NEWS & REPORTS
The best fishing in Estancia Maria Behety
We had the pleasure of a visit from friends from England, United States, Bosnia and Switzerland. And the fishing was great this week!
We had very low water on Sunday and Monday, but on Tuesday morning the river started to rise due a heavy rain up in the mountains. By Wednesday morning water rose about a foot and got dirty. The river started to drop on Wednesday night, and the fishing got really good really quick!
146 fish landed. 39 fish over 15 pounds, 8 of them were over 20 pounds.
Top rod was Sasha Savic with 24 fish landed.
Water Conditions
Water color and visibility: Very low water on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday morning the river started to rise due a heavy rain up in the mountains, by Wednesday morning water was up about a foot and dirty. River started to drop on Wednesday night. Thursday and Friday 2 feet of visibility.
Water temperature: 7° C and 13° C
Weather Conditions
Wind speed ranges through the week: It was windy this week. 10 to 60 kmh
Air temperature ranges through the week: 8°C to 18°C
Fishing Conditions
Flies that are working the best: We used mostly small flies. EMB, Red Butt, Green machine, prince nymph, fast water prince, and some small beadheaded nymphs. Yuk bug. Tube flies on top and under. Intruders and leeches.
Big leeches and tube flies on dirty water
Fly lines (tips, heads, lengths, densities, etc) that are producing the best: We are using T-11 (10 to 15 feet), T-14 (10 to 12 feet).
Even with the rains, we recommend you still bring scandi heads for floating line work.
Length and strength of tippet and leaders: 4 to 12 feet. 15 to 20 pounds.
Fish catch statistics
Number of anglers for the week: 12
Total number of fish landed for the week: 146
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 23 pounds
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 32
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds: 8
Notable catches:
Bob Burdick landed a 21 pounder and a 23 pounder.
Sasha Savic landed a 20 pounder and a 22 pounder.
Jay Deeds landed a 23 pounder.
Doug Limburn landed a 22 pounder.
Tom Sonesson landed a 20 pounder.
Hugh Clarck landed a 20,5 pounder.
EMB Guides
Federico Molinolo (Head Guide)
Genaro Molinolo
Miguel Angel Zangla
Nauhel Stauch
Marcos Hlace
Exequiel Bustos
La Villa Guides
Diego Motter (Head Guide)
Jorge Castro
Guido Perillo
LA VILLA REPORT
This week has to be looked at as 2 totally different parts... the first 2 days continued the low and clear water and we had great fishingand then on Tuesday the water rose and the river got dirty, changing everything. The Menéndez river, our biggest tributary, blew out pushing dirty water to the Rio Grande. With the raising the water levels the fishing got difficult for a bit. Heavy lines, big flies were required, but we got fish fish on the line anyway. By Friday though, the river was all ready clear again.
The upper river still remains really low and clear with difficult fishing up there.
This week has to be looked at as 2 totally different parts... the first 2 days continued the low and clear water and we had great fishingand then on Tuesday the water rose and the river got dirty, changing everything. The Menéndez river, our biggest tributary, blew out pushing dirty water to the Rio Grande. With the raising the water levels the fishing got difficult for a bit. Heavy lines, big flies were required, but we got fish fish on the line anyway. By Friday though, the river was all ready clear again.
The upper river still remains really low and clear with difficult fishing up there.
Water Conditions
Water color and visibility: Very clear water until Tuesday,then got dirty below the Menéndez river.
Water temperature: 6c to 10c
Water level: upper part really low, lower than ever, not many fish. The lower river rose significantly up to a great level. The Menéndez river is still pushing some water into the Rio Grande.
Most of the fish fresh.
Weather Conditions
Wind speed ranges through the week: The wind blows northwest as usual, it was strong all week.
Air temperature ranges through the week: 6c to 17c
Weather observations (sun, rain, fog, etc.): Wind every day, even in the last hour.
Fishing Conditions
Flies that are working the best:
- Nymphs: EMB, wonder bug, Aurelia prince, prince nymph, ruber legs nymphs. Different sizes of sunray shadows.
- Big flies for the last hour: Big tube flies, intruder, leeches.
After river got dirty intruders, leeches, and tube flies were the best, fished on sinking lines.
Fly lines (tips, heads, lengths, densities, etc) that are producing the best: Skagit heads with different lengths of T-17,14, 11. Still, do not forget to bring the Scandi Heads with polyleaders for floating line work.
Length and strength of tippet and leaders: 4 to 7 feet. 15 to 20 pounds.
Most of the fish were in the lower and middle part of the river, upper part is not so good, and really low, difficult fishing up there.
All fish were fresh in the lower and middle part.
Fish catch statistics
Number of anglers for the week: 6
Total number of fish landed for the week: 84
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 20 pounds.
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 29
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds: 3
Average weight: 11 pounds
Notable catches: some 17 and 18 pounders with floating lines on top.
Thank you and all the best fishing!
Thanks The Fly Shop, Inc.
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Pointer Fly Fishing
Edited by Julieta Romero Diaz
