Villa María Lodge

Villa María Lodge – Week 9: February 24th to March 3rd, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager Autumn has officially arrived! Throughout the week, the rainfall became more intense, and we began to see the first sudden changes in the river level. Turbidity also increased notably due to the increase in the level of all the tributaries of the Rio Grande system that …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 8: February 17th to 24th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager As we move into autumn, this week offered a great mix of weather conditions on the river. Some days were warm and perfect for fishing, while others were cold and rainy, with strong winds reaching up to 65mph. Despite the changing weather, fishing had its moments, …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 7: February 10th to 17th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager This week was different and even special from a weather standpoint. We came from warm and sunny days, but the week that just ended was more like autumn. What does this mean? Well, we began to have brief and intense rains both in the valley and …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 6: February 3rd to 10th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager We have finished another fantastic week of fishing at Villa Maria Lodge. As has been happening, the weather played a leading role but without being decisive this week. However, we missed a fishing session on the 2nd as the wind backed up and reached speeds of …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 5: January 27th to February 3rd, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager Holding to the theme of this season, the weather has proven to be a large factor in fishing during this season, and last week was no exception. Out of all the weather factors, the sun influences our fishing the most during fishing hours.  Why is that, …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 4: January 20th to 27th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager The forecast was accurate throughout the week, and the weather was mostly stable and favorable for fishing. There were a few sessions where the wind blew from the north or northeast, but the water and air temperatures were good, and a thick cloud cover shielded the …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 3: January 13th to 20th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager As we were expecting, this week the weather settled, and everything started to work as it should. Compared to the first two weeks of the season, we didn’t experience rain, very high winds (just half a day of +80km/h), or very high air/water temperatures. We had …

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Villa María Lodge – Week 2: January 6th to 13th, 2023

By Alejandro Martello – Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Manager This week the weather took a 180-turn compared to last, going from rough and cruel, to almost too warm and mellow. But, that shouldn’t be a bad thing, right? However,  when you are trying to catch sub-polar fish, 23-25 Celsius air temperatures, high shiny sun, and …

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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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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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