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Pichi fish5/10/2023 This is a great way to fish the middle limay river. The "beauty of the scene" is really breathtaking. In most areas the wading is easy to very easy, except for some rocky areas in the middle and lower sections. get ready for a fight!!! HAHA! fun all the way! This is when the 7 and 8 weight rods come out of our rod tubes. Sometimes a mouse pattern swimming across a calm deep pool can make the water explode! A large number of browns will start moving up-stream from Ramos Mejía Lake getting ready for the spawning season, and that is when tape measures come out, trying to seek for a real number to put in our records book. This pristine and healthy habitat offers a LATE SEASON SPECIAL! Beginning on late March, the migration of massive brown trout starts. Big foam dries and classic dry fly patterns will bring agressive trout to the surface and in many cases unexpected oversized resident browns that can easilly go over 24 inches. Regular fly fishing techniques work perfect. Fly fishing for trophiesĭuring the entire fishing season, a good number of resident browns and rainbows are spread along the river system and provide constant action. The lodge provides easy and quick access to the fishing areas, and the put-isn and take outs for multiple day floats. Although wild stocks were depleted due to overfishing, advances in sustainable fish farming has come to the rescue: Farmed paiche is now taking pressure off populations in the wild and also bringing. Paiche hails from South America’s Amazon River basin and is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, growing up to several hundreds of pounds. Some people think the Limay river as a "big water streamer only" fishery, and I must say, they are wrong! The middle Limay river system provides a world of fly fishing alternatives because the structure of the river is just fantastic! There are many side channels, shallow and long riffles, cut banks and a lot of perfect wadeable water which makes it a destination for every angler! Paiche (pronounced pie-CHEE) is not only a versatile and absolutely delicious fish to cook at home, and it’s also got a great back story. There is also a good number of resident brown and rainbow trout that can be found actively feeding on the surface and will take dry flies whithout hesitaton. Over 50 miles of the Middle Limay River runs along the Patagonian high steppe into the huge Ramos Mejía Lake, home of a large population of rainbows and enormous brown trout, that will run up the river during the season looking for bait fish. This is an exceptional tailwater fishery that flows out of Pichi Picun Leufu dam, guaranteeing consistent flow, temperature, clarity and the perfect habitat for rainbows and browns. consistent flow, temperature, clarity and cleanness at all times Probably the richest fishing resource in Patagonia.
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