Going to El Salto Advice

Going in October. What should I expect? What clothes, rods, baits to bring? Other suggestions?

Watching , we are planning a trip as well

Ask your outfitter?
I use Ron Speed and they provide a list of what you will need and what baits are currently working.

Was at Picachos a couple of years ago the end of October, cool mornings and hot days. Shorts weather the whole time with maybe a hoodie for the first boat ride. Enjoy and catch a bunch!

https://www.halfpastfirstcast.com/el-salto-and-picachos

5/16 buckeye jig heads, watermelon red magnum trick worms.....5 inch senko type worms...watermelon red...we buy couple of 50 packs of imitation senkos,watemelon red or black/blue tail.... on amazon....

Hours of quality reading there by Hanna & Pete.

if you got some worms of a color that you can't catch fish on...take them to picachos......FWIW I've been down there 6 times and 20lb line works for me..we have also been real happy with using ron speed at picachos,el salto,comedero and peacock bass fishing in brazil...

I've been several times and my best bait on every Mexico lake has been a watermelon/pearl stick bait. On my last trip to Picachos I was going through 50+ per day.

As indicated above, my wife and I have written a lot on the topic. We've been twice in October, twice in November. The earlier you go, the more likely you are to have rain. Water level is still to be determined -- in the midst of the rainy period.

Our best October/November trip we were actually told not to come because the lake was at 103% and water was going over the spillway. We couldn't change it, and we were the only three people at Anglers Inn. Numbers were not great, but they absolutely killed a Whopper Plopper. High percentage of 4-8+ pound fish that trip.

Happy to answer any specific questions, either here or privately.

Pete

Anyone on here been there recently.

Anglers Inn closes down for August and September. Message me closer to your trip -- we text with a couple of the guides regularly and will be able to provide info on water level, etc.

Condoms and hangover meds

I must have missed that first part of the accomodations.

Get you a couple 100 ct bags of these and you'll be pretty much set for soft plastics. Couple Plopper style baits and Tilapia colored jigs. I like 3/4 & 1 oz Oldham's. Put a 4" swim bait on the jig and fish it like you would a crankbait. Throw it out, let it sink, reel it back.

Looks like some good info there, but you may also want to bring along some El Peppero! Even though everyone else groans, I sometimes crack myself up!

Going in February

IYKYK

Were headed there mid oct. Following along. Thanks for the help guys.

Leave it to Douglas J to completely show how low class trash he is with his comments. Simply amazing how a really good post with great info so far can be brought down. There's an old saying,
. Trash in your ears, trash out your mouth. Douglas just proved that to be true. I'm sure I will get trash talked for what I say. And to those that do it , it just shows what yall are to.
I'm planing on going to El Salto next year. So I am also keeping up with thos post. Hopefully it can stay on track. But I highly doubt it.

Yup, a bass fishing page with kids reading it. I hate this kinda trash on these pages.

I've been many times over 10 So I would bring what you like to throw and you'll catch them just fine. I've killed them on drop shots down there as they don't see too many. I also caught them really good on a Flick shake whacky worm...They just bite for the most part.

I like what Ozzie just said. I remember fishing with Cream worms. Purple yellow-tail, Purple-white tail. I may get out some of my old tackle I still have and try it just for fun.

Thanks guys. Keep em coming

I want to do this trip so bad