March 2016
Kau tapen Lodge: February 13 – 20, 2016
Mood Cycles The sea trout at Kau Tapen this week reminded me of a girlfriend I once had, her early morning mood was generally bad and no amount of cajoling or sweet talk could bring her around. As midday approached her spirits would lift a little and a smile or even a kiss were not …
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Read More >>Villa María Lodge: January 3 – 10, 2016
Welcome to Villa María Lodge 2016!! We opened our season with normal conditions for January, which means dry and windy. The water level is lower than last year at the same time and surely on the low side for the time of the season. But the river looks good and without many structural changes following the …
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Chime Lodge – End of Season Report
The fishing season at Chime lodge started in November with great conditions. We used mostly black and green sculpins and buggers. Since water levels were high, sinking lines and streamers on 6- and 7-weight rods were a must. And we hooked plenty of brown trout in 18- to 22-inch range. By January and February the …
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Futa Lodge – End of Season Report 2015
By Juan Lange This year was a one of the driest in the Patagonia in the last fifty years. Our usually green grass garden turned brown an crispy. The river was kept low by the dam at the Argentinian side of the border. However and fortunately, the fish kept feeding and we had a nice …
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Read More >>Join Daniel Galhardo, founder of Tenkara USA, for six days of tenkara fly-fishing in Patagonia from March 5-12, 2015
Tenkara equipment and professional instruction will be provided as we explore the Chimehuin River and the Malleo and Alumine tributaries. Connect with the rivers that put Patagonia on the map for fly-fishing. We’ll be fishing for brown, rainbow, and brook trout. For more information about tenkara fly fishing pleaseclick here or check out our website …
Read More >>Kau Tapen Lodge: March 7 – 13, 2015
7th Mar – 13th Mar. By James Topham My boyhood hero was Robert F. Scott, the famous Antarctic explorer from the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition to the South Pole. Those of you familiar with the story will recall Captain Oats, who stricken frostbite and realizing he was slowing down the group said, “I’m going outside, I might …
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Read More >>Kau Tapen Lodge – February 21 – 27, 2015
As you know, there’s always something to be learned when flyfishing. So I’m wary when someone calls himself an absolute “expert”—unless that person is veteran KT guide Max Mamaev. He comes pretty close. This week, we all learned a few important things: the first being the positives that come from practicing new techniques before venturing …
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Read More >>Kau Tapen Lodge – February 2015
So ends another week at Kau Tapen, but by all accounts it was not you’re average week. Mark Taylor from Mavungana Norway brought his Norwegian friends from all the way up there, to all the way down here. I’d been looking forward to this week as I know the crew well from guiding in Norway …
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Read More >>Kau Tapen Lodge – February 12-19, 2015
Posted on March 3, 2015 by Nervous Waters Feb 12-19, 2015 – By James Topham Well that one went quickly! It seems like yesterday that the group arrived, and now I’ve just said goodbye. As they say, time is relative. Then again, I guess fishing is too. Anyway, this week was defenatly a quality over …
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Spectrum of Emotions
Week 5 insights from Kau Tapen Lodge, Patagonia There is a phrase commonly used back home by anglers on the big western trout loughs (Irish lakes) that epitomizes precisely when he or she has reached wits end in a quest to outsmart tricky quarry. “I’m ready to jump in!” It’s a phrase I’ve used and …
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