RIO GRANDE FISHING REPORT
Estancia Maria Behety Lodge
&
La Villa De Maria Behety Lodge
January 6-13, 2018
ESTANCIA MARIA BEHETY LODGE REPORT
JAN 6-13, 2018
By 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.
Water Conditions:
The week started with very high and dirty water, because a very heavy rain we had last week.
Water temperature:
53°F to 61°F
Water levels:
Last week the river was lower than in February, when it is really low. So the rain we had was good to increase the water level. Water dropped about an inch every day.
Weather Conditions:
Wind speed ranges through the week: 5 to 45 MPH. Mostly west wind. Two days with east wind
Air Temperature:
47°F to 72°F
Fishing Conditions:
Flies that are working the best: We fished mostly big flies: Leeches, intruders, tube flies (Collie Dog and Monkey, from 4 to 7 inches long). In some places floating lines and sunray shadow worked great (4 to 6 inches long)
Fly lines:
We are used heavy tips most of the time (T-14, T-17, T-20 in 10, 12 and 15 feet). With no wind and clear water conditions scandi heads and sunray shadows did the work. The new Skagit FIST from airflow is a good option to throw heavy tips when you have to slow down the fly.
Length and strength of tippet and leaders:
4 to 12 feet, 15 to 20 pounds.
Fish Catch Statistics:
Number of anglers for the week: 10
Total number of fish landed for the week: 74
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 22 pounds
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 10
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds: 2
Notable Catches:
Tom Roberts the fish of the week, a 22 pounder.
Rene Muller landed a 20.5 pounds.
LA VILLA DE MARIA BEHETY LODGE REPORT
JAN 6-13, 2018
By Diego Motter – Head Guide
Great week!!! almost no wind, pleasant temperatures, very fun group, we used most of the time floating lines, the fish really go for it, Sunray shadow was the fly of the week, with a lot of takes. 65 fish landed, 5 fish over 15 pounds, 1 over 20, Average weight 8.5 pounds. We did see fish in the lower and middle part of the river, not many at the upper part.
Top rod of the week was Rob Orr and Laurence with 15 fish to the net. Laurence landed the biggest fish with 22 pounds.
Water Conditions:
Clear water, even clearer in the upper beats of the river
Water temperature:
7⁰ to 13⁰ Celsius (44⁰ to 55⁰ Fahrenheit)
Water level:
Very good levels through the week.
Weather Conditions
The wind blew northwest this week, but it wasn’t too strong.
Air Temperature:
9⁰ to 20⁰ Celsius (48⁰ to 68⁰ Fahrenheit)
Weather Observations:
We had some rain on Thursday.
Fishing Conditions:
Flies that are working the best:
Rubber legs, tube flies. Big flies for the last hour: Leeches, big tube flies. Best flies of the week were tubes flies, (Sunday shadow).
Fly Lines:
Skagit and Scandi heads with floating tips, and some T-14 later in the afternoon. Most of the times we used floating lines.
Length and strength of tippet and leaders:
6 to 10 feet. 12 to 15 pounds.
Most of the fish were in the lower and middle part of the river, we didn’t get many in the upper part.
Fish Catch Statistics:
Number of anglers for the week: 6.
Total number of fish landed for the week: 65
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 22 pounds.
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 5
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds: 1
Notable caches:
We landed a book fish with a floating line on top.
