Golden
Destiny
On TV we
always see in the romantic comedies the good guy ending up with the pretty
girl. When it comes to fishing, the angler expects to end the week with the
biggest and best looking fish… We are not in a movie at Pira Lodge but this
week we had our “love story” or something very near to that.
It started
with the arrival of our first group of six people of the season. They were young, inexperienced but ready and
eager for the Dorado and they came with a lot of expectations.
The
beginning of this February the weather was perfect, not very hot and mostly
cloudy. The marsh was low and quiet. The
fishing had been very good, landing more than 15 fish per day per boat so far.
One
afternoon I was guiding the main character of my story and his wife. In this
movie premier, the nice guy, instead of getting the girl, gets the good fish.
Anyway I
don’t want to ruin the end of this thriller!
The
afternoon was quiet and without any wind, and it was one of those times when it
is a pleasure to be guiding. We were at
the headwater of the Corrientes River, in a creek we call the North Channel.
After catching…sorry, fishing a couple of nice Dorados between 3 and 5 lbs we
ended up in a nice bend of the river. The client was casting into the other
bank of the creek and swinging the fly downstream.
That was
the first contact with the fish.
The hooking
was perfect with a strip set, without lifting the rod. That’s the moment when
you feel that the angler is going to succeed.
The fish
made her first jump and we noticed it was bigger than the others. Our angler
was very happy and of course trying to stop the fish from getting away… you see
big fish are just like the best girls you don’t want to loose them. After a battle of flirting with the fish, finally
she surrendered to the fisherman. The
fish weighted 10 and a half pounds, and after some pictures, we put back the
beautiful blond into the water. So, at the end of the day we were all happy and
celebrating a wonderful stay at Pira Lodge… Just like in the movies….!
So now we
are waiting for our next film to be produced. If you come to Pira you could be
the next main character!
ADIOS
Tito Saenz,
Pira Lodge Fishing Manager