my son and i just got back from 3 !/2 days on Picachos and 3 days on el salto....we were in a group of 11 guys and several of us have been going down to these lakes for several years but I don't recall the fishing ever being better than it was this past week......Picachos was unbelievable for numbers and great for enjoyable fishing...,my son and I caught 562 bass in 3 1/2 days....lot of small fish but probably 50% were 2-4lb and biggest was 6.40 lbs..I'm not exaggerating when i say that almost every cast you were catching a fish or missing one.
.best baits for us were watermelon red zoom magnum trick worm on 5/16th shaky head and texas rigged senkos...color didn't matter..guys in our group caught a lot of fish on crankbaits and any color worm......our group caught 2991 bass in 3 1/2 days on Picachos...we stayed at Ron Speed's lodge and as usual the food,accomodations and guides were great....
put Picachos on your bucket list...it's a fun experience to catch this many fish and will get you warmed up for the big fish at El Salto......
.following are some pictures to give you an idea of what Picachos looks like.....I'll do another thread on El Salto...

picture of the lodge,view from the lodge and view riding across the lake...

my son Mike holding up a 4-5lb bass and myself with a 6.40 fish...

food every day was great...we had steak,Mexican,chicken and ribs all of which were great....(none of us had a problem with low cholesterol after a week of eating ron speed's cooking)...

what you see on the bank is indication of how much cover there is under the water....

not a good place to be a cow around this lake....I didn't see much for a cow to eat except leaves and cactus....

That’s incredible! I need to get down there soon. Sounds like blast

misc pics including some of homes that got flooded when the filled the lake.....

How much total do you think you spend on those yearly trips? I wanna take a crazy trip in the coming years....debating on those Mexico lakes or great lakes for that smallie bite.

Looks like an awesome trip!

we fished Picachos 3 1/2 days and 3 days on el Salto...our cost was about $4,500.00 which includes $840.00 airfare from Tallahasee,Fl to Dallas to matzalan,Mexico........

Thats really not that bad! I gotta imagine food, lodging, flight from El paso to St. Clair isnt cheap. Same with a good guide since id try and go during a time when the fishings on fire and figure booking the guide for multiple days will be real pricey! Especially if inflation resets pricing at higher averages than we are seeing now. Not planning this for a while....but cant imagine guides will get cheaper in a couple/few years! LOL

Ive heard those trips are a blast too, and the all inclusive angle sounds good. thanks for the reply

Very nice
It is always good, but even better when the waters low.

Great trip and good fish.