December 2022


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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Dorado Fishing on Sandbars, By Fabian Anastasio

Golden dorado fishing on Sandbars in the Paraná River is an incomparable experience. Sight fishing and stalking them in inches of water is one of the biggest challenges we can face as anglers. It is essential to find a sandbar with enough bait to expect to find dorados around. Most of the time, because of …

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Even after the worst storm, the sun shines brightly again

To paraphrase a lovely and fitting quote from Shannen Heartz, [… just as the phoenix rose from the flood – she too will rise. Returning from the water, clothed in nothing but her strength, more beautiful than ever before.] This sentiment perfectly describes our joy in making this long-awaited announcement. After losing Abaco Lodge in …

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Chasing Ghosts, By Brian Irwin

Published by Brian Irwin, Fly Fishing International Magazine on September, 2022 If a barracuda doesn’t bite you, Bair’s Lodge is a perfect place to target bonefish in South Andros. I was on the southern section of Andros, one of the Bahamas’ Out Islands, speaking with Leslie, a guide at Bair’s, a luxury Bahamian lodge specializing …

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Gold Rush, by Chris Dorsey

The hunt for the lost riches of the Iberá Swamp. Published by Chris Dorsey, Sporting Classics on the 2022 issue.  Argentina’s seemingly endless Iberá Wetlands span some 7,000 square miles, the second largest wetland in the world, behind only Brazil’s great Pantanal. It is a labyrinth of rivers, streams, marshes and pools that are the …

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Overfishing, Conservation, Sustainability, & Farmed Fish

Published by Coty Perry, Anglers.com on July 15, 2022 As with many other aspects of government policy, overfishing and other fishing-related environmental issues are a real problem, but it’s not clear that government intervention is the solution. Indeed, it might be one of the main drivers of overfishing and other conservation and sustainability issues stemming …

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Villa María Lodge – 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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Suindá Lodge – 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 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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