Even if you’ve traveled extensively with a rod and reel in the United States, Lake El Salto’s full sensory overload may produce some questions in the form of “What the hell did I just witness?”

Brian Jackson and friend Paul Teagle had an incredible time on their first trip to Anglers Inn. The two Texas natives have experienced plenty of great bass fishing in their home state, but they were still amazed by the fishing on Lake Picachos and El Salto. In fact, Brian told me he is going through withdrawals upon his return.

As I’ve written before, the best time to go on a fishing trip to Lake El Salto or Lake Picachos is any time you can. We’re happy to help arrange your visit to Anglers Inn at any time you want. Fortunately, even if you’re a newbie to Mexican bass fishing, or international travel altogether, the trip pretty much runs itself. — but coming WITH US can make it even better.

Friends are often surprised to hear that we go to Mexico during the warmer months. Indeed, there are several prejudices working against making such a trip. You may be giving up a few days of exceptional fishing at home, but in all but a few instances it’s likely to be better South of the Border.

In approximately 20 fishing trips South of the Border, we’ve had approximately 10 that were “trips of a lifetime,” maybe seven that were very good to exceptional, and three where we had to work for our bites. I hope that your next trip to Mexico is as good as or better than one of our best ones, but in case it’s not – here’s how to turn unmet expectations into a successful trip.

One of the best times to go to Lake El Salto is during the winter months when it is cold at home and fishing has slowed down. Here are a list of pros and cons (mostly pros) to scheduling a trip to Anglers Inn International in Mexico in January.

On the map of Lake El Salto that Anglers Inn provides, there are certain areas that will be familiar to anyone who’s spent any time there. However, after many return visits we’ve come up with our own shorthand descriptions for many of our most productive and memorable fishing spots.

Part of the reason that Mexico’s Lake El Salto remains so incredibly fertile and productive is because of its extreme water fluctuations. The rise-and-fall revitalizes the available cover. This year the full range of levels got completely condensed – it was at record lows when we were there in June, but thanks to subsequent heavy rain the lake is now over full pool.

There have been lots of articles over the years about how to fish for highly-pressured bass. It’s a useful topic because most of us fish crowded waters with excessive boat traffic and we’re hardly surprised to arrive at a key spot to find someone else on it . On the flip side, I’ve never seen an article on how to fish for UNPRESSURED bass. If you find yourself in that scenario, there’s a right way and a wrong way to get the job done

Every time we go to Mexico I learn or relearn certain things, or get an opportunity to test out new products and theories. This may seem like a bunch of disconnected mumbo-jumbo, but I’m hoping that some of you can benefit from my experiences. Here are eleven notes from our June 2021 trip, in no particular order.

We were warned prior to our recent trip that Lake El Salto was at record low levels, and while we can’t confirm the historical accuracy of that statement, we can confirm that the lake is lower than we’ve ever seen it – and that’s over the course of 15-20 trips, with one or both of us visiting during the low water season every year since 2013. Here’s a gallery of some of the scenery.