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The Fishing Seasons and Recommended lures

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At 8 months, Agua Milpa offers a longer bass fishing season than any other major Mexican bass fishery .

Six months is typical on most other Mexican bass lakes. Agua Milpa’s bass fishing season begins in mid-October and continues through the end of June when the summer rains begin. Listed below are some suggested lures that have proven most effective during the different seasons. Though it is available to catch Quality Milpa Bass in a variety of ways throughout the year, the following lures have worked particularly well during the seasons indicated. Contact us shortly before your adventure to get recent updates on what has been working best. 

October & early November:

Although soft plastics are effective throughout the year they will likely be your go to baits in the fall. Large worms, especially larger Senco type baits will top the list but 10” power worms and large lizard baits are very effective as well. Watermelon, Pumpkin, Black & Blue, Red Shad, Tequila Sunrise and at time Chartreuse are all very good colors for this lake. Texas rigging with 3/0 to 4/0 hooks and ¼  to  ½ oz. bullet weights will be most effective. Quality Milpa bass have been taken on just about every soft plastic critter imaginable so if you have a confidence bait that we do not mention don’t be afraid to bring it. I have even taken a fair number of bass on jigs and tubes though crayfish are not present in the lake.

Mid - November through January

Spinner and crank baits excel during this time. White, chartreuse, shad, and combinations of the three are the spinner bait colors of choice. ½ & ¾ oz. will serve you well with Indiana or a combination of willow and Colorado blades.  We would suggest that you bring plenty of them though as you will likely be fishing a good deal of submerged wood. The Rapala DT series crankbaits in DT6 and DT10 are becoming a lake favorite this time of year.  Shad, Fire Tiger, and Baby Bass are effective colors, but at times baits with some orange on their bellies are a must. The top water bite begins to heat up during this season as well. 

February through April

Now if you really love top water fishing this may be the best season to schedule your adventure. There is little cloud cover this time of year so as you would expect early mornings are the prime time for the top water bite. You can bring a few 3/8  & ½ oz white or white and chartreuse buzz baits, but Poppers and Chuggers with white, silver, and gold bellies will work best on the calm mornings. The Zara Spook and Torpedo style baits are very effective as well. 

May through June: 

Top waters are still hot early morning, but the spinner bait and deeper crank baits (DT10 , -  DT16’) and similar deep divers are now becoming more effective. The ½  – ¾ oz. Rat-L-Traps in silver & black and gold & black are good choices as well.  . Toward the middle of June the soft plastics, (5-1/2” – 7” Sencos,   7” – 10” power worms and larger Lizards) continue to produce very well.  

Rods & Line

Medium to heavy action baitcast rods spooled with 12 to 20 pound test will serve you well. Two to three rods per person will be sufficient during any season.  

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