The Irigoyen, at last.

Nicolas Trochine Argentina, brown trout, Deals, Patagonia, tierra del fuego

Author: Benjamin Etridge.May 17th, 2019 The IRIGOYEN, at last for as long as I’ve been fishing in Argentine Patagonia I’ve wanted fish the Irigoyen. This is the river that the truly obsessed seek-out. It’s a place surrounded by fishing lore and myth, a place of original surroundings, all bruised by the elements. It’s just not like anywhere else. So, February …

A Primer to Fly Fishing Argentina, Part 3 – Dorado

Barrett Argentina, Dorado, Patagonia

While the golden dorado has long been admired in Argentina, until recently it was almost completely unknown to the outside world. Only within the last decade or so have dorado become recognized as one of the world’s most exciting and prized freshwater game fish. A unique species that defies categorization, the dorado is rather like a supernatural hybrid between a …

Sea Trout Fishing report from “el Fin del Mundo”

Barrett Argentina, Patagonia, Sea trout, tierra del fuego

For the last couple weeks I’ve been touring around Tierra del Fuego. The fishing had been excellent, but  last week it did a complete about face, as unseasonably hot & dry weather has conspired to put down the fish. It often seems like the better the weather is, the worse the fishing is, and vice versa. I suppose you can’t …