Fly Fishing

Villa María Lodge – Week 1: December 30th to January 4th, 2024

Finally, the wait is over! Villa María Lodge has kicked off its 2024 season. We have found the river in optimal fishing conditions, with a good water level (perhaps a little low for the beginning of the season), clear water, and temperatures ranging between 8 to 12 degrees Celsius. This temperature range is considered optimal …

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Cracking the Abaco Bonefish Code

By Dan Zazworsky Bonefishing doesn’t have to be hard, at least not on Abaco anyway. The most stressful part of any bonefishing trip should be simply getting there, and once you step foot off the plane in Marsh Harbor, your blood pressure will drop as you catch that familiar smell of the flats on the …

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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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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 12: March 23-30, 2019

The second last week of the season is over and we had a full house! Some old friends came to visit us again: Roberto and Fran, as well as Martin and Theresa, all four from Argentina, and who have been coming here for many years now. Tom and Colman, who’s first time it was were …

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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 13: March 30 – April 6, 2019

The season comes to an end and the timing could not have been more perfect. During the last week, we had the very cool and interesting experience to host a full group of non-anglers, who stayed here for 2,5 days as part of a business meeting. Luckily, the conditions were still great – clear(ish) water …

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Kau Tapen Lodge Week 6: Feb 9 – 16, 2019

Here we go again, another week had gone by and we’ve almost reached halftime for this season. And – you might have guessed it already – we were still struggling with incredibly low water. But both – guides and our new guests alike – were eager to put in the work to make this week …

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Teamworking a Pool

By Stephan Dombaj   The headline “Teamworking” may come as a surprise to some readers. Fishing tends to blur the lines between recreational joy and the diehard reality of numbers. Some of us count fish, others like to record the length and weight of prize catches. And really, there’s nothing wrong with chasing more and …

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Pira Pitá Fly Patterns

At Alto Parana lodge, anglers target resident Pira Pitá with lighter tackle than what is typically used for dorado. We recommend 6 weight rods for presenting assorted dry flies. Patterns might represent from bugs o small fruits that fall from local trees and even flowers. It is important to choose hooks that are strong and …

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Dorado Fly Patterns

In most cases, golden dorado prefer dark patterns that produce great silhouettes in tannin-colored waters. But there are situations when carrying a mixture of brighter colors can be effective. So don’t be afraid to experiment across the color spectrum. All flies should be tied on stout 1/0 to 3/0 hooks. Streamers can be tied from …

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Kau tapen Lodge: January 16 – 23, 2016

Fishing con Chicas Anglers the world over have heard again and again the conundrum as to why female anglers catch bigger fish, many hypothesis have been developed ( mainly by the dominant practitioners of the sport – Men), pheromones, shorter casts, delicate presentation, luck etc etc. Having witnessed this weeks fishing I would propose a …

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