LAKE HISTORY
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FISHIN MISSION ADVENTURES
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Aguamilpa is a 55,000 acre reservoir nestled high in the
beautiful Sierra Madras mountains of rural Nayarit. It is fed
by the Rio Santiago, Mexico’s largest river as well as the Rio
Chico. The dam forming the lake is located a little less than
40 miles northeast of the city of Tepic at an elevation of
2400’. It was completed in 1994, creating what has become
one of the most scenic and promising Bass fisheries in all
of Mexico.
Upon the dams completion Bill Chapman Sr. of
(Balderrama Resorts), stocked a small body of water at the
base of the dam with 300,000 Florida Black Bass fingerlings.
He returned in 1996 to find that the Bass had not only taken
hold but had been growing at a rate that only seems to
happen in Mexico. It didn’t take long to find out that they
had saturated every part of this 65 mile + wishbone-shaped
impoundment. It also didn’t take Mr. Chapman long to build
Aguamilpa’s first fishing lodge.
As Aguamilpa winds through towering Sierra Madras she
reveals her abundant trees, bluffs, and brush cluttered
shorelines. Several waterfalls adorn her banks and the
tropical vegetation and wildlife may at time distract you from
your bass catching mission. While there is little grass in
this deep reservoir, (over 600’at it’s deepest), you will find
there is no shortage of bass holding structure and cover.
Since the dam was built for hydroelectric purposes and not
irrigation, the lake has not suffered from sudden draw
downs or drastic fluctuations that hinder many other
Mexican Bass Fisheries, just a gradual annual draw that is
quickly replenished with the summer rains.
beautiful Sierra Madras mountains of rural Nayarit. It is fed
by the Rio Santiago, Mexico’s largest river as well as the Rio
Chico. The dam forming the lake is located a little less than
40 miles northeast of the city of Tepic at an elevation of
2400’. It was completed in 1994, creating what has become
one of the most scenic and promising Bass fisheries in all
of Mexico.
Upon the dams completion Bill Chapman Sr. of
(Balderrama Resorts), stocked a small body of water at the
base of the dam with 300,000 Florida Black Bass fingerlings.
He returned in 1996 to find that the Bass had not only taken
hold but had been growing at a rate that only seems to
happen in Mexico. It didn’t take long to find out that they
had saturated every part of this 65 mile + wishbone-shaped
impoundment. It also didn’t take Mr. Chapman long to build
Aguamilpa’s first fishing lodge.
As Aguamilpa winds through towering Sierra Madras she
reveals her abundant trees, bluffs, and brush cluttered
shorelines. Several waterfalls adorn her banks and the
tropical vegetation and wildlife may at time distract you from
your bass catching mission. While there is little grass in
this deep reservoir, (over 600’at it’s deepest), you will find
there is no shortage of bass holding structure and cover.
Since the dam was built for hydroelectric purposes and not
irrigation, the lake has not suffered from sudden draw
downs or drastic fluctuations that hinder many other
Mexican Bass Fisheries, just a gradual annual draw that is
quickly replenished with the summer rains.
