Is Lake Aguamilpa a Trophy Bass Fishery?

Is Lake Aguamilpa a Trophy Bass Fishery?

Lake Aguamilpa has earned its reputation as one of Mexico’s great fisheries. A productive day can put well over one hundred bass in the boat and another click on your clicker. Many will fall in the two- to five-pound range, and they will keep your rod bent from dawn...
What 100 Bass in a Day Feels Like

What 100 Bass in a Day Feels Like

One hundred bass sounds like a number invented for an advertisement. On Lake Aguamilpa, it can be the point in the day when you stop counting. The first ten fish feel important. You remember the bait, the bank, and who caught the first one. By thirty, the boat has...
We Were Fishing the Rock Wall Wrong

We Were Fishing the Rock Wall Wrong

One afternoon, we were off to a slow start. We had run the boat a little farther down the lake to test new water. It looked fishy for sure, but we couldn’t get a bite when I accidentally hit the wall, forcing the bait to drop in the narrow lip of shade. That was...
What Should You Pack for Lake Aguamilpa?

What Should You Pack for Lake Aguamilpa?

What Should You Pack for a Lake Aguamilpa Bass Fishing Trip? The first year Tony and I fished Lake Aguamilpa, the swimbait bite was so steady it wore the paint off a jighead. We had packed a few bags of bodies and a handful of heads, which seemed sensible before the...
Review: Third trip this year!

Review: Third trip this year!

I returned for the third trip this year. Coras Lodge and the experience gets better every trip! The shuttle service was waiting for us at airport with a cooler full of drinks and sandwiches. We arrived to the lodge, greeted by the staff. Three big meals a day. The...