We have spent the last couple of months guiding for our favorite fish, but this time over the Rio Grande at Despedida Lodge. General conditions have been good and the runs of fish very consistent. As we know Sea trout can be very moody, it doesn´t really matter how many fish there are in the pools, sometimes there can be 40 different …
Monster Dorado from Parana River
Peter Ellis, owner of the venerable hard cider brands, Crispins and Foxbarrel, landed this gargantuan 14 kg dorado two days ago out of Amokagny Lodge on the Parana river in northern Argentina. As an added bonus, Peter has also been catching Pacu and Pira Pita, and perhaps most importantly, avoiding the dreary winter climate in England right now. I for one …
Villa Maria Rio Grande Fishing Report
The Rio Grande is undoubtedly the best sea trout river on earth, though like any river, it will have its ups and downs over the course of the fishing season. To use an already overused phrase that fishermen love to employ in order to justify their occasionally (or often) bewildering pursuit – “that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching.” But like …
Missing Alaska
It is officially winter in the Pacific Northwest. With the return of the neck-bending north wind and never quite finished drizzle, I find myself on the big rivers of Washington State swinging flies for a fish that I believe in as much as my son believes in Santa Claus. Similar to my son’s experience at our local credit union, I …
Doradeada Infernal! Dorado fishing report from Parana river
For those in the know, October is widely considered one of best times of the year to target dorado of monstrous proportions on the upper section of the Parana river in northern Argentina. An interesting fact of Dorado biology is that only the females reach sizes of 10+ pounds. Dorado typically spawn sometime in spring, which on the Parana river corresponds to …
Limay Medio Hogs!
Here are a few recent photos from our good friend and consummate guide, Tommy Sordelli of San Martin, who consistently slays huge browns on the Limay Medio. And often with dries! The Limay is definitely one of the premier trophy brown trout (these fish aren’t sea-run) destinations on earth for those willing to put the time in. Check it out.
Pig brown trouts!!Last week of the season on Limay River.
We have been chasing migratory browns and rainbows the whole season but for sure this last couple of weeks have been the best! Fish over 10 pounds are caught daily on the Limay, if you are a good speycaster, then this is the river you should be fishing by the end of the season. Please check out this pictures and …