On a scale of 0 to 14 pH, a value of 0 is the most acidic and 14 the most basic. The rain usually has a pH between 5 and 6.5. It is acidic because it has dissolved carbon dioxide and air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. If the rain water flows over soil containing minerals, the …
From Russia with Love….again
Greetings from the Kola Peninsula! I have returned to the Ponoi River in Russia for another summer of guiding Atlantic salmon. A month has already passed since I stepped foot in Russia, so I figured it about time to send a brief update and share a few photos of the journey, the fishing, and life here in camp. Things are …
Red Alert in Northern Patagonia – Puyehue Volcano eruption -.
Saturday 4th of June afternoon a pyroclastic cloud arrived to Bariloche city, turning the day into night, the cloud was over 10 Km high covering the hole area with ash, volcanic sand and even small pumice rocks. The event was caused by the eruption of the Puyehue Volcano, located in Chile, just 100 Km away from Bariloche City. Flights are …
The end of a great season in Patagonia.
Fishing season has finished in most of the rivers. Once again, it has been very good all over Patagonia. We have been fishing in many lakes and rivers trough this season, in all kinds of weather and water conditions. Fishing in Patagonia can be tricky, it happens when we are in the wrong place at the wrong time. That´s why …
Incredible end of season!
We are 7 days away from the end of the season at Limay River, the runs of fish from the Nahuel Huapi lake have been consistant and most of them are good size fish. Myself and many fishing friends have been in the Limay constantly, once you get the timing of this river… you want to fish it every day …
The Eagle Has Landed – Roadtrippin’ in the casa rodante
It’s a curios sensation to be trout fishing in two different hemispheres on opposite ends of the globe, just a few days apart. Immediately upon returning from Patagonia, I grabbed my motor home, infamously known as the “Eagle 6” among those familiar with her exploits, and set off with several friends in search of more rising trout. A few blizzards, …
