Fishing Reports

senkos, stick baits , watermelon seed lizards, watermelon brush hogs, rattletrap with silver/chartreuse and Zara spooks in silver and shad

This is one of those magic times with so many fish over 7 pounds being caught. Our good friends from Obregon, Enrique and Gus, just killed it on the lake landing 42 bass over 7 pounds with a 10.9 pounder, as well.
Part of a group of 3 from Fort Worth, Mike Elliott reported a 14 pounder followed up by a 13.5 pounder. His rattle traps ripped across the top of the submerged tree tops producing 7 to 8 pounders.

The humps are holding fish and the ol’ realiable 7 inch senkos are doing the damage on that.

Here is the good news: the lake is up and lots of brush under water. You guys remember the last time that happened… explosion of trophies!

Take this report and take action. The fishing is excellent and you don’t want to miss this fall.

Upcoming open seats on private flights:
2 seats out of Fort Worth on October 16 – returning October 21
2 seats out of Fort Worth on October 26 – returning Nov 1
4 seats out of Fort Worth on October 26 – returning Nov 1
4 seats out of Fort Worth on November 7th – you pick the return day

crankbaits, swimbaits, jigs

Several groups have been thru the Lodge since the last report. Fishing remains very good to excellent, with mornings producing around 50 fish and evenings around 25. Good numbers of 5 to 9 pounders, and most are landing a 10+ pounder.

Fish are primarily out on the points and open water humps. Guides Sixto and Poncho are on the crankbait bass and Manuel is currently ranking #1 for overall big bite.

Norman Dx8 and Dx 10 are the best crankbaits, and various swimbaits seem to work equally as well. 1oz jigs from Revenge jigs are showing to be the big bass killer.

The lake is on fire and will continue to be for some time to come!

crank baits, flukes, lizards and worms

“Another incredible trip at Lake Baccarac. 342 bass landed in a 4 day period, fishing solo. Big fish 9-0, 8-12, 8-11, and 7-15. Majority of the fish I caught were 4-5 pounds. Best baits were XD-10, XD-8 crank baits, 3/4 oz scrounged heads rigged with a magnum fluke, and Texas rigged lizards and worms. Best color was watermelon red. Thanks again, see ya next year.”

na

“Full trip recap

Although Bill had explained it to me many times before we actually hit the water, I honestly didn’t fully grasp how unreal one lake could actually be.

We woke up at 4:30 am on day 1 after a very long and exhausting day of travel anxious to hit the lake. Greeted by fresh coffee at the door, we lathered up the 100spf sunscreen and made last minute tackle checks before scoffing a quick breakfast. The ride to the boats was a quick one and we were greeted by our guide “Jim” (Hernado), while our driver Pilar, aka “Sandalman”, loaded our gear onto Bacurato 3.

We headed out to our first spot where Bill told me to get ready for bass heaven. No more than our first casts hit the water than bill hooks up on a River2sea bubble pop and hauls in a giant 9″ fish which would be known later as “mascots.” At that point I got a little skeptical about the lake, but kept casting. The very next cast saw Bill hook up again and his xh Kistler immediately doubles over. Bill is shouting “big one, big one!” The drag is screaming, and I’m waiting to see the fish wish turns out to be a 9-1. At that point I’m pretty sold. My next cast gets hammered with the most violent topwater explosion I’ve ever seen and straightens the hooks on my vixen, so I switch over to a megabass pop max and get to it. Not much later, I get lit up like a Christmas tree and know I’m into a good one. After what seems like an eternity, my first 8+ ever is in the boat and I’m just ecstatically whooping it up. All the previous talk in the world couldn’t prepare me for this, and mind you, it’s still in the first hour.

All day we got into quality fish on top relating to wood all over the lake. Each fish we caught battled ten times harder than any fish I’ve ever caught back home. School after school of 5-6 lb average fish kept us busy all day. Our guide, though he spoke very little English, was still very personable and also very knowledgeable.

Day two brought more of the same. We focused on wood relating to drops and cliff bluffs, and later in the morning focusing on shadows and points. The morning saw me break my pb yet again with an 8-9 on my trusty pop max. Bill got into 7’s and 8’s as well as we continued to battle many quality fish. Each day you go back in for lunch at about noon and take a siesta before heading back out at around 2pm until dark.

That afternoon the wind picked up to about 15-20 mph and forced us to change our game plan a bit. We headed out to a known big fish spot and started bottom bouncing storm swimbaits; a bait I never thought I’d enjoy throwing. Immediately I hook up with a 7+. As I’m retying from that fish, Bill hooks up with an 8-15 off the same tree. We snap a few pictures and on my very next cast I hook up with a giant. Bill is right there with me as this fish goes completely airborne and I nearly lose it. He’s telling me not to panic for which my response is, “I’m already panicking!” Fortunately, Jim is quick with the net and I have a new personal best at 9-11. Bill and I hug it out, as he was just as happy for me as I was to have landed such a beautiful fish.

Day three saw the topwater bite slow, but gave us a chance to get to know Jim a little bit better through my limited understanding of the Spanish language. We were able to teach him a bit about NEF legend, Slughead (aka cabeza de sluggo), as well as learn that he thinks Roland Martin sucks! He taught us how to say Sandalman in Spanish (hombre de hueraches), which we loved. Although we both missed possible double digit bass, we managed to scare up a 37+lb bag and also go into a flurry that we were getting hit with 3-6lb fish on every cast.

Day four was just crazy. We had our pattern and stuck to it. The morning was flat calm and the afternoon was breezy with scattered clouds. We didn’t hit many fish, but they were almost all 7+lb fish. Dragging storm swimbaits was the key. We ended day four with four bass over 9lbs, including big fish of the trip at 9-15 for Bill. We had another three fish over 8lbs, and another nine over 7lbs. Our best 5 went 47-8 and our best 10 was 87-8. We stopped taking pictures of 7lbers because they became so common. This was literally the best day of fishing I’ve ever had. EVER. On the ride back, Jim pipes up and says to us, “No big ones today, maybe tomorrow!” I couldn’t believe it. The laughter in the car at that comment was infectious.

Day five was our last shot at a giant but it wasn’t to be. We fished our asses off but the bites just weren’t there. We ended the trip with a respectable bag of 41-4 and in the last half our Bill had a shot at a giant, but it was not to be. We headed back to the lodge after draining the last of the Tacate light, exhausted and sad to be leaving.

We just spent 5 days on the best bass fishery in the world and that fact is now imbedded in me. It was an experience I’ll never forget.

Some quick numbers:

We landed 233 total fish. I’d say over half were 6+lbs.

We had 16 bass over 7
We had 11 bass over 8
And 6 bass over 9lbs

We had 40+lb best 5 bags on four of 5 days.

I have so much more to say, but this is long enough, so I’d be happy to talk individually to anyone who wants to

I’m planning on trying to go again next March or April.”

various

We are seeing great results so far in April!

Bartow Shaw reports 70 to 80 fish per day. His group caught lots of 4 and 5 pounders under Ramone’s guidance, but also pulled in some big fish, including an 8 pounder caught by Bartow at dusk and a 9 pounder caught by Bill their first day

Frank Ledge brought in 50 to 80 fish per day, the biggest weighing in at 11.9 pounds. His bait of choice was watermelon lizards.

Bob Young caught 25 to 40 bass per day, but also brought in some big numbers, with 9.9 as the largest.

Coming up, we have 2 seats out of Fort Worth on May 19. Call (806) 679-4433.