Didymosphenia confirmed in near Esquel, Argentina

BarrettPatagonia

Troubling news: the invasive algae known as Didymo has been found in the Rio Espolon and Rio Futaleufú in Chile. “USGS FORT ecologist Sarah Spaulding confirmed the identification of the diatom Didymosphenia geminata (“Didymo”) as forming extensive blooms in Chilean rivers near Esquel, Argentina. The bloom was reported on Rio Espolon and Rio Futaleufú, for a total of more than …

Photo of the Day

BarrettArgentina, Patagonia, Steelhead

Here’s a picture of Rodrigo Amadeo battling an Atlantic Steelhead on the Santa Cruz river. FYI: two dams are now in the beginning stages of construction, so this incredibly unique river & run of fish will likely be short-lived. It’s an economic boom for the locals who truly need it, however, so I can’t sit on my high horse preaching …

Last day on Limay River

BarrettArgentina, brown trout, Patagonia

Here’s some pics from my last day on the Limay last month. Thanks to Nico, Alex, Mariano and Rodrigo for making it a great one. I can’t think of anywhere in the world that has such quality, trophy-trout fishing so close to a metropolitan center. If only we could be so lucky here in the lower 48.

Just a couple of cast -Petrohue River, Chile-

AlexanderPatagonia, Trout

Few days before the season ends in Argentina we decided to go for a short adventure to southern Chile, where the Andes mountains meets the Pacific ocean. The weather wasn’t that good, rainy most of the days. Anyway, we couldn’t return without catching at least one Chilean trout! We visited the  Petrohue river just for a couple of hours, an …