Fishing Reports

Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 2: January 7th to 14th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide As the season continued into January, we were excited to welcome guests from the USA, Poland, and Norway. All but one were newcomers to the Rio Grande and some were picking up a fly rod for the very first time. As fresh fish continue to make …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 1: December 29th to January 6th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager Welcome to Villa María Lodge 2023 season! We are totally delighted to be back in the river and expecting a fantastic season ahead. In our opening week, Stephan & Alex again put together a great and enjoyable group. This year we started with low water conditions …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 1: December 31st to January 7th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide Welcome to Kau Tapen Lodge 2023 season! We were excited to welcome guests from the USA, UK, and Argentina for the opening week of the Kau Tapen season.  Almost all had never fished the Rio Grande before and had ventured to see if they could connect …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Guide’s Scouting Week 2022-23

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide Scouting Week We are excited to once again welcome guests to Kau Tapen and the Rio Grande for 2022/23’ season. Returning to our guide team are head guide Gaston Guglielminetti (ARG), Santiago Villalba (ARG), Max Kantor (USA), Christian Windstorm (SWE), and Leandro Herrainz (ARG). We are …

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Villa María Lodge – End of Season Report

For the final week of the season, we welcomed guests from the USA, Argentina, and New Caledonia. The international groups from all around the world have been a pleasure to host this season and this week was no different. A mix of veteran sea trout anglers and those brand new to spey casting and anadromous …

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Suindá Lodge – 2022 End of Season Report

For the final week of the season, we welcomed guests from the USA, Argentina, and New Caledonia. The international groups from all around the world have been a pleasure to host this season and this week was no different. A mix of veteran sea trout anglers and those brand new to spey casting and anadromous …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 14: April 2nd to 9th, 2022 – End of Season Report

For the final week of the season, we welcomed guests from the USA, Argentina, and New Caledonia. The international groups from all around the world have been a pleasure to host this season and this week was no different. A mix of veteran sea trout anglers and those brand new to spey casting and anadromous …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 13: March 25th to April 2nd, 2022

Following our fantastic past week, all had great expectations for the fishing ahead. It was especially noteworthy as we had the pleasure of hosting the CEO of Nervous Waters and his friends from Argentina along with guests from the USA and the UK. The Grande river was still dropping steadily from its previous high level …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 12: March 20th to 27th, 2022

This was the last week of our fishing season and definitely the most challenging of all in 2022. On the first day, we found the river was high and brown due to the different showers we had in the previous week plus the melting of the first snowfall on the Andes. So for a couple …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 12: March 18th to 25th, 2022

Following the significant rise last week, an international group from the USA, UK, Italy, Germany, and France arrived to perfect conditions with dropping and clearing water. A mix of veteran Kau Tapen sea trout anglers and those new to the fishery were eager to see what the river had in store and it did not …

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