The fishing was good this week and the river is at a great level. All the fish are very fresh and we landed 70. 12 fish were over 15 pounds, 2 over 20 pounds. Average weight 10.5 pounds...
 

From Federico Molinolo – Head Guide
 
Our first guiding week of the season is over. We had a whole new group of anglers this time and we had a lot of fun with them. Fishing was very tough, but we all worked hard to get some fish. 74 fish landed. 12 fish over 15 pounds, 2 of them over 20 pounds...

The 2017 season will be remembered for an extremely high average weight of fish  - it hovered around 13lbs for the first six weeks of the season which is an extraordinary statistic.  

After months of anticipation, fly tying, weather checks and monitoring of fishing reports, it was eventually time to head to Heathrow for the flight to Buenos Aires...

After some heavy rain, the river was very high and muddy for most of the week so catches were disappointing. Charlie White was hosting a trip to Estancia Maria Behety (his trip report will follow shortly) and the team made the most of the trip despite the conditions... 

It was another challenging week on The Rio Grande but the average weight of the catches was 12lbs at La Villa and the fish of the week at Estancia Maria Behety was a 22lbs buck...

The fishing was decent despite tricky weather conditions on The Rio Grande. At La Villa the six rods landed 82 fish, 30 of which were over 15lbs and 6 over 20lbs... 

The fishing was a little slower this week across the board but highlights included a 28lber for Paul Souza on the first morning at La Villa and several over the 20lbs mark at the larger lodge...

The fishing remained good to La Villa this week despite the high and muddied waters, with 91 fish landed to the six rods. At Estancia Maria Behety conditions were tougher but Nadine L was undeterred and managed to land a monstrous 25lber!

Dave Parkes returned to fish The Rio Grande last month. Here he explains exactly what it is that keeps him and his friends returning year upon year...