started off very slow for this old "Okie" at Baccarac and I had to struggle for a few days and
change tactics several times before hitting on a great
winning pattern with positive presentations in the beautiful
clear waters of this awesome mountain lake. Without a
doubt, Lake Baccarac has staggering numbers of 6-12 pound
bass and with the lake management team that is in place at the present
time, I look for this
"Red Hot Bass Paradise"
to only continue to
improve over time.
I'll be
posting lots of pictures and editing a great video, to include
Terry Hollan's absolute awesome facilities at Baccarac Lodge
where I was fortunate enough to call home for a few days.
There is not another angling lodge in Mexico that comes remotely
close to the overall service and excellence of this Mexican
mountain paradise and from the moment you pass through the
main gates of the Baccarac Lodge compound; you have no doubts
about having an Angling Adventure of a lifetime!
Absolutely outstanding trip
again. The food,
accommodations, service and
fishing were superior.
Rene, Russ and the entire
staff went out of their way
to accommodate us once
again.
The
fishing was awesome. Our
group of 10 caught 29 fish
over 8 pounds on our trip
and all but one of us got
his personal best fish.
Matt Brewer scored dozens of
fish in the 7 to 8 pound
range and added a 9-0 and a
9-4 on Spooks. David Lewis
had several 6 to 8 pounders
including an 8-5, 8-7 and
8-10. David’s dad Jerry
added an 8-0, 8-11 and 9-0.
Joe Copeland boated an 8-0,
8-4, 8-5, 9-12 and a 10-1.
Joe’s 82 year old dad James
nailed a 9-2. Jon Parsley’s
previous best was a 3
pounder; he landed an 8-0,
10-2, 10-13, 11-4 and a
13-7. Derek Krider nailed a
9-14, 10-3, 10-4, 11-5,
12-11 and a 14-3 (Big
Fish). Can’t wait to return
in November for some top
water action.
Correction:
Dale Conover did not catch
the 18.8 but it was his
brother Mike Conover .....we
are currently waiting on
pictures from Dale and his
brother
Overall the past few days
have been excellent some
sessions have been slow but
it never lasts long,
somebody comes back to the
Lodge with a trophy
Cole Paulson
reported catching 141 fish
in his boat today March 20th
with 17 fish over 8 pounds
...Cole highly reccomends
Pedro as a guide
March 19th Tog Rogers from Houston
Texas had an excellent
topwater morning catching a
11.2, 10.6, and 10.1 using
bone colors super spooks
Group arriving on
March 15th had
an excellent morning on 17th
of March Dale Conover
caught 2 fish over 10, Mike
Conover caught 1 over 12,
Brad Taylor caught 13.6,
10.5, 11.6 Ed Portier caught
2 over 10 with a 10.6 being
the biggest, Dillion Taylor
caught a 10.11 and Cary
Reggi caught a
11.7.........that is a
morning of fishing!
Tom Lanford caught
10.4, Ron
Pickrlt caught
10.0 JohnSimmns
caught 11.4
Derck Krider
group of 12 had excellent
results with all catching
huge fish acording to the
Lodge Derek ccaught 10.4,
12.11, 14.3
Randy Sweigart
group of 6
caught 12 fish over 10
pounds
The
fishing had slowed a little
from the previous report but
still very solid results!!!
Baccarac is the "Best
in Bass!"
Tim Pollard Aircraft
Sales group :
Tim and his Dad both caught
a fish over 10. Tim Pollard
caught a 13.6
Archbaild group of 6
Landed 3 over 10
pounds, Dan Wallen the last
morning on the water in 8
casts his 3 biggest fish
weighed 29 pounds
Charles Puff group
of 8 Charles
Puff landed a 12.15 and 11.5
the second morning on the
water but his group member
Brain McCreery caught 6 over
10 pounds while his fishing
partner Todd Blumoff caught
2 more over 10 the second
day
James Bradely group
of 8 flying in a
King Air 200 James Bradley
fishing with Sixto caught a
12.8 and 12.14 while Ted
Hutto the first morning
caught a 13.9, 12.5, 10.5
all in group had excellent
results
Gil Wright group of
16 Bob Gist
broke his personal best with
a 11.16 and Bob Flankien
caught his first over 10
with a 10.5 the first
morning on the Water Hunter
landed an addtional 10.0 to
his resume of big fish
overall the group's fishing
was slower than than
prevoius weeks group but
still very, very good
Mike Wilson group of
16...excellent results
Another great trip with
everyone catching good fish.
There were 12 over ten
pounds and numerous over 7.
The first day’s big bas
winner was Dale Rich with a
10.2. The second day’s
winner was Bracken Finnell
with a 11.5. We had a
jackpot the last day with
each of the eight boats
weighing one fish from each
fisherman and it took 23
pounds to win. Congrads to
Joe Podpechan 12.5 lbs. and
Jim Simmons 10.5 to win.
This was Jim’s forth trip
with us and until this trip
had never caught a fish over
7 lbs (he was the whipping
post of the group no fault
on the lake or the guide).
This year he had a 7, 8, 9,
and 10. Food was first
class. Mike Wilson
THIS E-MAIL JUST RECEIVED
2-20-2008
Hi
Cheryl,
"Just a
note regarding our trip this past week.Out of ten of us,
everyone caught at least one 10 pound fish.
We had
over twenty-five 10-11 pounders, three 11-12 pounders,
one 12-13 pounder, and one 14 lbs 8 ozs. The trip was
great. Its a little early for me to get deposits from
everyone, but if you would, please reserve the same
timeframe for ten of us next year.
We
fished the Lake February 14 thru February 18, 2008.
Please
let me know if this is possible.
Thanks
Troy
Wells"
Yours
truly sez: "With out a doubt, Lake Baccarac is the
best bass lake in the entire world!!!!"
If you
miss this opportunity, you are missing the chance of a
lifetime!
Black/blue jigs,
spinnerbaits, some swimbaits, senkos, Russ-dingers
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon candy, Green
Pumpkin, Watermelon pearl in the Yumdingers
Date / Time Fished:
Feb 11th to Feb 18th
This report pretty well
says it all about Lake Baccarac over on the west coast.
There has never been another lake in the world that comes
close to the trophy angling now being experienced at
Baccarac.
MR. TERRY
HOLLAN,
owner of Lake Baccarac Lodge reports that the fishing has
been nothing short of phenomenal; "Personally being on the
water the past several days, I have witnessed without a
doubt the best fishery in the world producing the world's
best Bass angling. The numbers of 10+ lb. fish caught are
too numerous to list for the past week."
By the way, as an added
note from yours truly; just in case you do not already know,
every fisherman that experiences this incredible TROPHY
action at Baccarac needs to understand that Terry Hollan is
the man responsible for helping promote the catch and
release a Trophy Bass Program that is now being practiced at
Baccarac by all anglers; to include the commercial Mexican
fishermen. There is absolutely no way the angling
would be this outstanding without the hard work of Mr. Terry
Hollan and his staff of dedicated personnel. When you
get a chance, you need to personally thank this man for all
his hard work, expertise and effort in making certain
that you experience the finest bass angling in all the world
while fishing Lake Baccarac!
Troy Wells from
California personally caught 22 bass over 10lbs.
during his stay at the lodge.
Steve Thomas of
Dallas
went out and caught a 10+ lb. fish every session his four
days of fishing.
Gayle Vaught of
Arkansas,
on Valentine's Day morning, caught 19 fish over 9 lbs. Now
that's a Happy Valentine's Day!
Gary West reported
his best fishing trip ever,
with fish up to 12 lbs. caught on a regular basis this past
week. We have been fishing anywhere from 5 feet of water to
35 feet of water.
Trent Loukas of
Amarillo, TX,
landed a 10.6 pound fish inches off of the bank using a
solid black jig with a black trailer. 1 oz. spinnerbaits
bounced on the bottom in 30 feet of water produced not only
numbers but quality fish. Right now, Lake Baccarac has it
all. If you want numbers, go up the river and you will
catch all the fish you want. If you want trophies, as you
can tell, they aren't too hard to find.
More good news! Our
five new rooms are complete and we have room at the lodge
for more people for the rest of the season.
If you would like to
experience this once in a lifetime opportunity, call today
while we still have a few spots open!
It was great to get back
on the water at Lake Huites, the most beautiful lake in
Mexico. Just as the lodge had been reporting, I got to
experience some red hot action. It seems as though
numbers of fish could be caught almost anywhere on the
lake. I personally had my best catches up the Rio
Fuerte. Topwater action even in the middle of the day
sure was a lot of fun. We are having plenty of fish
caught, some boats catching well over 150 per day, with
a lot of small fish but we have seen plenty of 6, 7 and
8 lb. fish with a few 10 lbers that we haven't seen with
any regularity since 2002. Fran Drexler from
Pennsylvania reported catching more 5 lb fish than he
could count. His group of six all reported the same
type of results. Ronnie Wilkins' group of four all
caught fish at rates unheard of for a couple of the
novices in his group. It is just amazing the numbers of
fish from one end to the other at Lake Huites. With our
new private air charter service into Choix, it makes
Huites much more accessible. Although we are sold out
for the remainder of February, we have room Spring Break
week in March and we hope to see you down there!
Watermelon candy, Green
Pumpkin, Watermelon pearl in the Yumdingers
Date / Time Fished:
February 5th - February
10th
John Grossman group
of 6 Have
caught 22 bass over 10 pounds
Ed Larose boated 2-8s,
2-9s, 2-10s and 11.2.
OUTSTANDING guide "Eddie" even boated an 11.5 while
searching for a pattern Big Crankbaits!! any color
February 6th Tom
Lane group of 16:
Arrived via private charter and 15 of the 16 members in the
group caught a fish over 10 pounds!!!!
Howard Stine
10.8, Ed Maglasang 10.25, Wayne Cox 10.1, Alan Brodden 12.8,
10.4, 10.3, 10.4 -Jay Brodden 10.10, Mike Mohrmann, 10.9,
Mark Azar 10.0, Jim Fredericks 10.10Ralph Reis 10.14, Tom
Lane 11.25, 10.2, Mike Wolken 11.0, 11.0 Jeff Myers 11.5,
10.0, 10.0 Mart Burk 10.7, Jeff Lazendort 11.0, 10.4, 10.1,
10.9 Chuck Shurz 10.5
Well that says it
all! Baccarac is the Best Bass Trophy Lake in the world!
On Sunday the 10th
Brett Britton and partner Dave Musee:
Fishing with super guide EDDIE caught an 8.4, 7.0, 6.0,
9.0, 9.4, 11.14, 10.3.
Kevin Sivage and Wayne
Sivage
fishing with Claudio caught a 10.8, 9.8, 8.0, 8.0, 8.5, 8.1,
Lake Comedero
Report 1-25/1-31-2008
Comedero is
producing good numbers of bass per boat with bass up to
10 pounds being caught this past week.
1/31/2008
JOHN FREEMAN & TONY GREGORY--AR
86 BASS WITH A COUPLE OF 8.5LBERS IN 6-8' OF WATER ON
CHARTREUSE SPINNERBAITS & EPARCH CHUGBUGS BRIAN TULL & RANDY BROOKS--AR 92
BASS TO 9.11LBS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS IN 10' OF WATER SCOTT SORRELLS & BRIAN DUKE--AR
90 BASS TO 7.14LBS ON CHARTREUSE SPINNERBAITS IN 12' OF
WATER
Weather: COOL MORNING BUT WARMER
AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT BREEZES Water:
1/30/2008
RANDY BROOKS & RANDY CHILDRESS--AR
60 BASS TO 9.2LBS ON RED LIZARDS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE MOISES BOBBY THOMPSON & WAYNE BUCK--TX
69 BASS TO 8.10LBS ON WATERMELON RED LIZARDS IN 16' OF
WATER....GUIDE ABRAHAM DOYLE NALLEY & JIM ED STILLWELL--AR
102 BASS TO 8.9LBS ON WHITE/CHARTREUSE SPINNERBAITS IN
14' OF WATER....GUIDE HUGO
Weather: PARTLY CLOUDY AND WARM Water: General Comments: OUT OF 14
BOATS WE HAD A TOTAL OF 1330 BASS CAUGHT TODAY....JOHN
FREEMAN & BILL SIMMONS OF AR. HAD 131 BUT WERE TOPPED BY
MIKE McCOOLEY & BRIAN DUKE ALSO FROM AR WITH A GRAND
TOTAL OF 135 BASS...4 OTHER BOATS HAD CATCHES OF OVER
100 BASS
1/29/2008
JOHN FREEMAN & WAYNE BUCK-- 78
BAS TO 8.2LBS ON PUMPKINSEED LIZARDS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE UNKNOWN LARRY NELSON & WES PITTMAN--LA/TX
83 BASS TO 6.7LBS ON WATERMELON RED LIZARDS IN 12' OF
WATER....GUIDE REGI RANDY CHILDRESS & BRYAN TULL--AR
67 BASS TO 7.7LBS ON YELLOW MAGIC & POP R TOP WATER
BAITS IN 12' OF WATER....GUIDE GERARDO
Weather: Water: General Comments: BOB THOMPSON &
WILLY JOSEY HAD THE BIG NUMBER FOR THE DAY LANDING 123
BASS
1/28/2008
CLARENCE WHITTING & DAVIS GREER--TN/NC
140 BASS TO 7.13LBS ON RED BUG LIZARDS IN 15' OF
WATER....GUIDE ISMAEL PAUL CULBRATH & CHRIS THONSON--TX
130 BASS TO 7.3LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 20' OF
WATER....GUIDE DANNY KEN STANLEY & DONNIE MARTIN--TX
100 BASS TO 8LBS ON CHARTREUSE SPINNERBAITS IN 8' OF
WATER....GUIDE SAMUEL
Weather: SUNNY Water: General Comments: NUMBERS OF
QUALITY FISH KEEP RISING WITH 4 BOATS LANDING OVER 100
BASS. ROGER MARSHALL AND PARTNER DON TOSSET OF KS ALSO
BOATED 168 BASS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS
1/27/2008
KEN STANLEY & REX LOWERY--TX 100
BASS TO 8.5LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 121' OF
WATER....GUIDE CATERINA SHANE NEILL & CHRIS THOMASON--TX
94 BASS TO 6.5LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE SAMUEL DONNIE MARTIN & PAUL CULBRATH--TX
154 BASS TO 5LBS ON YELLOW MAGIC TOPWATER BAITS IN 10'
OF WATER....GUIDE VALENTE
Weather: HIGH OF 88 Water: General Comments: ANOTHER GREAT
DAY FOR NUMBERS 2 BOATS REPORTING OVER 100 BASS
1/26/2008
PAUL CULBRATH & SHANE NEILL--TX
58 BASS WITH A 9 & 8.1LB ON RE LIZARDS&GREEN
SPINNERBAITS IN 10' OF WATER....GUIDE ISMAEL DON JACKSON & A.D VAN WINKLE--MS/TN
70 BASS TO 8.5LBS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS IN 6' OF
WATER....GUIDE ALFUNSO DON NICHOLES & ERIC TAYLOR--CO
100 BASS TO 7.11LBS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS IN 2' OF
WATER....GUIDE CATARINO
Weather: SUNNY AND WARM Water: CLEAR General Comments: GREAT DAY FOR
NUBERS OF QUALITY FISH ON
LIZARDS,SPINNERBAITS,TOPWATERBAITS & SWIMSHAD
1/25/2008
BUTCH CERNOSEK & KEN RAWLINSON - TX
A great day of fishing for Butch & Ken. They had 160
bass with 5 over 8 lbs. - 10.5, 9.0, 9.1. 9.0, 8.0. They
fished spinner baits and flukes....guide Hugo TERRY RUSSELL & SANDY RUSSELL - TX
Terry & Sandy fished watermelon lizards 25 ft. deep.
They had 81 bass with a 10 lb. trophy and a nice 8.4
lber....guide David JIMMY BEACH & J.W. PETERSON - TX
Jimmy & J.W. fished chartreuse spinner baits and had a
total of 100 bass with 3 over 8 lbs. - 9.0, 8.8,
8.3....guide Martin
Weather: Partly cloudy all day
with a high of 88 at 1pm. Water: General Comments: Anglers also
fished top water green frogs, chrome Pop'R's and silver
topwater baits. Boat totals ranged from 70 to 160.
Group of 16 arrived at the
Lodge via Phoenix charter on January 23rd. The first
mornings reports of 100 fish per boat with some really nice
5 pound bass reported with bass up to 8 pounds caught on
Super White Flukes.
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.
The
day of Jan 25th most
boats catching over 150 fish for the day with many 6 and 7
pound bass caught.
White
jigs, swim baits, spinnerbaits, )Yum-dingers
Hottest Colors:
Watermelon
candy, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon pearl in the Yum-dingers
Date / Time Fished:
January 15th to Jan
17th
Starting to see a
few more big fish up in the Rancho Padre near the White
Cross area.
John Pfeiffer from
Montgomery,
Texas,
while fishing with Chino caught a 10.8, and Bob Musser, of
Oxford, Maryland, fishing with Martin Figeroa, caught a
10-14 near the White Cross. Senkos, flukes are working
excellent.
As the days continue to warm with longer days, I predict a
lot more "BIG BASS" will be caught over the next several
weeks!
From the Lodge
January 10th
Narlin Salazar reports
excellent rattletrap bite with many fish in the 4 to 6 pound
using 3/4 oz fire-tiger rattletrap. Action is very fast
right now and canyon number 3 producing the most action and
Las Cus holding the bigger fish. Watermelon. Watermelon/red
and Christmas tree color 6" lizards the best
Plastics
Lake Comedero Reports
December-January
1/8/2008
DAVID & MARK WHITTEN
AL David & Mark
fished white spinner baits in 12 ft. of water. They caught
80 bass and had a nice 8.12 lber....guide Jesus P.
ALLEN & JANA HODGE - NM
Allen & Jana also had 80 bass for the day fishing a yellow
topwater bait and spinner magic in 12 ft. of water. They had
7.0 & 6.0 lbers....guide Triny
RONNIE & CHRIS CAMPBELL
- AL Ronnie & Chris had 90 bass for the day
fishing pearl flukes in 5 ft. of water....guide Rogelio
Weather: Overcast in the morning
then warm and clear in the afternoon. High of 88 at 1:30pm. Water: Lake is 76.2% full. General Comments: A good day of
fishing at Lake Comedero. Boat totals ranged from 43-95
averaging nearly 70 bass per boat. Anglers used silver &
blue chug bugs, black & chrome Pop R's, bone Bombers, red &
white Zara spooks, black & blue jigs and green spinner
baits.
1/6/2008
BART SARGENT & TIM MILLER
- GA Bart & Tim fished Shadee pearl Shad in 5
ft. of water. They had 90 bass for the day with 9.0 & 8.0
lbers....guide Moises
ROY EMERSON & DAVID THIGPEN-
TX Roy & David fished Sebille topwaters
in 10 ft. of water catching 95 bass with a nice 9.0 lber....guide
Luis
JIMMY EDGE & JACK RADFORD
- GA How about 200 bass for the day!! Using
chartruese spinner baits in 4 ft. of water Jimmy & Jack
caught 200 fish with a 7.0 lber as their largest....guide
Abraham
Weather: Cool morning but 92 at
noon. Water: General Comments: Another great day
of fishing on Lake Comedero. Jerry Hartscape had a 10.4 lb.
trophy on a silver & white chug bug in 10 ft. of water.
Baits of choice include white buzz baits, silver & blue
crank baits, Kicker Kraws, and silver & white chug bugs.
1/5/2008
RAY EMERSON & DAVID THIGPEN
- TX Ray & David fished chartruese
spinner baits in 10 ft. of water. They had 85 bass for the
day with a 9.8 lb. beauty....guide Abraham
CLAY ROBERTSON & TIM MILLER
- GA Clay & Tim fished in 15 ft. of water
using purple lizards. They had 90 bass with a 7.8 lber as
their largest....guide Samuel
DONALD LEBLANC & JERRY HARTSCAPE
- TX Fishing watermelon wacky worms in 10 ft of
water, Don & Jerry landed 150 bass with a 6.8 lber....guide
Lazaro
Weather: Nice & cool in the mornings
with a high of 92 at 1:30pm. Water: General Comments: A great first day
of fishing for this group of anglers. Boat totals ranged
from 70 to 150 bass for the day. Anglers also fished chug
bugs, silver & blue topwaters, white spinner baits and
shaddy silver shad.
12/13/2007
JOHN
MORGRNTHALER & CHARLIE JOHNSON - IL
John & Charlie had 90 bass for the day including a 9.4 lber
and a 7.0 lber. Report received did not have baits
used....guide Jose Manuel
LEROY MCDUFFIE & KIM LAWRENCE
- IL & WA Leroy & kim also had 90 bass for the
day. Their largest weighed in at 8.12 lbs....guide Sergio
NEIL BOOSMA & BOB WHITTEN
- IL Neil & Bob had an 8.11 lb. beauty.
They had 70 bass for the day....guide Jesus
Weather: Nice all day with a high of
84 at 1:30pm Water: General Comments: Only one boat had
less than 60 bass for day. Part of the report did not come
through completely but it appears that the anglers were
using spinner baits, black and silver topwaters and white
chug bugs.
12/12/2007
JOHN
MORGANHEALER & CHARLIE JOHNSON--IL
70 BASS TO 8.1LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 8' OF
WATER....GUIDE HUGO
JEFF HECKENBERGER & JAY PETERSON--LA/IL
100 BASS TO 7.10LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS & WHITE TOPWATER
BAITS IN 8-20' OF WATER....GUIDE ARNULFO
BOB WHITTEN & NEIL BOOMSMA--IL
70 BASS TO 8.4LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 6' OF
WATER....GUIDE JESUS
Weather: FOGGY MORNING BUT SUNNY IN
THE AFTERNOON Water: General Comments: A LITTLE DROP OFF
FROM YESTERDAY BUT SILL GOOD NUMBERS ON TOPWATER BAITS
12/11/2007
TERRY McCORMICK & MIKE DITTMAN--IL
100 BASS TO 8.2LBS ON BLACK/BLUE JIGS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE HUGO
SAM RASEFSKY & NEIL BONSUMA--IL
101 BASS TO 8.3LBS ON CLEAR TOPWATER BAITS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE LUIS
NATHAN HASS & MAT HAGARTEN--WI/IL
60 BASS TO 7.8LBS ON CHROME ZARA SPOOKS IN 18' OF
WATER....GUIDE MARCOS
Weather: PARTLY CLOUDY ALL DAY Water: CLEAR AND FALLING General Comments: THIS WAS BY FAR
OUR BEST DAY OF THE SEASON WITH BOATS REPORTING FROM 69 TO
101 BASS WITH 5 OF OF 13 BOATS WITH 100 BASS. TOPWATER BAITS
LIZARDS & JIGS WERE THE BEST BAITS. THIS GROUP LANDED OVER
1000 FISH FOR THE DAY
12/7/2007
MIKE TUTTLE & BILL PHELPS--TX
70 BASS TO 8LBS ON YELLOW MAGIC TOPWATER BAITS IN 6' OF
WATER....GUIDE DANNY
DENNIS TATE & JEREMY SOUTHERLY---VA
80 BASS TO 6.8LBS ON SMOKE SENKOS IN 10' OF WATER....GUIDE
ROGELIO
WAYNE OLSEN & DALE GARLAND--VA
125 BASS TO 5.5LBS ON SHAD POP R's IN 10' OF WATER....GUIDE
JUAN
Weather: OVERCAST MORNING & SUNNY
ALL AFTERNOON Water: STABLE General Comments: NO GIANT FISH
TODAY BUT GOOD NUMBERS OF QUALITY FISH
12/6/2007
FRANK RIZLEY & DAVID MORIS--AR
60 BASS TO 9.1LBS ON BLACK/WHITE POP R's IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE JESUS
DENNIS TATE & JEREMY SOUTHERLY---VA
100 BASS TO 8.1LBS ON WATERMELON SENKOS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE JUAN
MARK & WALLEY WAGNER--VA
79 BASS TO 8.8LBS ON SILVER/BLACK CHUG BUGS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE RAMIRO
Weather: OVERCAST ALL DAY Water: General Comments: OVER CAST SKIES
CONTINUE TO MAKE THE TOPWATER BAIT THE LURE OF CHOICE FOR
OUR CLIENTS BOATS ARE AVERAGING 50 TO60 BASS PER DAY
12/5/2007
MIKE TUTTLE &BILL PHELPS--TX
106 BASS TO 9LBS ON YELLOW MAGIC TOPWATER BAITS IN 6' OF
WATER....GUIDE RAMIRO
MARK LETOSKY & JIM MARTIN--VA
60 BASS TO 7.5LBS ON SILVER/BLACK POP R's IN 4' OF
WATER....GUIDE SAMUEL
AL DIXON & LEROY HARRIETT--MD/VA
130 BASS TO 7LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE GENARO
Weather: OVERCAST & WARM Water: General Comments: TOPWATER BAITS ARE
PRODUCING BIG NUMBERS OF QUALITY FISH
12/4/2007
AL DIXON & LEROY HARRIER--MD/VA
90 BASS WITH A 7,8,&9LB ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 15' OF
WATER....GUIDE JOSE MANUEL
WAYNE OLSEN & DALE GARLAND--VA
80 BASS TO 7.8LBS ON BLK/BLUE JIGS IN 15' OF WATER....GUIDE
SAMUEL
MIKE TUTTLE & BILL PHELPS--TX
71 BASS TO 7LBS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE ROGELIO
Weather: FOGGY IN THE AM WITH
OVERCAST SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON Water: General Comments: GREAT DAY FOR
NUMBERS OF FISH IN THE 2-6LB RANGE ON SENKOS ,LUKES,LIZARDS
JIGS & TOPWATER BAITS2 BOATS REPORTED OVER 100 FISH CAUGHT
12/2/2007
KELLY JONES - TX
Using white & chartruese spinner bits in 8 ft. of water,
Kelly landed 65 bass including a 9.0 and an 8.0 lb.
bass....guide Hugo
TIM GREGORY & DAVID BROWN
- GA & FL Tim & David fished grey & white
spinner baits in 8 ft. of water and landed 60 bass with an
8.8 lber....guide Manuel P.
TIM NORMAN & DAVID GRAY
- GA & MO Tim and David had a 8.0 lber caught on
white & green spinner baits in 6 ft. of water. They had 30
bass for the day....guide Miguel
Weather: The day started out foggy
but turned off sunny and warm. High of 82 at 1:30pm. Water: General Comments: Anglers also
fished rainbow swim baits, blue Pop R's, and white top water
baits. No one fished deeper than 18 ft.
12/1/2007
TIM GREGORY & ED HARP -
GA & OH Tim & Ed had a great day of fishing with
120 bass for the day including an 8.6 lber. They fished
white spinner baits in 12 ft. of water....guide Arnoldo
DAVID GRAY & TIM NORMAN
- MO & GA David & Tim fished white & chartruese
spinner baits catching 90 bass for the day....guide Eusebio
SEAN MCGUIRE & JOHN SMITH
- AL & FL Fishing chartruese Fat-Free Shad in 40
ft. of water and black & silver Spittin' Image in 15 ft. of
water Sean & JOhn had 43 bass for the day with their largest
weighing 7.0 lbs....guide Reynaldo
Weather: Drizzling rain in the
morning then turning to hard rain for half the day. High of
72 at 1pm. Water: General Comments: Despite poor
weather conditions fishing was still good. Boat totals
ranged from 14 to 120 bass for the day. Kelly Jones fished
alone and had 85 bass for the day using balck & silver chug
bugs in 6 ft. of water.
11/30/2007
CHAD PARKS & JOHN QUINN-MS/TN
90 BASS WITHA 8,9 & 11LB ON BLACK TOPWATER BAITS IN 12' OF
WATER....GUIDE ESUEBIO
BOB ALTMAN & JOHN FORSYTHE--TX
50 BASS TO 6.7LBS ON WHITE SPINNERBAITS IN 15' OF
WATER....GUIDE GENARO
RANDALL BOYD & MICHAEL CROSSLAND--TX
40 BASS TO 8.8LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE GUARDIN
Weather: OVERCAST MORNING DRIZZEL IN
THE AFTERNOON Water: General Comments: ANOTHER GREAT DAY
FOR NUMBERS WITH MOST BOATS LANDING FROM 40 TO 100 BASS ALSO
2 QUALITY FISH AND 1 TROPHY CAUGHT BY CHAD PARKS & JOHN
QUINN
11/29/2007
ED WALKER & CHUCK BAILEY--TX
80 BASS TO 7.3LBS ON BLACK TOP WATER BAITS IN 10' OF
WATER....GUIDE JESUS
BILL WILCOX & ROY CARLSON--TX
103 BASS TO 7.10LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 12' OF
WATER....GUIDE EUSEBIO
MICHAEL CROSSLAND & BRETT CARLSON--TX
65 BASS TO 8LBS ON WATERMELON LIZARDS IN 8' OF
WATER....GUIDE MANUEL
Weather: OVERCAST MORNING Water: General Comments: THE TOPWATER BITE
IS AWSOME RIGHT NOWAS WELL AS THE WATERMELON LIZARDS IN
8-15' OF WATER
The
Lodges on both Baccarac
and Huites have
re-opened after being
closed so all the
employees could take a
much needed few days off
for the Holidays; but
wouldn't you know it,
old man winter decided
to head South across the
non-existent border
fence for a few days
about the same time the
Lodges were re-opened and
the weather turned
unusually cool for the
Baccarac-Huites areas;
with high temperatures
only barely making it
into the upper 50's for
a couple of days.
This slowed the action
on the first day back on
the water with a few
boats reporting only 10
or so bass per boat at
Baccarac.
But the second and third
days were "catchin" as
usual, with a couple
over 11 pounds weighed
in on the second day
with at least 75 bass
per boat. So you
see, the angling can
shut down for a short
period of time, even on
one of the hottest lakes
in the world!
We
look for the action to
continue improving with
each passing day as the
actual time of sunlight
and the beginning of
warmer weather has
already started its
yearly cycle once again
in the Northern
Hemisphere and this will
get the bass moving into
their annual pre-spawn
patterns. If you are
lucky enough to be on
the water at Baccarac
before the big females
actually disperse from
their staging areas, you
could truly be in for
some of the most
unbelievable trophy
angling on any lake in
the entire world.
All the guides on
Baccarac are well
trained in this part of
the cycle and know that
the staging of huge
groups of females ripe
with row might only
prevail for a few days,
dependant on weather
conditions before they
actually make their
annual move to the
scattered nests the
smaller males have
prepared for the actual
spawn; so
consequentially, they
are always looking for
these spots everyday
before the actual
spawning ritual takes
place. These staging
areas will always be in
a little deeper water
very close to spawning
flats with good
ditches-arroyos, old
road beds with good
ditches, backs of coves
with good definition in
and out of the area and
suitable shorelines with
deeper water always
nearby.
We
still have a few
available dates at
Baccarac. Call or
e-mail anytime and don't
forget; Huites lake
located some 75 miles to
the north of Baccarac is
also cranking out
super fishing this
season.
white jigs, swim baits,
spinnerbaits, topwater,
popr's
Hottest Colors:
Date
/ Time Fished:
December 10th to
December 18th
Recent unusually Heavy
Rainfall in the mountains
above the lake have
added twelve feet of new
water to Lake Baccarac. The
rise in water did slow the
fishing success for a few
days, but not for long!!!
Check these great reports
and give me a call, as I
have just a few open dates
available.
Smith/Marsh group
: We
caught lots of quality
fish in the 8 to 13 lb
range. Even with the water
level rising rapidly, we
averaged 35-45 nice fish per
day on various
patterns/lures. We didn't
catch as many fish as we did
on our previous trip, but
the quality was
unbelievable. Most of the
fish we caught were over 5
lbs, and we had
ten to twelve bass between9.8 & 13.2 lbs.
Todd Smith had three fish
over 11 lbs on a popper,
spinnerbait, and fluke. Mike
Bain had 2 fish over 10 lbs,
and Greg Marsh caught the
big fish at 13.2. All eight
guys in our group did very
well. The service and
entertainment was great, and
the improvements to the
lodge are beautiful. Thanks
for another great time south
of the border! See ya again
soon!
Dan Davidson group of 4:
"Fishing was great" with 6
over 10 pounds from my boat
and we could have caught 150
per boat if we fished up
near the cross. We fished
the same pattern everyday!
We got up, we got in
Miguel's boat. Miguel was
our guide. Miguel took us to
the fishing spots. We threw
the lure in the water. Fish
jumped on lure.
Weighed fish. Jumped up and
down. Threw fish back in the
water. Over 100 times that
day. Returned to the lodge
for cocktails and repeated
that pattern for three days.
It was great!
Whit Holsclaw
group of 4:
1 oz white jigs white
blue/black grubs...first day
very slow...second day the
best day fishing any lake in
Mexico.
16
fish between 8 and 14 pounds..".Do I need to
say any more?"
BTW,, the fishing the third
day..up the river and caught
more fish than we could
count.
The
morning we were departing
Russ asked me " What do you
think now?
I
answered " Unreal " that’s
all I could say!
The
Lodge will be closed from
December 22nd to December
28th for the Holidays.
Hope
everyone has their best ever
Holiday Season with friends
and loved ones.
Lake
Cuchillo
Date Fished
December 10th
December 15th
Reported By:
Pitch
Hot Baits
None
This just in from Tony Coatney &
Ivan Martin, NE Oklahoma Pro Guides that spend the winter
months guiding on Cuchillo:
Tony reports:
"What can we say about Mexico, except that the weather was
pretty nice till that first cold front blew through."
According to Tony this however helped the fishing by warming
up the water. Not exactly sure what he is trying to
tell us, but where I live a cold front with much colder
temperatures always lowers the water temperatures and moves
the bass tight to cover with a few days of a bad case of
lock jaw.
They report 30 to 70 bass each
day with the first day catching only 1 bass over 4 pounds
that weighed in at 4.9. The next day they had 1 bass over 4
pounds that weighed in at 6.8 with the rest of the bass in
the dink or smaller size range. One of the local
Mexican Guides finally caught an 8 pound bass which was the
largest caught in 5 days of hard fishing by several boats of
anglers.
Not exactly what one would call
Red Hot up to Mexican Standard Bass Angling. It is
reports such as this one that that are the main reason that
I am not recommending Lake Cuchillo as a fishing destination
for this season. The massive Tilapia kill at Lake
Cuchillo last year has really hurt the lake because of the
loss of forage.
As far as yours truly is concerned; Lake Cuchillo is a total
waste of ones time and money and until such time as we start
getting quality reports about better angling we recommend
avoiding Cuchillo at this time. Compare the above
report to the next one listed below from Lake Huites during
the same time frame and tell me where you would rather fish?
**This is a
great report sent in by Neal Ford who just returned from Huites
a few days ago!**
Terry,
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.
Senkos and
more senkos,
topwater,
swimbaits,
chugbugs ,
1oz white
jigs
Hottest
Colors:
pearl,
white/char,
watermelon
red
Date / Time
Fished:
November
28th to
December 9th
Please see
recently
posted
pictures on
my HOME PAGE
and win a
chance for a
free trip!
Baccarac is
Red Hot!
Harris
Hatfield
group:
14
fishing on
the dates
Nov 28th to
Dec 2
reported
excellent
numbers of
all sizes of
bass with 6
fish over 10
caught on
topwater.
(wounded
shad super
spook) They
encountered
lots of wind
and rain
during their
trip, but
still had
excellent
action. The
lake
actually
came up
around 5
feet in
elevation
during that
period!
Chip Singer
group:
Chip's
group of 4
caught 11
Bass over 10
pounds
mostly all
coming from
the papachaw
area using
1oz white
jigs tipped
with
black-blue
power worms.
Excellent
numbers of
total fish
with boats
catching 80
to 100 per
day reported
by Chip's
group
Ronnie
Hemphill
group:
Ronnie's
group caught
6 fish over
10 pounds
and all were
caught on
topwater.
The best
numbers of
fish were
caught using
6 inch
swimbaits
and during
midday using
10 inch
senkos.
Alberto
Theil group:
Alberto came
from Mexico
City and
Alberto
caught 4
bass over 10
pounds the
first day on
the water.
Numbers of
total fish
caught per
day were
between 40
and 60 each
day.
Charles
Anders
group:
This was a
giant bass
trip for
Charles, as
they caught
3 bass
between 12
and 15
pounds.
Guide Eddie
landed a 15
+ pounder
and Charles
landed a
13.10
fishing the
deep
structure
around
Russo's
inland.
Garret Hamn
group:
7 anglers
on the 7th
of December
caught 3
over 9
pounds, 5
over 10
pounds and 2
over 11
pounds.
Overall,
fishing as
been very
good to
excellent
with some
days
excellent
and some
days a
little
slower with
active bass
a little
harder to
find, but I
have found
this to
always be
true on any
lake with a
huge forage
base such as
Baccarac.
The Bass
population
has an easy
time finding
a meal so
consequentially
they do not
have to
forage as
often!
Numbers have
been
averaging
from 40 to
over a 100
bass per
boat each
day with a
lot more BIG
heavy fish
this season
and our
catch &
release
program is
really
paying off
as the bass
are growing
at
incredible
rates with
all the
forage
available
and we look
for a few
bass in the
20 pound
class to be
hooked this
season!
I still have
a few spots
open in
April-May
and June; so
call me
today for
your chance
at the best
Mexican
Adventure
you've ever
experienced!
Dr
Ronald Hopkins
reporting fish
up to 11 pounds:
Good topwater
fishing with
numbers really
picking up in
the river area.
Some boats
catching over
150 today in the
river past the
cross on
topwater. Dr.
Hopkins reported
a little slower
action than last
year, but with
much larger bass
overall.
George Winstead
reports: "great
trip"
Ramon is an
excellent guide
with lots of
heavy bass on
rattletraps.
Ben Todd:
Reported good
fish caught on
Watermelon
lizards up to 9
pounds with
numbers always
over 75 per day
for the boat.
Just in from
John
Lange:
I just returned
from a six day
trip with my 10
year old son,
Brett, to
Baccarac. We had
a great trip and
fished with a
truly excellent
guide, Enrique.
He was a lot of
fun, was very
patient with
Brett, and
seemed to enjoy
having him in
the boat and
teaching him a
lot about
Mexican Bass
fishing. We
averaged 45 fish
per day and saw
many very large
fish. My biggest
was 12 and
Brett's was 7.
Enrique hooked
an 8 for him to
bring in which
was pretty cool.
Gil Wright group
of 6:
On
the 23rd they
caught 4 fish
over 10 pounds
their first
afternoon on the
water>Topwater
Action es Muy
Magnifico! The
fishing has been
all about
location at the
right time....as
it always is on
any lake in the
world. But
let me tell you
folks, if you
are at the right
location with
perfect timing
at Lake Baccarac
you are in for
the action and
"FISHING TRIP"
of a "LIFETIME!"
There is no
other lake in
the world that
remotely
compares to Lake
Baccarac when
all the pieces
fall into place.
Randy Harris
reported 6 over
10 pounds: In
4 days on the
water with Zara
Spooks producing
all the biggest
bass!
Good topwater
fishing with
total numbers
really picking
up; with some
boats catching
over 150 today
up the river
past the cross.
Full report of
the 20 people
departing today
will be posted
tomorrow;
November 16th.
Flew charter plane into Choix. Excellent
all around trip and "landing at Choix via
charter changed may whole attitude about fishing
at Lake Huites " Flying
charter makes this a very easy trip! The
lake was just full of all sizes of fish. Our
biggest was 11.13 and I estimate we caught 100
fish over 6 pounds in our 3 days on the water
and always caught over 130 a day for each of our
3 boats. Using a Jr Spook in Bone color was the
best topwater. 4 inch swimbaits by Storm where
used near the La Mission area of the Lake. When
Can I come back?
Don Bodgen report:
" We are rebooking right now " That should say it all. Don reports lots of
small fish but also lots of very nice fish up to
9 pounds being on topwater up the river near the
church. Tacopaco and the river area near the
church is where they found the best action
producing sometimes up to 200 bass per day per
boat
Report from
Jesse Cox group:
Total
of 1629 fish caught in 3 days of fishing. Out of our
3 boats we averaged 181 per day. We had 320 bass
over 5 pounds, 60 bass over 6 pounds and 55 bass
over 8 pounds for our group. Topwater was excellent.
Everything was excellent at the Lodge. Narlin, the
Huites Lodge manager is an excellent host!!
Report from Mike Price group:
We
flew in and landed at Choix using your private
charter, truly the only way to go. Will not ever do
it any other way again. Our trip started out
excellent and only got better.
Fishing
with Manual again was a real treat. The hottest
action on the Lake was near the dam both topwater
action and 6 inch pumpkin Lizards produced the best
size and numbers. I actually caught 23 fish over 9
pounds and 41 over 8 pounds in 3 days of fishing. I
did not count total fish per day but it was always
over 150 per day and maybe over 200 per day. The
lake is in great shape and I highly recommend the
trip.
FLY IN CHARTER DIRECTLY TO THE LAKE! IT'S THE
ONLY WAY TO GO!!
Date:
November 4, 2007
Reporting Lodge:
Baccarac Lodge
Name:
Gil Wright group
Chris Heppel group
Mike Young group
Total of 24 anglers
at the Lodge and I'm
waiting on the final
reports with
total numbers and
size bass from the
various groups. Not
much topwater action
yet but still tons
of big fish with
most anglers
breaking their
previous "BEST" Big
Bass record!
Best Lures:
Large Rattletraps
Chrome/ Chartruse 1
to 1-1/2oz
This is
exciting! The fishing is very, very good. Chip White
and partner caught over 180 bass today with many
solid 6 to 9 pound bass reported. Several larger
bass reported to have been on but not landed. The
best fishing was near the Dam and Tacopaco....That's
right!!! Great Topwater!!! Huites is currently
outstanding
Food,
service, guides and accommodations excellent as always.
Our group of 5 caught on average 25 to 50 fish per day
with the majority in the 4 to 5 pound range. Chapo Ulm
caught the majority of the large fish with 4 over 10
pounds and several in the 6 to 8 pound range
predominantly on topwater and 6” pearl swimbaits. Mike
Powers nailed a fat 10.9 with a pearl fluke. Matt
Brewer’s large was an 8 with several in the 5 to 6 pound
range. Joe Copeland worked on landing the grande but
had to settle on a 7.1. Derek Krider had several in the
5 to 6 pound range and one 7.2. Each of us lost at
least one large fish well into the double digit range.
After polling several groups of anglers at the lodge,
most large fish are being caught on 6” pearl swimbaits,
1 oz. rattle traps, topwater baits, 1 oz. spinner baits
and large crankbaits. The lake dropped about 4 feet in
the 3 days we fished. We are looking forward to
returning in March.
Topwater fishing was the most
spectacular I have ever seen and it is only starting to
heat up. Make sure to change out any
small treble hooks with larger ones on your topwater
baits as the grandes will pull free; I missed three
lunkers on topwater before swapping out with crankbait
hooks.
We are starting
to see some
great Topwater
ACTION!
Some boats
reporting bass
up to 9 pounds
using
zaraspooks and
chugbugs.
Excellent big
fish bite was
today. Dave
McKinney
recording his
first ever first
over 10 pounds.
Total of 14 fish
over 10 pounds
caught
today.
Russ has been
busy posting the
pics of big boys
on the wall of
Frame. It seems
like right now
most boats
catching 25 fish
in the morning
and 25 to 40 in
the afternoon.
The best bite is
near the ranch
and the biggest
fish near the
Lodge. Papachaw
area has been
slow
I am a
serious bass fisherman and I've been fishing in
the north west US for 20+ years. My bass fishing
goal has always been to catch the 'elusive' + 10
pounder. While on this trip, I exceeded that
goal - more then I ever imagined. I still can't
believe it - but I caught a 10.4, 10.6, 10.14,
10.11, 11, 11.4, 11.14 and a 12.2!!! I know some
people might doubt these weights, but the photos
are my proof and they are hanging on Russ'
lunker board in the tackle shop at the lodge.
Most of the fish were
suspended in 17 to 35 feet of water. We caught
them on pearl swim baits and fat free citrus
shad cranks. As our fishing days went on, the
fish started moving to the banks and we were
able to catch some 7's and 8's and one 10
pounder on top water super spooks.
We didn't catch a
huge # of fish. We averaged 25 to 35 fish a day.
But when you got a bite, it was a BIG one. We
had 21 seven pounders, 17 eight pounders, 15
nine pounders, 5 fish in the 10 pound range, 4
fish over 11 pounds and the one 12 pounder! All
I can say is you have a little piece of bass
fishing heaven there!
Thanks again for a
fabulous trip! I hope to see you again SOON!
TOPWATER, TOPWATER 1 oz rattletraps,
1/2oz rattletraps Big Bill Dance
Crankbaits, 1/2 oz Spinnerbaits
Hottest Colors:
Date / Time Fished:
Oct 15,16,17, 18th, 19th, 20th
Red Hot
action right now at Lake
Huites. TOPWATER -TOPWATER
With fish up to 11 pounds being
caught using Citrus Shad colored
crankbaits and topwater. Spinnerbaits
producing the best numbers of fish being
caught. Fishing is excellent with
some boats catching over 200 bass per
day . Plenty of bass up to 4 pounds
caught near Lions Cove. Some boats
reporting 50 to 60 a day between 5 and 8
pounds We have had some really good
crankbait action in the Canyons. Near
the dam the topwater action on the long
points are just excellent . The Aquarium
is just loaded with bass " the good ole
days are back at Lake Huites" Just
great....Tons of quality bass being
caught all over the lake .
Make sure to read the
report posted below on the 16th of October.
Day one (yesterday)
of the Bill Hicks Group (24 anglers
from Hobbs New Mexico)
The over all numbers of
fish caught per boat were way down (some boats
only recording 15 fish ) ...But the size was
not. With 24 anglers on the water a total of
16 bass over 10 pounds
were recorded ranging from 10.3 to 14.1.
Russ Johnson, resident pro was also on the water
and reported 2 fish over 10 and breaking off on
one that was a giant. Russ has been fishing the
deeper structure on the south end of the Lake
while Rene has been concentrating most of his fishing up the river.
Most all
the larger Trophy fish are coming from deeper
water on swimbaits and slow rolling 1 oz
spinnerbaits on the bottom. So far the topwater
bite has not materialized like last season
during this time frame.........But hopefully,
any day now the bass will move up a little in
the water column and start blasting those big
chug-bugs! We'll be posting more reports
the first of next week. Have a great
weekend and get your reservations firmed up
today!
Mike Bradshaw's group of 6 in 4 days of
fishing caught 23 bass over 10 pounds with
Mike himself catching 11 of the total.
Wally C a fireman from Az yesterday caught 6
bass over 10 pounds.
All of the bigger fish are coming on
swim-bait and big spinnerbaits.
Will have a more detailed report in a few
days!
October 17, 2007
LAKE CUCHILLO
FISHING
REPORT
October 5th October 12th 2007
'As many
of you know, I have promoted Lake
Cuchillo as one of the better lakes in
Mexico for the past several years and
have helped 1,000's of anglers have great
Mexican Adventures at this lake.
However, I have been receiving reports
over the past many months that the
angling has slowly gone from excellent
to some of the worst in the entire
country of Mexico.
I received
a phone call yesterday from one of my
best customers about a trip to Cuchillo
he and 3 of his fishing partners had
just made this past week; arriving early
on October 5th and fishing the lake
"hard" for the next 5 days. And,
I'm not talking about your average bass
angler, as these guys are as good as
they get and are among the top bass
anglers in all the USA. They drove
in with their own boats and have been
fishing Cuchillo several times a year
for the past 4 or 5 years, so they know
the lake and all the right places to
fish.
Their
fishing report is one of the worst I
have ever received about a Mexican Lake
and I was almost reluctant to post it;
but I feel an obligation to all my good,
loyal customers to tell them about the
poor quality of the angling at Cuchillo
at this time, so they will not waste
time, effort and money at this Lake this
next season. Now listen up as this
report is as bad as it gets! For
starters, the largest bass caught in
five days of angling by some of the best
anglers in the USA was a long unhealthy
five (5) pound bass. They also
reported two (2) other bass in the 4
pound class in the same poor condition
and they only averaged 35 bass per day
per boat and these were all one (1)
pound or less in size except for the 3
bass I mentioned above and this was over
a 5 day period of daylight to dark damn
hard fishing by some of best anglers I know., I
This group
did manage to salvage their trip by
driving up to Sugar Lake on their last
day. Even though they had never
fished Sugar Lake, they managed to catch
1 bass that weighed in at 10.8 and
another over 7 pounds with numerous fat,
healthy bass in the 3-6 pound class.
not
Needless
to say, these guys will not be making
another trip to Lake Cuchillo in the
near future.
There are
a myriad of reasons why Lake Cuchillo
has declined into such a poor fishery
which I will discuss in detail on a
future blog.
However,
let me make it very clear that Mexican
Lakes Adventures is no longer
recommending or offering package trips
to Lake Cuchillo of any kind at the
present time due to the poor quality of
angling.
I am
presently recommending Lake Guerrero or
Sugar Lake for Northern Mexico as the 2
best destinations.
Feel
free to call me anytime for further
details.
800-353-8901
"Catching
is a matter of finding!
Finding is a matter of knowledge!"
rattletraps,
Bill Dance
Crankbaits,
swimbaits...SPINNERBAITS
Hottest
Colors:
pearl,
watermelon,
Black Blue,
Date / Time
Fished:
Oct 11th 12th
13th
Son OF Bass
Father/son
group consisted
of David Miller,
Kyle Miller,
Paul Miller, B.J.
Hacker, Michael
Sestak, Jimmy
Irish, Jim Irish
and Jeff Irish.
October
11:
B.J. had a 10.8;
Jimmy a 10.11
and 10.2; and
first time bass
fisherman, Paul,
had a 10.2 and
10.9! The SOBs
had 5 bass over
10 lbs; 3 nine
pounders (two by
David, one of
which was 9.13);
7 eights; 7
sevens; 6 sixes;
8 fives; and 4
fours. About
130 total bass.
October 12:
Jim had a 12.4,
the largest of
the trip for the
SOBs, and a 9.1;
Jimmy had a
10.11; Jeff had
a 11.6 (next
largest for
trip); and Kyle
had a 10.0 and
9.3. The SOBs
had 4 bass over
10 lbs; 2 nines;
7 eights; 14
sevens; 9 sixes;
5 fives; and 9
fours. About
105 total
bass.
October
13:
Paul, Jim and
Jeff each had 10
pounders, with a
10.5 for newbe
Paul; and
another big
niner for
Michael. The
SOBs had 3 bass
over 10 lbs; 5
nines; 3 eights;
6 sevens; 8
fives; and 3
fours. About 50
bass.
For the three
day trip, the
SOBs had 39 fish
over eight
pounds with 12 fish
over ten pounds.
They caught at
least one ten
pounder in each
of the six half
day outings.
Cranks and
swimbaits caught
most of the
nines and tens,
with a few on
big spinner
baits. No large
bass were caught
on topwaters,
and the SOBs
abandoned them
after the first
morning to focus
on larger fish.
Only a few bass
were caught on
sinkos and
lizards. Most
of the larger
bass were caught
on flats (20
feet plus or
minus) next to
deeper water,
both in the main
lake and up the
river channel.
A few good fish
were caught on
points, but they
were usually the
smaller four to
seven pounders.
The ratio of big
bass (over four
pounds) caught
to total bass
caught was
incredible (30%,
50% and 60% for
the three
days). As the
days passed, the
group was
undoubtedly
fishing more for
larger bass and
passing up top
waters,
plastics, etc.
The six, seven,
and eight pound
bass were
extremely hard
fighters,
usually more
than the ten
pounders. A
large number of
big fish were
hooked and lost,
usually if an
SOB couldn’t
keep them from
jumping or
didn’t get a
good hook set!
The weather was
hot and humid,
which made the
beer and
margaritas taste
even better.
The lake was
smooth and the
boats were
trouble-free.
The guides, food
and Lodge
hospitality were
all excellent
rattletraps, Bill Dance
Crankbaits, swimbaits...TOPWATER
Hottest
Colors:
pearl,
watermelon, Black Blue,
Date /
Time Fished:
October
5, 6, 7, 2007
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a
wonderful trip we had to Lake
Baccarac Lodge. Terry,
Rene and all the staff just keep
making this trip better and
better.
The food
was exceptional and the service
was the same. Of course
all of us are there for the
fishing and this trip was the
best fishing that I have
ever
had!!!!!!!!!! We only keep
up with the big fish this time
and here is the count: 18 fish
between 8 and 9lbs, 9 fish
between 9 and 10lbs, 1 10.4
fish, 1 10.8 fish, and 1 13.1lb
fish. The report from the
lake said that I caught a 13.4
and Tina Gilcrease the 13.1 but
the reverse was the actual
truth!!!! Can you imagine that a
gal that has only been fishing
for bass seriously about 2 years
beat me with that 13.4!!!!! But
she did. At one place we fished
for about 2 1/2 hours and caught
many fish the smallest was over
6lbs!!!!!!!! I just have
never seen such a huge % of the
fish caught running over 6 lbs.
Well I can't wait to get back
for my next trip which is
Oct 15.
By the way they told us there
was no topwater bite yet but we
averaged 22 on top every morning
early and the 10.8 was one of
them.
Yesterday morning we lost at
least 4 fish over 10 lbs on top
and got 2 over 8 and one over 9
in the boat. I guess it is
pretty obvious that I am pretty
pumped up about Baccarac and
Terry's lodge.
Big Rains at the Lake this week
with the Lake rising about 4 feet the fishing remained
good but did slow down compared to last week. Fish up to
9 pounds being caught using 6 inch pearl swimbaits.
The topwater action is picking up with 1 fish over 10
being caught usingZara Spooks the ole
watermelon Lizzard producing lots of action up the
river.
This just in!
Gary Whitehead caught 13.4 using chrome/blue
rattletraps...Tina Gilcrease caught a 13.1 and Ricky
Gilcrease 10.00 .. Rattletrap fishing was good this
morning....
It's official - we are now
open and on the water. What a way to start!
Opening afternoon, Russ Johnson caught an 11.2 in Norte
Canyon. All boats reported excellent fishing. Today,
September 27, was a special day for the Bobby Knight
group. Ross Jones caught an 11.5 and a 9.9. Also, he
caught 30 fish between 7 and 8 lbs. Tim Knight landed an
11.12 and a 10.4. He reported that he caught more fish
today than at all his previous trips
combined to El Salto. Pat Knight's big fish of the day
was a 10.2. Randy Farley caught a 10.2, a 10.0 and six
fish over 8 lbs. Chris Cassidy caught an 11.2 and
reported excellent, excellent fishing. Coach Knight
didn't break the 10 lb. mark today, but we are confident
he will tomorrow!
Sept 28th
fishing:
As a group the Knight group caught 8 more fish over 10
pounds. Tim Knight found one spot where he caught 23
bass over 6 pounds and 8 over 9 pounds
Crankbaits, rattletraps
and swimbaits are working up the river and in the small
canyons near the lodge. Topwater is very slow.
Date: Sunday August 18th 2007
Name: Rene Salazar
BACCARAC LODGE REPORT
Email:
Home Page:
Hottest Baits: swimbaits, white jigs
Hottest Colors: pearl/white/ shad/firetiger
Date / Time Fished: August 15th to August 18th
We are normally closed during the rainy season but this
season we have had a couple of groups. I just returned
from the Lodge with a group of 4 Amigos from Texas. Big,
Big rains and Lake Baccarac is coming up very
nicely . The fishing could not have been any better with
the fish very shallow because of the rising water.
Crazy Joe Dillard fished with me the first day and
caught a 16.1 whose picture is already posted at the
Lodge. The monster fish was caught in Sonny's cove in
very shallow water. During the heavy, heavy rain the
fish feed on the surface. Tom Secrest caught a 15.2
fishing with Juan in the same cove. Dalton caught 4 fish
over 9 near the Dam and Dee caught one over 10 and one
over 11. These fish where caught the first day at the
Lodge during the rain. The second day was also very good
with tons of big fish. I rate the fishing right now as
excellent. We are working hard getting the Lodge ready
for the regular season kick off.
Date: Friday July 20th 2007
Name: Weldon Bennett
BACCARAC LODGE REPORT
Email:
Home Page:
Hottest Baits: swimbaits, crankbaits, worm, white jigs
Hottest Colors: pearl/white/ shad
Date / Time Fished: July 20th to 22nd
A short recap of the best fishing I have ever had and
also a word of thanks to the staff at the Lodge. Before
I say much more I will make this claim “ Lake Baccarac
is the best Lake in the world “
The private flight arrange for our group was first class
and could not have been better. We landed at Bacubirito
at 2:10 before 3 pm I was on the water and within the
first 10 minutes I caught a 15.6 that’s right a fish
over 15 pounds> by 4 pm the rain was like a waterfall at
the guide’s request we continued to fish near the Hotel.
Using nothing but crankbaits I caught 4 more fish over
13 pounds. Our group of 7 anglers all had similar
results using everything from crankbaits to big
spinnerbaits and big jigs. Just an unreal trip. Over the
next 1 ½ days we caught all classes of fish Huge to
small. The lake is alive with the best and toughest bass
I have ever seen. I WILL BE BACK
Date: Wednesday July 4th 2007
BACCARAC LODGE REPORT
Name: Mike Barton
Email: kbmb3045@cox.net
Home Page: Barton Fishing Team
Hottest Baits: swimbaits, crankbaits, worm, white jigs
Hottest Colors: pearl/white/ shad
Date / Time Fished: June 24th to July 4th
TERRY AND CHERYL: JUST GOT BACK FROM ANOTHER "GREAT"
TRIP TO THE LODGE. YEAH, WE CLOSED DOWN THE LODGE AGAIN
FOR THIS YEAR. RUSS, RENE AND TONY TOOK VERY GOOD CARE
OF US AS DID ALL THE STAFF. THERE WERE 5 OF US FROM
PHOENIX, SCOTT ANDERSON, BILL MEREDITH AND MYSELF. WE
HAD TWO BUDDIES FROM FLAGSTAFF AND SEDONA, DAN BRIGHT
AND STEVE ASH. STEVE AND DAN USED SWIM BAITS AND CAUGHT
A BUNCH OF GREAT FISH IN THE RANCHO PADRE AREA. DAN HAD
AN 11.10 AND STEVE A 9.6, THEY ALSO CAUGHT NUMEROUS FISH
IN THE 6 TO 9 POUND RANGE. SCOTT, BILL AND I ALSO DID
VERY WELL, WITH BILL BAGGING AN 11.9, SCOTT A 10.14 AND
ME WITH A 10+. WE CAUGHT A BUNCH OF FISH IN THE 6 TO 9
RANGE AND TONS IN THE 4 AND 5 POUND RANGE. BAITS USED
WERE SWIM BAITS IN WHITE AND/OR CHARTRUSE, JIGS IN
WHITE, BLACK AND GREEN, WORMS OR LIZARDS IN DARKER
COLORS WITH WATERMELON THE BEST. I GOT TO FISH WITH RENE
THE LAST DAY AND HE IS UNBELIEVABLE - HE WAS PLAYING
AROUND WITH A BILL DANCE CRANK BAIT AND IN A 20 MINUTE
PERIOD PROBABLY CAUGHT 40 BASS ON 39 CASTS, ONE WAS A
DOUBLE HOOK UP, WE HAD A BLAST ( THESE FISH WERE 2
POUNDS "DINKS" ). AGAIN THANKS ALOT, WE'LL SEE YOU IN
THE
FALL.....MIKE
BARTON
Date: Sunday June 24th 2007
Name: Will Garrison FNF construction grp
Email:
Home Page: FNF Construction Grp
Hottest Baits: swimbaits, crankbaits, worm, white jigs
Hottest Colors: pearl/white/ shad
Date / Time Fished: June 20 to June 24th
Will Garrison's grp of 26 anglers recorded an
unbelievable trip with 40 fish over 10 pounds recorded.
23 out of the 26 anglers caught a fish 10 pounds with
the biggest fish weighing 15.6 and the second biggest
weighing 14.9 David Davies catching the 14.9 along with
5 others over 11 pounds on the same day. Many boats
boats reporting catching between 150 and 200 bass a day.
Rene could not even begin to describe how productive the
lake is right now. Crankbaits, Crankbaits!!
Good news for
those of you that have put off applying for a
Passport. The State Department has finally
started making some positive progress in process
times due to the massive backlog of applications
over the past many months.
Expected delivery
times as of September 10, 2007 should be
approximately 6-8 weeks from the actual date of
receipt of your application and if you pay an
extra fee for expedited services you can expect
delivery within 3 weeks.
Check the link
below for your nearest application center.
Passports are proposed to be required by all
those individuals traveling by automobile to
re-enter the USA from Mexico starting in January
2008; however, due to the huge backlog for
passports, it is still unclear about this
requirement date and this requirement has
tentatively been changed. It is this
writers opinion after extensive research that a
valid birth certificate and drivers license will
still work and that Passports will not be
required for several more years for those
traveling by vehicle. Please be aware that
a Valid Passport is a requirement if re-entering
the USA by air, however, this rule has even been
temporarily relaxed and a birth certificate with
other valid ID will still suffice for the
present because your friendly State Department
was totally unprepared for the deluge of
applications that have been received over the
past 12 months. It will be at least another
year or more before the Passport issue for
those traveling to Mexico is finally resolved.
However, this writer "sez" play it smart and go
ahead and purchase your Passport. It only takes
a few minutes to take the 2-photos and complete
the necessary forms and you can be assured that
at some point in the future a valid passport
will be required!
Costs will vary
depending on the type service-delivery time you
require; but be prepared to spend $100.00 plus
dollars which will include shipping-Fed-Ex and
State Department processing fees.
We highly
recommend that all anglers contemplating a trip
south of the border next year apply now.
American Passports are and accepted form
of positive Identification around the world and
are valid for 10 years from the date of issue.
