Texan_Til_I_Die Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Well folks, I finally have a few minutes to post the story and some pics from my Mexican fishing adventure. I and a friend flew into Mazatlan and then made the three hour drive back into the Sierra Madres to the remote Lake Comedero. It's truly in the middle of nowhere. You go through one little town of about 1000 named Cosala that's about half way. The main industry of Cosala is marijuana (more on that later). We finally got to the lodge late that afternoon after winding through the mountains, the last 20 or so miles on a gravel road. I was really thankful for the ice chest full of Pacifico, the best beer in Mexico! I can't imagine what that ride would have been like without it. The next morning we hit the lake at the crack of dawn with our guide, Zarco. Between Zarco's 20 words of English and my 200 or so words of Spanish, we communicated without any problems. The routine was to fish from daylight until 11:45, and then quit for lunch and a siesta. Then go back out about 1:30 and fish until dark. It was about 11:40 the first morning and I asked Zarco how many fish we'd caught (cuanto pesca)? All of the guides keep a clicker in the boat and every time one of us caught a bass, he'd click it. Zarco's answer - 100! We had already boated 100 bass before lunch. I knew we were catching a lot of fish, but this was ridiculous. As it turned out, this was a pretty typical morning for us. In four days of fishing, we caught over 600 bass. Most were small, under 2 pounds, but every day we'd catch several that would weigh over 6. My biggest weighed 8 lbs 11 oz and I had another 9 or 10 that weighed over 7 pounds. It's just an incredible fishery. The lake is very deep, well over 300 feet when full, and crystal clear. The banks are typically steep and the shoreline is almost solid flooded timber. You could literally fish almost anywhere in the lake and catch fish. The only other source of income for the locals, besides fishing, was marijuana farming. And business appeared to be good. I saw a boat go by one morning that had about 1000 pounds of marijuana in bales. The guy driving the boat could barely see over the tops. Oh well, enough of that. How 'bout some pics! This was the first big bass I caught. Weighed just over 7. That's Zarco standing beside me. Caught this 6.5 late the afternoon of the first day. 7 pounder I caught early morning on day 2. 7 pounder my friend Tim caught during mid-day on a spinnerbait. Another 7 pounder for Tim. This one came deep on a lizard. A 7 that had already spawned I caught early on the last day. An 8-11 that I caught around 4:00 pm on a crankbait. And here's the final big bass of the trip. Tim caught this 7 pounder on a topwater 10 minutes before we had to quit. He took a quick pic of Zarco holding it. Thought this was interesting. Found this 3 foot iguana sunning in a treetop 50 yards from the bank. Guess he swam out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Some fishing at it's best,,thanks for sharing with us.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeybuster Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Nice pictures. Nice fish to. Looks like you guys had a blast. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 That looks like fun! Can't get over how big the bass are down there! Congrats on the fish Texan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Awesome!!!! Congrats!!!:cool::cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SRAII Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 The only other source of income for the locals, besides fishing, was marijuana farming. And business appeared to be good. I saw a boat go by one morning that had about 1000 pounds of marijuana in bales. The guy driving the boat could barely see over the tops. somehow...this tickled me.....lmao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 AWESOME BASS!!! Sounds like it was a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Looks like a awesome time :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Nice pictures and story! Congrats on a great trip and fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABuckSlayer Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Dang it Texan that's awesome! You must of had a blast! Wrists are probably sore after setting the hook on so many bass! Way to go man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Those are some great looking fish!! Congrats!! Sounds like the locals lead some interesting lives.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 dang those were some hogs!! thats awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Good looking pics there, thanks for shareing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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