"Where all started" – Fishing the River Test –

Nicolas Trochinebrown trout, Trout

More than five hundred years have passed since Fly Fishing got popular as a fishing method and one of the first detailed reports of this art was written by Dame Juliana Barnes in the late fourteen hundreds. British fly-fishing continued to develop in the 19th Century, with the emergence of fly fishing clubs, along with the appearance of several books …

An Argentine fishing in North America?

Barrettbrown trout, Patagonia

A couple months ago, after returning from Argentina, Nico and I found ourselves in Washington state and he wanted to sample some trout fishing –  North American style. I, of course, wanted to show off a bit and  prove to him that we also have some pretty damn good trout fishing this side of the Equator. Unfortunately, I couldn’t think …

Brown Trout LIMAY RIVER II

AlexanderArgentina, brown trout, Patagonia

Days after coming back  from my fishing trip in the northern provinces of Argentina -Dorados in the cold I and II- I found myself  talking with my very good friend Marcelo Widmann from Bariloche about how where the last days of the season from his point of view. Usually at the end of the season,  fisherman concentrate their energies on one of the best Brown Trout rivers …

Xtream SEA TROUT fishing adventure

Nicolas Trochinebrown trout, Patagonia, Sea trout, tierra del fuego

Once again the exploration group was becoming restless. After listening  to Alex and Luca’s overland adventure to the remote rivers of southern Tierra del Fuego , we decided that it wasn’t sufficient and we wanted to know ALL about the rivers till the end of the island. For all intents and purposes,  that probably meant that we were going to …

Brown Trout – Rio Limay

BarrettArgentina, brown trout, Patagonia

Late season on the rivers around Bariloche is arguably one of the best places in the world to look for trophy brown trout, which drop down from the lakes and reservoirs en masse to spawn.  Over the last couple weeks I’ve been fortunate enough to fish with expert local guides and friends such as Willy Ricigliano, Juan Cruz, Mariano Wainstein …

3 species of trout – 1 fisherman

BarrettPatagonia, Trout

There’s a lot of variety when it comes to Patagonia fly fishing, and the recent exploits of our close friend and fly fishing guide, Rodrigo Amadeo, is a good case in point. Fishing around the popular tourist destination of Bariloche in what’s commonly known as the “lake district”of Patagonia, he found excellent of examples of three different trout species in …