“Lake Mateos is a pleasant contradiction for bass anglers. While surrounded by quietly majestic walls of the Sierra Madre mountain ranges and the centuries-still stands of cactus, a violent collision between bass and topwater bait is anything but peaceful. What a great fishery! The bass are mean and plentiful and the scenery is breathtaking!

Mateos is the best topwater lake I've ever fished. The super clear water combined with tons of cover makes surface presentations an option almost all day. We caught no less than 30 fish one afternoon on poppers in less than an hour -- the biggest weighing 7 1/2 pounds. And these fish don't slurp the bait, they collide with it. Mateos is truly a topwater angler's Heaven."

JAMES HALL
Bassmaster Magazine
Editor