February 2022
Villa María Lodge – Week 7: February 11th to 18th, 2022
Another week went through at Villa Maria with the lodge full of old friends of the house. A great week, full of stories and memories from decades of visiting the Rio Grande. Weather-wise we were punished by the wind as it did set a new season’s record when last Sunday it reached an incredible 130km/h …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 7: February 12th to 19th, 2022
The strong Tierra del Fuego winds were on full display this week, as guests from the USA, the UK, and South Africa arrived at gusts upwards of 68kts or 130km/hr. This act of nature was particularly interesting because over half our arriving group was totally new to spey casting and fly fishing for anadromous fish. …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 6: February 5th to 12th, 2022
We began the week with a bit of rain as we welcomed guests from the USA, UK, and Canada. While not a downpour, this change in weather mixed with calm conditions was a welcome sight as we headed to the river. In our lower beats, Jim and Larry began the week on a high note …
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Villa María Lodge – Week 6: February 4th to 11th, 2022
In our Midseason week, the weather presented stable and predictable and very similar to the previous week. No rain, a day or two of hard winds but warm and pleasant evenings. The river remained at the same level as the week before with no significant changes in temperature or clarity. We have to remember that …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 5: January 29th to Feb 5th, 2022
As more fish push into the river on a daily basis, we were excited to receive a group of guests from the USA consisting of some very accomplished world travelers and anglers. Though this week was an introduction to spey casting and sea trout fishing for some, a few great fish were landed during the …
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Villa María Lodge – Week 5: January 28th to Feb 4th, 2022
Another successful week is over at Villa María Lodge and we had the pleasure to receive some old house friends and a couple of newcomers. The weather was a typical midsummer week in the Rio Grande and that means dry, with days of hard winds (we had a day of 90km/h+ West wind) but usually …
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Villa María Lodge – Week 4: January 21st to 28th, 2022
As we saw the progress in the last couple of weeks, the river is looking in prime condition, a very comfortable level for fishing, and the clarity is about as clear as it gets. The water level has continued to drop throughout the week making the fishing even more enjoyable as wading became super easy …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 4: January 22nd to 29th, 2022
Last week’s full moon tides and rain had us full of anticipation as we welcomed a group of guests from Norway, the UK, and Argentina. As always, many returning faces were present on arrival day, along with just a few newcomers to the Rio Grande’s sea-trout. The water was still quite low to begin the …
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Villa María Lodge – Week 3: January 14th to 21st, 2022
If I defined the previous week as “extreme”, our third week would easily fit the adjective of challenging. Why? Because along the week the weather changes were restless and we had the most varied conditions. We started the week with a thick rain that came with a strong East (upstream) wind. A couple of days …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 3: January 15th to 22nd, 2022
This week we were excited to welcome guests from the UK, USA, and Russia. A few returning faces were mixed in with many anglers who were either brand new to sea-run brown trout fishing in the southern hemisphere or fly fishing altogether. Still, all were eager to get on the water and learn about the …
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