Argentina, TDF; Maria Behety Lodge fishing report

Estancia Maria Behety

River conditions and weather: The river is still very low and the water perfectly clear. Water temperature varied from 45°F to 63°F. The weather this week was very unusual, we had no wind and it was very sunny.

Lines: Skagit lines with T-11, T-14 and T-17 from 5´to 15´. Intermediate and slow sinking tips also worked well on some pools. Floating Scandinavian lines for skating bombers and tube flies worked well.

Flies: The best flies were nymphs: TDF prince, EMB, Prince Nymph, Red Tail, Aurelia Prince (chartreuse body), Yuk Bugs, Bitch Creeks, black and olive wooly buggers, Chernobyl Ants, Sunray Shadows, Collie Dogs, and Big leeches and Intruders for the last hour of fishing.

Average weight of sea-trout landed was 8.9 pounds and 26 fish over 15 pounds and 11 over 20 pounds were brought to hand.

A new record was set at EMB Lodge; Vince York landed a 24 pounder hen fishing with a single handed fly rod, floating line and a sunray shadow!!! Vince was also the top rod with 28 fish landed, half of them caught on floating line and sunray shadow.

Rich Rubin landed a 25 pounder, a 22 pounder and a 21 pounder.

Don Sias landed a 24 pounder and a 20.5 pounder.

James Paterson landed a 23 pounder.

James Gable landed a 25 pounder and a 21 pounder.

Bill Flick landed a 22 pounder.

Vince York landed a 24 pounder.

Bill Carroll landed a 20 pounder.