Even five months after the eruption of the Puyehue Volcano in the Cordón Caulle Mountains in southern Chile, volcanic ash continues to fall on Bariloche. New information and conclusions about the effects of this ash continually emerge, creating confusion and pure conjecture over what the real environmental impact will be in the short, medium and [...]
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On a scale of 0 to 14 pH, a value of 0 is the most acidic and 14 the most basic. The rain usually has a pH between 5 and 6.5. It is acidic because it has dissolved carbon dioxide and air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides. If the rain water flows [...]
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Fishing season has finished in most of the rivers. Once again, it has been very good all over Patagonia. We have been fishing in many lakes and rivers trough this season, in all kinds of weather and water conditions. Fishing in Patagonia can be tricky, it happens when we are in the wrong place at [...]
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We are 7 days away from the end of the season at Limay River, the runs of fish from the Nahuel Huapi lake have been consistant and most of them are good size fish. Myself and many fishing friends have been in the Limay constantly, once you get the timing of this river… you want [...]
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It’s a curios sensation to be trout fishing in two different hemispheres on opposite ends of the globe, just a few days apart. Immediately upon returning from Patagonia, I grabbed my motor home, infamously known as the “Eagle 6″ among those familiar with her exploits, and set off with several friends in search of more [...]
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Yesterday we got back from fishing Limay medio with our friend Tommy, it is a pleasure to fish along such a good fisherman! It was fun fishing together. We had great fishing for good size rainbows and browns. Rainbows were really active, we had several double hookups during the trip. We also caught some incredible [...]
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World-renowned fly fishing photographer, Val Atkinsen, has the envious job of traveling around the world shooting the best fishing destinations out there. This season he visited the Rio Irigoyen. His images really capture the essence of fly fishing at the “end of the earth,” and they’re already getting me excited for next season! Check out [...]
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Just got back from the Irigoyen river, it wasn´t such a long season down there but I was expecting to rest a bit after it. When I came to Bariloche I heard that migratory browns were coming in in good amounts. No time to rest !!! yesterday we where 5 fisherman, we all had some [...]
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Yet another PIG from Big Fish Patagonia on the upper Limay. The Limay system is arguably the best fishery for trophy browns on earth, and here’s further evidence:
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