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Bass fishing trip to Mexico

Posted on 1/11/15 at 3:58 pm
Posted by Wacker
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2014
306 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 3:58 pm
Any advice on taking a trip south of the border? Or is it better to stay in the states and fish one of our trophy lakes? If someone has taken a trip to Mexico what lake.. Thanks
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30589 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:03 pm to
If you are fishing on the border bring an AR 15 and a couple of handguns. Go with someone who is also experienced in shooting guns to be safe.
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
30589 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:04 pm to
That being said Falcon Lake has some of the best fishing in the world for Bass.
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:07 pm to
There are too many great bass fishing opportunities in the south US for me to risk my safety going across the border.

Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:07 pm to
Falcon isn't the lake it was 5-6 years ago. If it were me I'd probably go with Anglers Inn. Just steer clear of Sugar and all the other lakes near the border.
This post was edited on 1/11/15 at 4:08 pm
Posted by Wacker
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2014
306 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:07 pm to
I looked at some of the guide services at lake falcon.. I took a trip to lake fork 3 years ago, I would go back to lake fork, but just wanted to see if anyone on here had experience with the lakes in Mexico
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:10 pm to
Fork is a better lake than Falcon right now. Now, a few years ago, Falcon was as good as it gets.
Posted by Blind Eye
Zachary, Louisiana
Member since Nov 2012
97 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:12 pm to
I've been to both El Salto and Huites. That was about 10 years ago. Would not dream of going there in today's drug unrest. However, fishing those lakes was the most fun you can have with your clothes on
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:13 pm to
LINK

For those who haven't heard the story, attached is a link for why you should avoid lakes near the border.
This post was edited on 1/11/15 at 4:14 pm
Posted by Wacker
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2014
306 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:13 pm to
Just went to anglers inn website. Thanks for the info
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:15 pm to
Posted by Jenar Boy
Elsewhere
Member since Aug 2013
12524 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:17 pm to
Just don't go to any of the lakes near the border and you'll be fine. All the guys I work with live near the border and that was their advice when I asked about a duck hunt in Mexico.
Posted by Wacker
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2014
306 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:17 pm to
Thanks for posting that link
Posted by eyepooted
Member since Jul 2010
5717 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:28 pm to
quote:

Palo Gaucho

That story made the hair on my neck stand up.
Not that I needed any reassurance but, wow.
Posted by MTG325
Shreveport, LA.
Member since Oct 2011
399 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 4:34 pm to
We used to go to Lake Guererro and San Lorenzo a few times a year, this was over 10 years ago. We would bring the motor home and 3 trucks pulling boats, stay a week. We had a chest freezer we ran on a generator and froze all filets before the trip home. We'd bring our own gas too, gas down there is bad.

Those trips were a blast, you could catch fish on damn near any bait you wanted too. Even back then, each village you came to, the local police would stop us and hold us until we gave them a case of beer, a little money, LSU baseball hats, anything they could get, and we'd be on our way.

Don't think I would do it these days though.
Posted by mikeytig
NE of Tiger Stadium
Member since Nov 2007
7057 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:27 pm to
actually Falcon Lake is very safe, the guides stay out of the Mexican side of the lake and you wont see much of anything. For some reason the bass fishing has tapered off there, but still quite a good experiance when it is on. I highly recommend against going into Mexico for any hunting or fishing. Mexico is a lawless frontier these days.
Posted by Citica8
Duckroost, LA
Member since Dec 2012
3665 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:38 pm to
I remember reading about Angler's Inn on Lake El Salto sometime last summer. LINK Seems like a pretty good price, and like some others said if you stay away from the drug cartels around border towns it could be a very cool trip.

Lake Ohkissa, in Bude MS, can be really good if your into deeper water (kind of like a mini Toledo Bend). I have family near Okeechobee, so I'd probably make that trip before I went to Lake El Salto, but that's definitely something I'd like to do when my little man gets older.
Posted by Larry Gooseman
Houston
Member since Mar 2014
2655 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 6:56 pm to
My dad hammered the bass on one of the Mountain lakes. 50 bass a day. He caught a 12lb'er as well.

Lake Baccaracc(sp?) I believe.
Posted by Wacker
South Louisiana
Member since Jul 2014
306 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:11 pm to
I read about that lake on the anglers inn website
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3333 posts
Posted on 1/11/15 at 7:20 pm to
Falcon is pretty safe on either side of the border, as long as you stay close to the border on the Mexican side, which you pretty much have to as low as the water is these days. Tons of good fishing on the Mexican side. Peolpe run into problems when they venture way up in Salado creek. That's where the guy was killed on the jet ski (probably an inside job) and where the Mexican marines had a shootout with the cartel, complete with machine guns and gunships.

You will definitely feel like you're in Mexico in Zapata .
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