River Diary
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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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 5: Feb 1-8, 2020
A strange, but very eventful week comes to its end. As we began our fifth week of the season, we were all expecting very consistent weather and water conditions. Especially with the amount of fish now already in the system, these weeks are usually very predictable and consistent. While the river was in absolutely great …
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Suindá Lodge – January 2020
January’s fishing on our section of Parana River has been highly productive, mainly due to the stable river conditions we have been enjoying. Dorado have been landed throughout our section’s diverse structures. Our biggest fish of the month were fooled when fishing over the rock gardens and rocky banks. We’ve been using various lines and …
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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 4: Jan 25-31, 2020
Here we go again! Another amazing week was upon us and we could not be more excited. Promising water conditions together with a full group of very capable anglers, most of them here for their very first time: Brian and Kevin (UK), Keith and Laurence (UK), Claude (CAN) and Jon (USA), Teresa and Martin (ARG), …
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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 3: Jan 18-24, 2020
Another fantastic week comes to an end! We were happy to welcome another great bunch of anglers in our realm of giant sea trout, good wine, endless skies, and hearty cuisine, to battle the elements at the end of the world and chase dreams in the troubled waters of the Río Grande. Cheryll and Peter, …
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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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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 2: Jan 11-17, 2020
One great week was in the books and we were all very happy with the start of the season, despite of its rather late nature this year. While we had to say “good-bye” to our first week’s amazing bunch of, we were keen on meeting our new guests for this coming week: A fairly small …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 1 – Jan 3-9, 2020
We are back for a new season at Villa Maria Lodge! We just finished up our opening week and it was really exciting for several reasons. The river conditions we encountered in the River were phenomenal. The water level is the highest we have seen since 2014. This is a great thing to see after …
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Pirá Lodge – Start of the season, 2020
The start of our 2020 season has kicked off with great water conditions, both in terms of water level and temperature. All of the channels are in great fishing shape, allowing the dorado to take full advantage and spread out in the marsh. The water temperature is at the perfect level for dorado to get …
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