January 2023
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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Villa María Lodge – Week 1: December 29th to January 6th, 2023
By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager Welcome to Villa María Lodge 2023 season! We are totally delighted to be back in the river and expecting a fantastic season ahead. In our opening week, Stephan & Alex again put together a great and enjoyable group. This year we started with low water conditions …
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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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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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