Story and pictures by Dizzy (Instagram @DIZZYFISHEN) Dizzy continues the next leg of his fly fishing South America adventure in Rio Pico, Argentina. Join him as he shares his experience below. November 14: On The Road Again I’m up and on the road early, departing Futaleufú and reaching the border Paso between Chile & Argentina […]
Chasing Big Fish – Fly Fishing Jurassic Lake with Dizzy (Part 2)
Report and pictures by Dizzy 1st November A plan is hatched to chase big fish instead of numbers So we headed into some steep drop-offs, fishing from large rocky shelves over deep waters with some large underwater outcrops of rocky structures. Large fish were seen cruising, but with glassy warm conditions, they were not feeding. […]
Fly Fishing Jurassic Lake with Dizzy
Report and pictures by Dizzy Strobel (Jurassic) Lake ELV 26th Oct: Gastro-free. Red-eye flights from Santa Cruz, Bolivia to Brazil, Buenos Aires, then from Brazil into Argentina, Calafate. Encountered big problems at Bolivian airport as I had no flights or proof of intention to leave Argentina within 90 days (unaware this was an entry requirement). […]
Agua Negra Lodge – 1 Year Fly Fishing South America (Part 4) Bugger All Fish Tales
16-17 October 2023: Report and images by Dizzy Well, the past two days have been bloody hot, low 40s, extreme humidity, and no breeze in the open riverbed of Agua Negra jungles. Scotty, the fishing buddy from Alaska, is in a bad way. He’s a mid-30s bow hunter, stalker, and fisho, a halibut fishing guide, […]
Agua Negra Lodge – 1 Year Fly Fishing South America (Part 3)
15th October 2023. Report and images by Dizzy. First day fishing at Agua Negra Lodge, still dealing with gastro and feeling flat. We left the lodge at about 8:30 am and walked towards the south of the Secure river where the lodge is located, back onto the Agua Negra River – a wider river with […]
Touch Down: Fly Fishing Pluma Lodge Tsimane Bolivia
Fly fishing South America for one year: Part 2 by Dizzy This note is from my first day at Pluma, October 1st. Olley from Ard Vary McCleid and I fished together. We flew south upstream in the chopper for about 20 minutes and touched down on the start of beat number 7. After the chopper […]