I went to Trigomil for Thanksgiving weekend.  The camping was good, but fishing was slow.  Numbers were ok, but biggest was 5 pounds.  Last time I was there in June I landed many over 5 and one over nine.  

      I got there expecting high and stained water.   Rainy season has been over for a month so I thought it would have cleared up some.  I was surprised to see the visibility 8 to 10 feet.  That was more vis than last June when it hadn't rained in 8 months.  Of course I had left all my spinning gear, as well as any leader, or line under 15 pound test at home.  I was geared for power fishing, and suck at finesse even when I bring my gear.  I did manage to catch some bass in 18 feet of water with a Carolina rig.

      I saw some very big bass cruising along the shore in one 4 feet of water, while watching from high up the bank.  I couldn't get them to bite anything because they would spook at even the line touching the water.  I talked to a man there who told me about all the big bass over 5 kilos he has caught.  I asked him how he catches the ones cruising the shore.  He told me it was impossible to catch them with a lure.  I asked how he did it, and he said it was easy.  Then he showed me his snorkel mask, and spear gun.  The local fisherman's new finesse tactic.  I didn't have to ask if he practices catch and release.  I have to assume he would never bring a knife to a gun fight.  This may be what happened to some of the big bass in other Mexico lakes during the drought we had a couple years ago.  I'm sure there is more than one angler with a spear gun and mask.

      The weekend wasn't a total loss.  I did learn some new spots on the lake, and how to catch big bass if I ever really need a bass to eat.

     

The thought of a majestic 10-12lb LGM speared to death makes me sad.

 

I get it though, it's easy for me to judge sitting in America being able to afford first world groceries.  Dude is likely a meat hunter plan and simple.   The Bass is nothing more than a meal to him, much like a Tilapia is nothing more than a meal to the DD Bass.    

 

You still live in the big fish mecca, I'm not feeling sorry for you over a 5lb fish ?

 

eta:  filtered out the most mundane word lol 

1 hour ago, king fisher said:

I couldn't get them to bite anything because they would spook at even the line touching the water.  

     

But wait, bass aren’t line shy. I read it on the internet.

 

thanks for the detailed report 

On 11/28/2022 at 10:34 AM, AlabamaSpothunter said:

The thought of a majestic 10-12lb LGM speared to death makes me sad.

 

I get it though, it's easy for me to judge sitting in America being able to afford first world groceries.  Dude is likely a meat hunter plan and simple.   The Bass is nothing more than a meal to him, much like a Tilapia is nothing more than a meal to the DD Bass.    

 

You still live in the big fish mecca, I'm not feeling sorry for you over a 5lb fish ?

 

eta:  filtered out the most mundane word lol 

The craziest part of my conversation with him, was what he was the most proud of wasn't the fish he had speared, but the fact that he had made the spear gun and darts, himself.  I wanted to tell him, that many bass fisherman would pay more money than his boat, motor, and home made spear gun was worth, to land a 5 kilo bass and let it go.  

      I held my tongue because I felt it wasn't my place to tell someone who lives there how they should fish.  Sad to think of all the giant bass he will kill, but I was impressed that he could find a DD bass, with his Walmart snorkel gear, sneak up on the giant, and spear it with home made spear gun, all while his entire family is crammed into a 12 foot aluminum boat, enjoying themselves more than people I take out fishing on a yacht catching Marlin. 

2 minutes ago, king fisher said:

The craziest part of my conversation with him, was what he was the most proud of wasn't the fish he had speared, but the fact that he had made the spear gun and darts, himself.  I wanted to tell him, that many bass fisherman would pay more money than his boat, motor, and home made spear gun was worth, to land a 5 kilo bass and let it go.  

      I held my tongue because I felt it wasn't my place to tell someone who lives there how they should fish.  Sad to think of all the giant bass he will kill, but I was impressed that he could find a DD bass, with his Walmart snorkel gear, sneak up on the giant, and spear it with home made spear gun, all while his entire family is crammed into a 12 foot aluminum boat, enjoying themselves more than people I take out fishing on a yacht catching Marlin. 

Yeah, that would have been a surreal scene, then again fishing in a Mexican lake with DD fish would be a surreal feeling to me. 

 

It's like trophy hunting in Africa, some locals realize that the animals generate far more income and food for them if they keep them alive than if they poach them and sell Rhino horn as ED medication.   

 

Mexico really is a fisherman's paradise with the Bass and then amazing saltwater locales.