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Subject: Lake Huites Report, Jan 19-25, Mexico
Submitted by Brett Graham (ip 208.188.175.238)
Date Fished: 1/31/2006
Water Clarity: 0 On January 24 through the 29th, David Fields and I traveled to Lake Huites to film for our show, Bassin’ Mexico. Bassin’ Mexico is a segment on Brock Ray’s Better Built’s World of Outdoors on the Men’s Channel. We were joined the first two days by David McGuire, the CEO of Wave Fishing. Upon arrival to Trophy Bass Lodge, we found beautiful weather and excellent fishing. While the mornings were relatively cool, by 9:00 P.M. we were in short sleeves and shorts for the rest of the day. The lake was in great shape, and at around 85% pool. While the El Fuerte river was off-colored, which is usual for January, the fish did not hesitate to bite. The guides had been concentrating on the Canyons area, so I decided to spend some time in the other areas of the lake. The first afternoon George, the lodge manager, and I fished from the upper end of the El Fuerte river back west about two miles past the lodge. We primarily fished spinnerbaits, crankbaits and Texas-rigged soft plastics. We caught approximately 200 that afternoon with the biggest fish being an egg-laden 6 ½ pound female. The next morning George and I headed out a different direction, down to the lower end of the lake in the vicinity of the dam. The water in this portion of the lake was very warm, but still off-colored compared to the canyons. Again the fish didn’t mind, as we caught fish at each place we stopped. Coves, points, humps, it really made no difference.
When a client comes to Trophy Bass Lodge, one of the things we ask them to do is fill out a questionnaire. One of our clients recommended that we do a shore lunch in the canyons area of the lake to maximize fishing time. This day would be our first ever shore lunch, a test run that proved successful. David and David had spent the day filming a Bassin’ Mexico segment feature the Wave Worm Tiki Stick and Shadick, which were very effective both weightless and Texas-rigged. Apparently they had a great time fishing and strategizing, as there was some discussion at lunch about having our chief guide, Luis, dress up in a Tiki grass skirt at ICAST. Luis, however, did not look too excited about the idea. Freddie and Hector served up an awesome platter of fresh fried fish and french fries, with homemade tortillas and pico de gallo. Incredible food, beautiful weather, great friends, a view of the Copper Canyon Train coming around the mountain, and the awesome Sierre Madres on one of the world’s best bass lakes. We knew we would be doing more of this!
The next morning, David McGuire was on his way back to Texas and David and I began filming our segments. Our first stop was a cove up in the canyons that had some really nice, shallow points coming off the bank. They were covered with some wood and buck brush. As we made our way into the cove, David picked up the Rip Roller topwater made by High Roller and began casting them over these shallow points. The Rip Roller is a prop bait, and as he ripped this bait over these points he began pulling spawning females right off the bed! It was an awesome sight seeing these big girls blow up on this bait. In the first hour we had boated eight fish between five and eight pounds. What a way to start! After the morning topwater action slowed, we picked up a Strikeworks Jig and began working them off the first drop in six to twenty feet. We used both the wood jig and finesse jig in watermelon, green pumpkin, bleeding shad and a special color I had Jim make just before I left. Over the next three days we would catch a 9, two 8’s, and numerous fish in the 5 to 7 pound range. The big fish came on the special jig Jim had made for me, on the first cast! After tying it on the 50 pound Power Pro braid, I flipped it out on the end of a solid rock point that sloped out somewhat gradually to twenty feet, then feel off into over 200 feet. The big girl was holding right on the end of the point about eighteen feet, and apparently was spawning! She had a bloody tail and was full of eggs. This just proves that the only rule that applies to bass fishing in Mexico is that there are no rules! The following day we had a new group of clients, and plans were made to actually have our first “client” shore lunch. When we arrived back at the spot we had lunch two days earlier, Hector and Freddie had cleared off a spot and had chairs and coolers set up for us. Again we enjoyed a great lunch, and our clients agreed that it was an awesome addition to the trip.
In all, I would estimate the David and I caught well over 1,000 bass in the 4 1/2 days we fished. As hard as it may seem to believe, this is a conservative estimate. It was the best trip that I personally have ever had to Huites. While literally every bait seemed to catch fish, our key baits were: the Rip Roller topwater from High Roller in any color; Strikeworks Jigs in watermelon, green pumpkin and red/black; Waveworm Tiki sticks and shadicks in white, watermelon, and camo; 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits in chartruese/white with willow blades (gold, silver or combo); medium crankbaits in firetiger; Texas-rigged anything in watermelon and emerald green (Zoom magnum lizards were excellent). While the Huites swimbait bite was not that hot, by late March I am sure it will be excellent. The bass were pre-spawn, with the first wave hitting the banks. The fish seemed to be on every spot whether it was main-lake, back of coves, points, trees, rocks, etc. The big bass challenge will continue through the end of March, with the championship occuring May 22-25. The season ends around June 15th, so time is running out to get in on this seasons action!
Brett Graham
Trophy Team
www.texmexadventures.com
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