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A Letter from Chiara & Dane: Founders of Espíritu Santo Bay Lodge
In the summer of 2016 Chiara and I met with the team at The Fly Shop armed with rough sketches, building plans, and an undercurrent of youthful vigor all geared towards building an operation deep in the Yucatan Peninsula. Days of meetings, brainstorming, and strategizing gave way to Espiritu Santo Bay Lodge (ESB) being born. …
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Read More >>Welcoming Espíritu Santo Bay Lodge (ESB) to the Nervous Waters Family
Espíritu Santo Bay Lodge Partners with Nervous Waters We are delighted to share exciting news: Espíritu Santo Bay Lodge (ESB), one of the world’s most renowned saltwater fly-fishing destinations, has officially joined the Nervous Waters family. This milestone marks not only a new chapter for us, but also a continuation of a remarkable story built …
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Read More >>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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Read More >>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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Read More >>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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Read More >>Fish Story: An Extravagant or Incredible Tale, By Eric Ladd
FISH STORY: AN EXTRAVAGANT OR INCREDIBLE TALE by Eric Ladd In the heart of northern Argentina lies the kingdom of the Dorado, spanning from Pira Lodge on the Ibera Marshlands, to Delta Lodge where the Paraná River empties into the Atlantic. In between, anglers encounter the largest Dorado on Planet Earth during their annual migrations. …
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Read More >>At the edge of the world by Chad Shmukler
Images: Chad Shmukler and Earl Harper. Words: Chad Shmukler. Tierra del Fuego, the windswept archipelago at the tip of South America, might rightly be called the edge of the world. Separated from the rest of the South American continent by the Straights of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego is the southernmost location on the entire globe one …
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Read More >>Fly fishing in the Land of fire – by Evan Mcglinn
In the snow-capped Andes of nearby Chile, the Rio Grande flows through desolate lowland made up of sheep-farming estancias. There is little sign of man in this part of Argentina. Yet the remote locale features some of the largest brown trout in the world. Every fly fisherman owes a debt of gratitude to a troutloving …
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Read More >>The 10 Best Fly-fishing Lodges Around the World
Top Ten Lodges in the world – and we are on it twice! We are so happy and proud to see two of our lodges on this famed list. Kau Tapen Lodge on the very first place – that, after 35 years of world-class brown trout fishing, has not lost any of its charm. And …
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Read More >>PIRA LODGE: ARGENTINA
A Week in the Corrientes Marshland Hunting Golden Dorado at Pira Lodge Pursuing the elusive salminus brasiliensis, the golden dorado, at Pira Lodge in Northern Argentina is an experience that expertly blends unapologetically wild environments with a level of luxury and comfort that is near impossible to find at a fishing lodge Article by Kathryn …
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