Fly Fishing on the Rio Grand

One of the reason I went to Argentina was to fly fish for sea-run brown trout on the Rio Grand with a good friend whom is an AVID fly fisherman.  I don't consider myself an angler by any stretch of the imagination, but I have dabbled in it here and there, mostly there in far away magical places.

I was the only woman on this particular trip and when we arrived the first night at the lodge, there was a lot of eye rolling by the other guys...  EEK female intruder!!  So what does a woman do with such a warm welcome?  She catches the first fish of the trip, one of the ONLY fish caught the first day, one for the record books, on a SINGLE rod, not a spay rod.  So there!  I was in, I was accepted by the fraternal order, my catch was documented in the record book.

I must also admit, it was my ONLY catch in four days of fishing...  I did manage however, to catch a few photos.

I want to note that fishing on the Rio Grand is catch and release, the flies used are barbless.

Argentina Dos

They've been called the wanderers of the Pampas, Gauchos.  These are hardworking, dedicated, and oh so easy on the eyes, men and boys that work the sheep on Estancia Maria Behety.
I had no problem jumping into the fray and snapping a few photos. It was sheep shearing season, it took less than 60 seconds per animal, astonishing, really.
They raised and trained their own line of dogs.  Some were border collies, most were their own special breed.  I longed to take one home....

Argentina

I diverge...  Travel stories.

When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money.  Then take half the clothes and twice the money.  ~Susan Heller

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe.  ~Anatole France 

I went on a trip with a good friend to Argentina....  We traveled the country.  One of the stops was to

Estancia Maria Behety, which is located on the Rio Grande in the Tierra del Fuego region, in southern Argentina, roughly 45 minutes from Ciudad Rio Grande.  We went to fly fish, but of course I spent most of the time wandering around the Estancia photographing the vast beauty of the land.  The next few post will be dedicated to Argentina.