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articulo Pedro great scenarios for the Bass I have argued for many years that just as for soccer players, soccer stadiums are like cathedrals, or for golfers, who increasingly build more sophisticated and difficult fields, these fields are the challenge to overcome, for us, bass fishermen, our fields are the dams we fish. Yes, they are courts where we play our favorite sport: sport fishing. Tamaulipas has been blessed with large fishing stadiums and also has the oldest and most famous fishing stadium in the world: The Vicente Guerrero Dam, also known as “Las Adjuntas”. This dam or “field” was opened to sport fishing back in the early 70’s where not long after astonished the world with the amount of bass that could be fished in this reservoir. Quotas of more than 100 bass per day were common and for this reason thousands and thousands of foreign fishermen visited this dam week after week, without counting the nationals. With the growing demand for quality services in the dam, dozens of tourist fields were built, they offered services for campers, even sophisticated “lodges” with swimming pools, hot tubs, private landing strips and many other amenities. Over the years, another species of bass was planted, The Florida black bass, whose genetic characteristics make it grow to impressive sizes, having its world record at 22.4 lbs. with the introduction of this species, the Vicente Guerrero once again caught attention worldwide by producing bass with weights that exceeded 18 lbs., which very few stadiums in the world have produced. To have an idea, a bass of 10 lbs. or more is considered a trophy. In 1999 the Big Bass outfitters, registered and certified more than 100 bass over 10 pounds in only 5 months... Incredible numbers! Other high-quality stadiums in Tamaulipas is the “La Falcon” dam, in the municipality of Guerrero, border with the US. and with an extension of more than 31 mi. long, with pristine waters and with the quality of having a very large variety of structure and coverage, from hydrilla, caidas, through palizadas, streams and an entire city sunk in its waters. This dam also has the benefit of having a modern city with all the services on its shores, with hotels, restaurants and everything that the modern fisherman needs to do great fishing. Following the Rio Grande border, there are the “Las Blancas”dam, in the municipality of Mier and the “Marte R. Gomez” dam, known as “El Azucar”, one of the oldest in the country and the oldest in Tamaulipas, that offer tourists a wide range of options to enjoy their fishing and have all the required support services. In the same dam there are several hotels specialized in sport fishing, such as the Sugar Lake Lodge, attended by the Santos Family who have been there for 3 generations. The “Pedro J. Mendez” dam, located in the municipality of Hidalgo. It is a small dam with crystal clear waters, cold and very deep, that lies at the foot of the “Sierra Madre Oriental” that obtains its affluent water from a waterfall, known as “ El Chorrito”. In this dam, fishing is difficult due to the clarity of its waters, but the quality of the bass is surprising. The dam has a natural ramp and some infrastructure such as palapas and grills on its banks and a small community known as El Chorrito. In this community there is also a well-known religious center, because the stream of the waterfall casted the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the stone, today known as “La Virgen del Chorrito“ A few miles to the south, along the road from Soto la Marina to Tampico, is La República Española, known as “El Sombrerito.” 14
Tamaulipas has been blessed with large fishing lakes and also has the oldest and most famous fishing lake in the world: The Vicente Guerrero Dam, also known as “Las Adjuntas”. This medium-sized dam has a large variety of structures, dense dead woods, a large extensions of vegetation of various types, hydrilla, cow belly, etc. A main stream that crosses from side to side winding several times through its bottom, falls from light to very pronounced, and a federal highway that was sunk in its bed. All this combined with the clarity of its waters, makes this dam a great fishing stadium, where we find extraordinary bass of the Florida type and also Black Bass. The record of this dam, as far as I know, is 14.6 lbs., captured in the Luengas from Tampico family fishing field. There are 3 fishing camps that offer their services to tourism, with ramps, food, comfortable functional cabins with A/C and heating, hot water, T.V., telephone, boats and fishing guides. To the south, there are 3 large dams, La Emilio Portes Gil, known as “Xico” or “San Lorenzo”, of medium extension with a structure based on stones and sticks and its coverage is based on aquatic vegetation, steep falls and several streams that cross your background. Also one of the longest curtains in Mexico, almost 2 miles long. This dam obtains water from an artificial tributary constructed from the Guayalejo River and that in the floods supplies not only water, but also nutrients and fodder, it was developed in the 80’s as one of the best dams to fish bass, being very common to obtain catches of 100 pieces per day per person of 5 lbs. on average. Of course, this is over, however, this dam has given animals over 14 lbs year-over-year and is on its way to recovery, so we highly recommend it. There are 2 fishing camps on its banks, La Gaviota by our friend Tony and Campo Mariposas, the latter with luxury rooms, good cuisine, boats and fishing guides. In Tampico and Altamira, the Tamesí River, which upstream is called Guayalejo, forms a very extensive lagoon system, almost 8 square miles of freshwater. It is a “short” system because the average depth is one meter. Its structure is basically vegetation with a silt-based bottom and many “tule” islands, which are the main structure for fishing since the bass are typically hidden between their roots. In this system you can easily fish 100 bass per day, And for last, the great surprise ... An old court but recently rediscovered as one of the great fishing dams of Mexico, the “Ramiro Caballero” dam. Nestled between the municipalities of Mante and Gonzalez, this medium-sized dam has a structure based on stone in its long curtain as well as varied vegetation on its banks, few or no falls, a small stream that crosses it and very few Palisades or areas of logs. For many years fishermen in these areas only obtained few bass and small, so it was thought that for reasons of water pH, they did not reproduce. The water of this dam is emerald color. However, after several reports of good catches, the municipality of Mante through the municipal DIF organized a tournament and the numbers were surprising: 27 lbs. in 10 bass of the first place, giving an average weight in the tournament of 2.7 lbs. a bass, the best in the country without a doubt. The fishing stadiums of Tamaulipas, in terms of bass, are unmatched worldwide. It is not for nothing that thousands of tourists visit the state just for their bass fishing. The best season is from February to May but all year round you can find good quality bass in all its dams. Remember that the law allows only 5 bass per day per fisherman, so do not exceed these limits. The State Government together with the municipalities are doing a great job to promote their dams as high level tourist attractions and they are making large investments to bring them to a level of excellence, therefore, when visiting, do not leave trash on its shores or pollute its waters with oil or gasoline, we are all cooperating so that these natural stadiums continue to be what until today: A pride for the fishermen and the country in general. Until the next tide - Pedro Sors Pedro Sors is the first producer of outdoor content in Mexico. His production entitled "Con Caña y Carrete" is broadcasted in Mexico by Televisa on open TV and Sky. In USA it is broadcast in Mexicanal. This production has 23 years on the air in an interrupted manner. 15
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