Fishing Reports

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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Pirá Lodge – Season Opening Fishing Report

As with many places around the world, the Corrientes region of Argentina, home to the Ibera Marshland and Pira lodge, has seen a relatively warm and dry weather year. With high temps and lack of rain, we are seeing reduced water levels throughout the Ibera and greater Parana systems. These water levels are not unprecedented …

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Suindá Lodge – Season Opening Fishing Report

After being away from the river for a long time because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently facing the longest drought in recent memory. These conditions have resulted in the lowest river levels in 100 years. These things really make us think about what mankind is doing with our world and climate. We are, …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 2: January 7th to 14th, 2022

If we have to define our 2022 season’s second week would be “extreme”. And that is because of the 6 fishing days, 4 of them were extremely windy with winds between 80 to 105km/h (50 to 65 miles/hour) making the wading and casting a very demanding task. That’s why, first of all, the guides and …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 2: January 8th to 15th, 2022

After a memorable first week with guests that was a bit earlier than we usually start our season, we found ourselves with another week to scout the river and prepare for the few months ahead. We rested the main pools for most of the time and spent our efforts looking for different holding areas on …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 1: December 31st to January 7th, 2022

Welcome to Villa María Lodge 2022 season! We are totally delighted to be back in the river after this well-known pandemic that halted the world for so long and made us skip the 2021 season. In our opening week we did welcome a mixed group of fishermen. Stephan, Alex and Anton were in their second …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 1: January 1st to 8th, 2022

Before the start of the new year, we were excited to welcome our first group of international guests to Kau Tapen from Sweden and the UK. It was important to get a fish in the net to keep a continuous yearly record for the lodge for 2021, as the last fish was netted for a …

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