Lake Mateos, it’s big, it’s beautiful and according to bass fishing reports it is brimming full of Mexico bass. That may sound too good to be true, however, Lake Matoes is such a lake, all 55,000 acres of it. One of the best parts is that the bass fishing pressure on Lake Matoes is unbelievably light. These are the primary reasons why Anglers Inn has decided to open a new Lodge at Lake Mateos. Anglers Inn’s operation at Mexico’s Mateos Lake has garnered world-wide attention now for years. You can expect more of the same when they open their new Lodge at Lake Mateos in November 2007.

Want to pinpoint the exact location of this Mexico bass fishing paradise? It’s easy. Get a map of Mexico and locate the city of Culiacan in the Mexican State of Sinaloa. Lake Mateos is about 55 minutes away by car. The village closest to the Lake is El Varejonal. The full name of Lake Mateos is Presa Adolfo Lopez Mateos and that’s the way it may be listed on the map.

Lake Mateos is not a brand new lake. At one time it was regarded as one of Mexico’s best bass fishing lakes. The Mexico bass fishing there was red hot in the early 1990s. Then in 1994 the lake was almost drained to meet the demands of farmers who needed its waters for their crops. As the lake’s water disappeared, so did its bass fishing. The fishing pressure faded as the water dropped and then almost disappeared. That situation has changed. Anglers Inn did considerable test fishing at Lake Mateos before deciding to open a new Lodge there. The lake’s bass population has come back strong and fast. It’s not uncommon now for anglers to have 100 fish days at Lake Mateos and some of those Florida strain largemouth may top 10-pounds or more.

Anglers who have fished Mateos will find major differences when they get to Lake Mateos. For starters, you won’t find the partially submerged trees that Mateos has in such abundance. What you will find is a lot of brush and trees along the shoreline edges. The open areas between these brush clumps provide wondrous fishing opportunities for anglers using everything from top waterbaits to plastic worms. We’ve had anglers tell us that Lake Mateos is the best they’ve ever found for fishing spinnerbaits. Others say they’ve had super action fishing crankbaits off the big lake’s many ridges and islands.

If you’ve fished out of Anglers Inn at Mateos, you know what to expect at the new Anglers Inn Lodge at Lake Mateos. You will experience the same kind of service and friendly staff that Anglers Inn is known for. Anglers visiting Lake Mateos will observe the same catch-and-release procedures that were introduced so successfully at Lake Mateos. We encourage anglers to bring their cameras. Go ahead and shoot pictures of your big ones, then get them back in the water. You’ll find they will still be there when you come back and that they’ll also have added weight.

The new Anglers Inn Lodge will be located on the Humaya River, one of the major rivers that flow out of Lake Mateos. The lodge will be only 4 minutes away from the launch site near the dam. There will also be float trips on the river, a first in Mexico.

It won’t be at all difficult to reach Lake Mateos. The ideal way is to fly into Culiacan. Guests will be picked up in air-conditioned vans for the 55 minutes drive to the lodge. Mateos is about two hours and a half by auto north of Mateos Lake. It’s a black top highway all the way.