Lake El Salto, Sinaloa
Day Trip North / 78 miles / How to get to Lake El Salto

North El Quelite | La Noria | Meseta de Cacaxtla and Barras de Piaxtla

Las Labradas Petroglyphs | San Ignacio | Lake El Salto | Cosala

Reserva Nuestra Señora Mundo Natural | Durango

South Concordia | Copala | El Rosario | Playa el Caimanero | Teacapan

Islands near Mazatlan Stone Island | Deer and Goat Islands | Bird Island

For some people a visit to Lake El Salto is a day trip. For Bass fishermen it is usually more like a pilgrimage.

Lake El Salto is a scenic watershed and Bass fishing paradise located in the foothills of the Sierra Madre Mountains that was formed by the damming of the Elota River in 1986 to ensure water supplies for agriculture. Enlightened water management has led to Lake El Salto becoming arguably the finest Bass habitat in the world.

Covering over 25,000 acres during the rainy season, Lake El Salto is less than 80 miles from Mazatlan; about 20 miles inland from the coast and approximately 550 feet above sea level. The water at Lake El Salto is crystal clear.

The lake has a maximum depth of about 140 feet and averages over 80 degrees Fahrenheit, simply one of the best Bass habitats you'll ever find.

Originally stocked with Largemouth Florida Bass, the consistently warm water, wealth of nutrients and plentiful shad and untilapia to feed on has enabled Lake El Salto to produce the very big and very agressive Bass that have made El Salto bass fishing world famous.

Lake El Salto is one of the most consistently top rated Bass fishing lakes in the world, and one of the most popular fishing destinations for anglers, worldwide.

But Lake El Salto is about more than just Bass fishing. The area offers good hiking, dove hunting and -- as befits such lush terrain -- outstanding bird watching!

Lake El Salto Day Trip Directions

Depart Mazatlan on Highway 15D North and proceed for 68 miles -- about 10 miles past the exit for Elota -- until you see Highway 31 on your right. Turn right on to Highway 31 and proceed for about 10 miles. Turn right and the shore-side Lake El Salto village of Conitaca is just 1/2 mile ahead.

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