February 2016
Kau tapen Lodge: January 23 – 30, 2016
Guides Excel at Kau Tapen I have always said “the education you get from doing a full seasons guiding on any fishery is invaluable”, day in day out studying, watching, analysing a myriad of different factors which affect your ultimate target – catching a fish. Your mind is constantly busy weighing up each and …
Continue reading “Kau tapen Lodge: January 23 – 30, 2016”
Read More >>Villa María Lodge: January 17 – 24, 2016
We just finished the third week of the season at Villa Maria lodge and it was fantastic! The weather has improved dramatically from previous weeks with milder temperatures and gentle winds and this combination helped us to get the very best from the river. The river is now low and clear so you need …
Continue reading “Villa María Lodge: January 17 – 24, 2016”
Read More >>Pira Lodge- January 2016
Since I arrived at Pira Lodge after Christmas, the guides and I have been busy scouting the region in order to find the very best fishing we can find for our guests. Compared to past years, the water is on the high side, but not so high as to be of a concern. We started …
Continue reading “Pira Lodge- January 2016”
Read More >>Kau tapen Lodge: January 16 – 23, 2016
Fishing con Chicas Anglers the world over have heard again and again the conundrum as to why female anglers catch bigger fish, many hypothesis have been developed ( mainly by the dominant practitioners of the sport – Men), pheromones, shorter casts, delicate presentation, luck etc etc. Having witnessed this weeks fishing I would propose a …
Continue reading “Kau tapen Lodge: January 16 – 23, 2016”
Read More >>Futaleufu Fishing Report – January 2016
Currently as of Sunday 01/24/2016, the Futa River is running exceptionally high which has introduced some new challenges while fishing for aggressive browns and rainbow trout. With the higher water levels wading is limited and the majority of fishing is done by boat. Naturally water clarity is down, however, this is a plus considering the …
Continue reading “Futaleufu Fishing Report – January 2016”
Read More >>Villa María Lodge: January 10 – 17, 2016
For our second week of the season, the weather returned to “normal” and the 60mph gales from the week before faded to more manageable 20 to 40mph winds. The river conditions improved dramatically. River levels remain low and the water is very clear, which means we’ve had to carefully consider our approach to each pool …
Continue reading “Villa María Lodge: January 10 – 17, 2016”
Read More >>Kau tapen Lodge: January 9 – 16, 2016
Opening Week “Welcome home!” were the first words house manager Carolina said to me upon arrival. Alejandro Hemmingson’s bear hug followed, a warm welcome that had me feeling like I’d never left. The blues skies overhead were also a nice change from the storms and rain that the North Atlantic had been dumping on Ireland …
Continue reading “Kau tapen Lodge: January 9 – 16, 2016”
Read More >>Villa María Lodge: January 3 – 10, 2016
Welcome to Villa María Lodge 2016!! We opened our season with normal conditions for January, which means dry and windy. The water level is lower than last year at the same time and surely on the low side for the time of the season. But the river looks good and without many structural changes following the …
Continue reading “Villa María Lodge: January 3 – 10, 2016”
Read More >>
