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Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report 24th March 2022
The 10th week of the 2022 season at Villa Maria Lodge started with higher and coloured water. It was not a surprise as we were expecting some changes due to the rain we had the prior week all along the Rio Grande valley and its headwaters. The bump in the level was quite substantial, but we have to remember that […]
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Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report 11th February 2022
In our Midseason week, the weather presented stable and predictable and very similar to the previous week. No rain, a day or two of hard winds but warm and pleasant evenings. The river remained at the same level as the week before with no significant changes in temperature or clarity. We have to remember that the week before the river […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 9: 28th – 5th March 2020
Week nine at Villa Maria Lodge is in the books with some amazing fish hitting the banks! If you missed last weeks report from Villa Maria, you can find it here. We started our 9th week of the season with pleasant weather, clear river conditions and winds coming out of the North and NE depending on the day. In […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 8: 21th – 27th February 2020
Week eight at Villa Maria Lodge is in the books with another group of old and new friends. If you missed last weeks report from Villa Maria, you can find it here. Continuing the usual patterns of the 2020 season, this week started with tough conditions due to higher flows coming down from the upstream reaches of the Rio Grande. […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 7: 14th – 20th February 2020
At the midway point of our 12 week season at Villa Maria, we were excited to welcome back Henrik, Jonni, Mark, and John along with a few new faces, Dan, Andrew, and Charlie. The first morning we rigged up small flies with long leaders and lighter tips, as the river was getting to its lowest and clearest we’d seen all […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 6: 7th – 13th February 2020
This week we finally had the blessing of stable river conditions, something that the previous weeks were lacking. For the first time this season, we didn’t have any shift in water colouration or river depth. A quick Brandy on the banks What was challenging, however, were the winds. This week, they seemed to blow from any imaginable direction, making the […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 5: 31st – 6th February 2020
For our fifth week of the season, we welcomed back Bruno, Mike, Michael, and Sandee. During our warm-up session, as we expected, the river rose from the heavy rain up in the headwaters that hit the region in the previous week. Even with the rising river, we were very optimistic about the week to come because of the steady weather […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 4: 24th – 30th January 2020
This week we welcomed back Gerald, Marc, Gina, Bruno, Jonathan and our new friend Hans. The week started off with a bang. With the river at a near-perfect level, fresh fish in the system and some veteran anglers staying with us we had the “perfect storm”. It seemed like every session anglers were coming back with sore arms, grins from […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 3: 17th – 23rd January 2020
This week at Villa Maria Lodge we excitedly welcomed back our friend Axel and former veteran guide Ale. When we approached the river during our warm-up session, we realized the river was still affected by the previous week’s rain. The river was high and slightly off-colour but fortunately, it appeared to be dropping quickly so we were optimistic for the […]
Villa Maria Lodge Fishing Report Week 2: 10th – 16th January 2020
We just finished our second week at Villa Maria Lodge. Once again, the week was dominated by challenging weather, strong storms, and changing river conditions. Our opening week concluded with heavy rains along the Rio Grande’s valley, all the way up to the Andes. This resulted in higher water levels and murky visibility. The low visibility seriously affected our first […]