Category Archives: Trip Reports - Destinations

The Los Lagos and Aysen provinces of Chile are located in the heart of Patagonia and are home to some of the most dramatic mountain scenery on Earth. Nestled in protected fjords that are lined with hanging glaciers lie a series of productive rivers, lakes, and lagunas filled with large wild trout...

Arapaima, peacock bass, piranha, arowana, redtail catfish, flounder and oscars…oh my! This is a short list of some of the many varieties of species landed on our most recent trip to Agua Boa Lodge in Brazil. A trip to the jungle is also more about the fishing, and the wildlife viewing proved equally...

Magic Waters Lodge Trip Report: January 2025 For many anglers, myself included, fly fishing serves more dynamic purposes than the simple–and sometimes not so simple–act of catching a fish. Fly fishing is a conduit to explore some of the most gorgeous locations on Earth, a medium to create memories...

Sometimes less is more. Such is the case when it comes to fly fishing in New Zealand. There are many that would find it peculiar that we choose to travel to the other side of the earth to catch less fish than we would at home. The truth is there is simply something magical about the quality of the...

The foam Chubby Chernobyl fly was so chewed up that I had to change it, and I asked the guide if I should try something else. “It doesn’t matter,” he said nonchalantly, sitting in the middle of the raft. Sure enough, a couple of casts later another rainbow trout swam up out of the willows and...

Mongolia is one of those places where the photos never truly capture the magnificent grandeur of the location. When I try to explain the Mongolian landscape to those who haven't yet been, I ask them to imagine a location that looks like Montana with expansive big sky views but even fewer people...

Why Cuba? Why take a fly fishing trip to Cuba? Quite simply the vast variety of fishing grounds and incredible lack of fishing pressure make this region unique in all of the Caribbean. It is truly astounding to enjoy fishing for days on end without seeing another fishing skiff outside of those in...

With such a variety of waters to fish on a fly fishing trip in Patagonia, a combination trip is often a great idea. In April we did a combo trip of Magic Waters Lodge and the River of Dreams Basecamp. The River of Dreams Basecamp on the Rio Blanco in the Aysen region near Coyhaique features some of...

Patagonia is one of those places that you’ve got to experience at least once in your lifetime. If you love fly fishing, there’s no place like it. Spanning Chile and Argentina, the region holds a vast diversity of fishing opportunities. Trophy trout are a reality here, as are dramatic landscapes...

Magic Waters Lodge Trip Report 2024 “Hold on, here comes a big one!” shouted Jaime over the thundering whitewater as he maneuvered the 14’ raft through a slot in the rocks and over a class IV drop. With a 5-weight rod in my right hand and grasping the frame with my left, I peripherally noticed a...