Diy Machaca

Doing some Machaca fishing in El Salvador. These were caught on fruit flies and gamechangers on the Rio Lempe. They’re super fun fish, very similar to smallmouth bass but with a hint of adhd. The technique is to slap your fruit fly(fig imitation) as hard as you possibly can and as close to the bank as possible to imitate a fig falling from the tree. The first few were actually on the swing. I highly recommend machaca for anyone who’s into jungle fishing. Not pictured from this trip are 4 Mayan grouper, a massive 4ft saltwater catfish, 2 Spanish mackerel, and a single red snapper(not posting because they weren’t caught on a fly). Going out on the panga tomorrow to target skipjack tuna on the fly.