| Lake El Salto General Information |
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 Clothing |
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| Dress is always
casual. Always bring a rain suit. Shorts are fine when the weather permits. Three changes
of clothes is probably enough. Always bring long pants and long sleeve shirts in
case the mosquitos are around. Polarized sun glasses, a good cap and sun block
are a must!! |
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 Suggested
Equipment |
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Six or seven foot,
medium & heavy action rods. |
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Bait casting reels,
preferably 6 to 1 ratio filled 20 or 25 lb. test line. |
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Top water lures such
as Woodchoppers, Pop R's and Hula Poppers. |
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Jerk baits like #13
Rapala, or Bomber Long A. |
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Soft Slug-go type
jerk baits. |
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Deep water Crank
baits of your choice. |
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Shad colored Spinner
baits 1/2 to 3/4 Oz. |
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8" &
10" worms - 5/0 Gamagatzu Flipper Hooks and appropiate weights. |
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Chugger and Zara
Spooks in clear and chrome are good when the fish are feeding on the surface. |
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| Shallow through
deep diving crankbaits in chrome, chartreuse and crawfish are a good idea to bring along. |
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| Soft plastic worms
are the most productive. 8 through 12 inch in shad, red shad, tequila sunrise and black
are usually good colors. |
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| Check prior
to leaving for best colors and lure types. |
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| Typical Day of
Fishing |
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| 5:00 AM |
Wake up call. |
| 5:30 AM |
Breakfast. |
| 11:00
AM |
Lunch, served at
Service Island & Siesta (nap) time. |
| 1:00 PM |
Back to fish until
late afternoon |
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| Wonderful
Food |
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| Breakfast: Eggs
& ham, bacon toast, orange juice, milk and coffee. |
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| Lunch: Served
on an island in the middle of the lake. Expect chicken fried steak, fried fish or chicken
with potatoes and fixins or beef stew and rice. |
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| Dinner: Evening
meals begin with a variety of wonderful soups. A 20 oz. T-bone steak, baked potato and
vegetable. Grilled giant shrimp kabob rice and fixins. Fried frog legs and fixins. Mexican
plate, fresh tomatoes and onions. |
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| Every meal is
prepared to absolute perfection. All meals are served with flour tortillas or fresh bread
and your choice of beverage. All drinks are prepared from bottled water. |
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| Desserts
are usually cake, ice cream or flan (custard). |
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| Nachos, beer and
Margaritas are served in your room in the evenings as you dress for dinner. Expect
to be fed like a King! |
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Bring your own table wine, scotch or bourbon. |
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| Guides
and Boats |
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| Guides are all
native to the lake. Many have as much as 20 years experience. All guides are always clean,
neat and courteous every day. Your guide will do his best every day from day break to dark
to ensure you are on top of the biggest fish all the time. |
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| The guides speak
enough English to make your day go along smoothly. Guides usually like to fish some of the
time out of the back of the boat. At your option, they will not fish at all. |
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| Boats are 18 1/2 to
21 foot fiberglass with 48 horsepower engines. They are plenty fast and smooth riding.
They have lots of foot room and are equipped with swivel seats, trolling motors and fully
charged batteries. |
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| Trophy
Fish Policy |
| It is the lodge's
policy for no fish to be kept under 8 pounds and only one fish per person per day. Your
big fish will be frozen and wrapped in heavy garbage bags, if you request, but we
encourage you to use fiberglass replicas. They last longer and you can't tell the
difference. You will need your own ice chest if you will take your fish home. |
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| Tipping
Policy |
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| One of the most
frequently asked questions is about the tipping policy, we suggest the following: |
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Room maids:
$2.00 per day per person. |
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Entire lodge
staff including waiters, cooks, luggage handlers,
all-in-one tip for the entire stay: $45 per person. |
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Mexican
guides: $90 to $120 total per boat given on final day. |
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Suburban
drivers: $10 per day split with all passengers. |
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