Anglers Inn El Salto Bass Fishing Report for March 7, 2005

Report:

Air Temp: 65°-70°F (Morning) 78°-83°F (Mid-day)

Water Temp: 70°-74°F

Average number of bass per boat per day: 60-80

Largest bass caught: 12 pounds (5 of them)

Popular lures used this Week:

1. 8 Lizards and 10 Berkley Powerworms- Watermelon, Green Pumpkin, Black with Blue tail, Blue, flake, Red Shad, Junebug.

2. Kinami Flashes & Senkos & Yum Dingers 5 & 6 & 7Watermelon,Watermelon red flake Watermelon Candy, Black & Blue, Green pumpkin, Pumpkin Seed, Chartreuse, Junebug.

3. Rico Pop R  White, White with sparkles, Silver / Black.

4. Storm Wild Eye Swim Shads 4-5  White, White w/ chartreuse top & Shad,Fire Tiger.

5. Zara Spook, Sammy-Clear, Chrome with Black top.

6. Rattletrap - 1/2 oz. & 3/4 oz. - Silver/ with Blue back, Silver/ with Black back.

7. Spinner bait 1/2 oz. to 3/4 oz.  White, White / Chartreuse, Chartreuse, Shad.

8. Jerkbaits  5  7  Silver / Blue, Shad, Fire Tiger.

9. Excalibur Fat Free Shad & DD22 Deep Divers - Citrus Shad, White, Blue Shad.

A true paradise. Best fishing in the world  bar none! Cant wait to come back, said James Hall  Editor of BASSMASTER Magazine. We caught most of our fish on 5-7 inch Yum Dingers! We ran out after the second day and fought over the few remaining. Pack as many as you think you will need  then double it. Carolina rigged lizards provided good action in the middle of the day. Texas rigged 10-inch Powerworms proved effective during the early afternoon. Good number were caught on spinnerbaits in shallow, flooded timber Hall ended up with 4 bass over the 7 pound mark.

Fantastic trip! Food, service and guide were first rate, said Dave Precht  Editor in Chief of BASS - who landed this 10.8 pound bass. Dave also caught and released a 9 pounder and 2 fish over 8 pounds.

Billy and Chappy Chapman (and staff) continue to set the standard by which all other facilities are measured, Matt Vincent says. The best action occurred with Dingers, as predicted. However, my biggest bass (10.2 pounds) came on a chartreuse/white ¾ ounce Booyah spinnerbait  from Pradco. The topwater action was spotty but when it was happening, it was great  Pop Rs and white buzzbaits. Had a 9 pounder on a buzzbait and also landed another 9 pounder and two other fish over 8 pounds.

Katie Watson  our superstar for the report  landed, as usual; many fish over 8 pounds including two 11 pound bass. She caught these bass on the Storm Wild Eye Swimshad in the Golden Mullet color. Working the bait slowly on the bottom was most effective. Some of the bass are still up on the beds. There has been 12 pounder caught on the following baits  Senkos, Rattletrap, Carolina Rigging lizards, spinnerbaits and Pop Rs. All in all  the fishing has been a true paradise Be sure to pick up the March issue of BASSMASTER Magazine and check out the story on Joe Bullock and see how Joe did last June.