February 2015


Huge Fish at The End of the World

Our sea trout lodges were blessed with an incredible season opening. River conditions were just perfect and a monster fish was landed during the first week. Good fishing remained, as well as a few more surprises. KAU TAPEN LODGE A week prior to the first guest arrivals, the odd fish was trickling into the mid-stretch of the Rio Grande, where …

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Slow, Deep, and BIG

Kau Tapen, March 8–15, 2014 As I mentioned last week, changing weather conditions have forced us to switch up our regular tactics: from small nymphs and rubber legs on intermediate tips to a more robust system of 3- to 4-inch leeches in bright chartreuse and orange tones fished on fast sinking tips, going down to …

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Spectrum of Emotions

Week 5 insights from Kau Tapen Lodge, Patagonia There is a phrase commonly used back home by anglers on the big western trout loughs (Irish lakes) that epitomizes precisely when he or she has reached wits end in a quest to outsmart tricky quarry. “I’m ready to jump in!” It’s a phrase I’ve used and …

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Fishing for Memories

Having graduated from university in late 2008 and being well and truly hooked on the notion of guiding internationally I set about the intricate task of worming my way onto the guiding circuit. In hindsight it was probably the worst time possible to achieve my goal; my emails of expressed interest were replied to with …

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