Villa María Lodge
Villa Maria Lodge – 2020 Season End Report
The 2020 Rio Grande season is officially over, and although cut a bit short, it was certainly a season to be remembered! We can say, with confidence, that this has been a very special season. Especially when we compare this year’s river flows to the previous season. December was a very wet month and this …
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Villa Maria Week 10: March 6 – 12, 2020
Our last week of the season has just wrapped up. This week’s weather remained warm and dry throughout this week with some mild upstream wind during the first couple of days which always makes casting a little uncomfortable and makes properly placing a fly, a bit more challenging. After those first few days, the wind …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 9: Feb 28 – March 5, 2020
We started our 9th week of the season with pleasant weather, clear river conditions and winds coming out of the North and NE depending on the day. In some pool, the winds made things a little tougher than usual. But that didn’t matter to Ian & Stuart who, in their first session, landed 7 fish …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 8: Feb 21-27, 2020
Week eight at Villa Maria Lodge is in the books with another group of old and new friends. Continuing the usual patterns of the 2020 season, this week started with tough conditions due to higher flows coming down from the upstream reaches of the Rio Grande. Our anglers stayed motivated and kept at it, and …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 7: Feb 14-20, 2020
At the midway point of our 12 week season, we were excited to welcome back Henrik, Jonni, Mark, and John along with a few new faces, Dan, Andrew, and Charlie. The first morning we rigged up small flies with long leaders and lighter tips, as the river was getting to its lowest and clearest we’d …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 6: Feb 7-13, 2020
This week we finally had the blessing of stable river conditions, something that the previous weeks were lacking. For the first time this season, we didn’t have any shift in water coloration or river depth. What was challenging, however, were the winds. This week, they seemed to blow from any imaginable direction, making the fishing …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 5: Jan 31- Feb 6, 2020
For our fifth week of the season, we welcomed back Bruno, Mike, Michael, and Sandee. During our warm-up session, as we expected, the river rose from the heavy rain up in the headwaters that hit the region in the previous week. Even with the rising river, we were very optimistic about the week to come …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 4: Jan 24-30, 2020
This week we welcomed back Gerald, Marc, Gina, Bruno, Jonathan and our new friend Hans. The week started off with a bang. With the river at a near-perfect level, fresh fish in the system and some veteran anglers staying with us we had the “perfect storm”. It seemed like every session anglers were coming back …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 3: Jan 17-23rd, 2020
This week we excitedly welcomed back our friend Axel and former veteran guide Ale Bianchetti. When we approached the river during our warm up session, we realized the river was still affected by the previous week’s rain. The river was high and slightly off-color but fortunately, it appeared to be dropping quickly so we were …
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Villa María Lodge Week 2 – Jan 10 – 16th, 2020
We just finished our second week at Villa Maria Lodge. Once again, the week was dominated by challenging weather, strong storms, and changing river conditions. Our opening week concluded with heavy rains along the Rio Grande’s valley, all the way up to the Andes. This resulted in higher water levels and murky visibility. The low visibility …
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