Kau Tapen Lodge

Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 7: February 11th to 18th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide This week we welcomed a full lodge of guests from the USA and the UK to Kau Tapen. While there were a few repeating guests, we have had the pleasure to share our water with many new faces this year. As an introduction to anadromous fish …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 6: February 4th to 11th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide This week we welcomed guests from the USA, the UK, and Austria. As usual, it was a mix of old and new friends with varying experiences with anadromous fish and spey casting. Although everyone arrived to see a low river, heavy rain in the mountains and …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 5: January 28th to February 4th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide We were excited to welcome guests from the USA, the UK, and Ireland to Kau Tapen this week. It was a great mix of familiar faces and those visiting the Rio Grande for the first time. Whether a first-time spey caster or a lifelong anadromous fish …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 4: January 21st to 28th, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide This week at Kau Tapen we welcomed a group of new and return guests from Norway, South Africa, the and UK put together by longtime friend Mark. Most rods were quite experienced salmon anglers and ready to take on the challenge of Rio Grande sea trout. …

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Kau Tapen Lodge – Week 3: January 14th to 21st, 2023

By Max Kantor – Kau Tapen Lodge Fishing Guide We were visited this week by a small multinational group from Switzerland, the USA, the UK, and France, which allowed us to take advantage of the best-producing sections of water all along the Rio Grande and Menendez. It was very much a teaching week, as most …

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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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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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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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