River Diary
Pirá Lodge: End of season report 2024
After a few years of less-than-ideal weather conditions and rain patterns, the Marsh returned to its normal shape and usual beauty this summer. We started the season with a plethora of juvenile Golden Dorados, Pirá Pita, and sábalos, with millions of these fish spreading around the Iberá Marsh. As the weeks progressed, larger dorados began …
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Dorado News from the field
The Iberá Marshes: Pirá Lodge The process of planning a great fishing trip starts with doing great research on the outfitter, and the area, the time of year, and the abundance of the specie you are after. Along those lines, we felt our fishing clients, who are always planning some time in advance, would enjoy …
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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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Northern Patagonia Lodge – 2020 season end report
We recently finished up another wonderful season here at Northern Patagonia Lodge. Although cut a little bit shorter than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was certainly full of memorable moments and catches. The season started with good water levels that provided some great streamer fishing throughout November, especially in the smaller tributaries and …
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Suindá Lodge – 2020 Season End Report
We just wrapped up our second season of operation here at Suindá Lodge, and what a season it turned out to be! We made countless wonderful memories with guests, on and off the water, both in terms of catch numbers and the size of the Dorado we landed. Throughout the season, the Paraná River was …
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Kau Tapen Lodge – 2020 Season End Report
A few weeks earlier than expected, we have finished up this year’s season for obvious reasons. The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly become the center of everyone’s lives and has put a hold on international travel in a heartbeat. While this came on unexpectedly for all of us, we are glad that our guests are safe …
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Read More >>Kau Tapen Lodge Week 10: March 6 – 13, 2020
Another great week of great fishing in tough conditions, complete with ups and downs, strange weather, bright fish, and lots of laughs along the riverbanks comes to an end! We were welcoming a full house of good friends and a few new faces that we soon embraced into the Kau Tapen family. Sandy and Andy, …
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Villa Maria Week 10: March 6 – 12, 2020
Our last week of the season has just wrapped up. This week’s weather remained warm and dry throughout this week with some mild upstream wind during the first couple of days which always makes casting a little uncomfortable and makes properly placing a fly, a bit more challenging. After those first few days, the wind …
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Suindá Lodge – February 2020
February has come to a close here on the banks of the Paraná, leaving behind some incredible memories and stories for all of our staff, and clients. Some incredible and large Golden Dorado graced our lines and nets this month. Nearly all of our favorite types of structures to fish were holding dorado, and the …
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Villa Maria Lodge Week 9: Feb 28 – March 5, 2020
We started our 9th week of the season with pleasant weather, clear river conditions and winds coming out of the North and NE depending on the day. In some pool, the winds made things a little tougher than usual. But that didn’t matter to Ian & Stuart who, in their first session, landed 7 fish …
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