Catches of Bigger Bass Picking Up At El Salto Lake

The action for big bass has picked up sharply at El Salto Lake over the past couple of weeks.

The water temperature and the air temperature are both warming up. So is the angling for trophy sized fish. In recent days we’ve recorded a number of fish running from 10 to more than 13-pounds. We’ve seen more big bass over the past two weeks than we’ve seen since our current season began.

The spawning season is nearing its end but some of the big females taken lately are still bulging with eggs. Lots of fish in the 5 to 7-pound range have already spawned.

Spawning Season Under Way At El Salto Lake

Another spawning season is in full swing here at El Salto Lake. Water levels are continuing to decline, but are still holding at higher than normal levels. Angling success has been varied for recent visitors to Anglers Inn. Some have had excellent success, for others angling has sometimes been on the slow side. Don’t expect to find much sight fishing of the spawning beds at El Salto that’s so common in the United States. The bass here tend to spawn deeper. There is some shallow water spawning on El Salto, but not all that much.

Lake El Salto bass are currently in the middle of their spawning season.

The male bass guard the big females while they are on the beds. This is one of the reasons that for the past two weeks large numbers of bass have been caught but most weren’t trophy size.

That’s not to say all the fish have been small. Some dandy fish have been taken, including Dick Saba’s 12-pounder. “I caught her in 3-feet of water,” Dick says, “while using a 5-inch chartreuse Senko rigged Texas Style. She was full of eggs ready to release them.”

Good Numbers Being Caught Big Bass Still Suspending

The water level in El Salto Lake is falling and finally getting back to what we consider normal for this time of year.

If you’ve been following the current fishing reports here at our Anglers Inn web site you’re aware that we make a practice of telling it like it is. Our reports are based strictly on the actual experience of our customers. We share with you what they share with us. We tell you when the fishing is hot and we’ll also tell you when it’s not.