Cat 3 hurricanes and bass fishing do not go together. Hurricane Lane turned toward Mexico late last week instead of pulling into the Pacific Ocean like predicted. The tropical storm turned into a Cat 3 hurricane when it hit Mazatlan the day after we arrived. Big Bummer!!!

There are lots of details but I won't bore you. Long story short, we fished 4 hours prior to heavy rains and high winds (60-75 mph). We caught them pretty good before the storm but no big fish. After the storm the lake rose 10 ft and the fish locked up. Our guide had 8 years experience on El Salto and said he's never seen the lake that high. We averaged about 6 fish per boat on Sunday. Monday the numbers were a little better but not much. Although the bite was super slow, one of our guys managed to catch a 7 and a 9.8 on a texas rig senko.

The silver lining... Angler's Inn is amazing!!! The service was unreal and everyone is accommodating beyond belief. Also, the lodge owner, Chappy Chapman, offered us a 50% refund to rebook another trip because of the poor conditions. We might take him up on the offer and return to Angler's Inn next summer.