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Hi Francisco
I know

Hi Francisco
I know. It's the bitter truth. Western money doing an ugly imperialist job.
Thank you for your insightful comment. Can you direct me, and other readers to more material on the subject?
I sort of regret the phrasing in the article - "blessing", it should have been "blessing", because yes, we catch some fun fish, but when the patagonian natural resources are depleted because of the fish farms, the price is, of course, too high.
When we rode the Carratera Austral and looked out on all those fish farms, we were acutely aware that we may be the last generation to see unspoilt nature in that amazing country.
I hope you enjoyed the article nevertheless.
Tight lines

Thomas Weiergang

My best hobby is fre

My best hobby is fresh water fishing, specially for trout fish, I am always looking to new instruments and style for fishing, when I looke to pictures I feel there is my location.

I agree with Francis

I agree with Francisco. I lived on a small river in the south of Chile for 15 years, and saw the area and river trashed by fishfarms, I saw them dump their wastes from tank trucks into the rivers, without any regard to the envirorment. The fish farms are destroying everything they touch.

nice to read a story

nice to read a story, I had the pleasure to be a witness of in parts, and to see that you are still in action.
greetings and tight lines from

UdoRiechmannn,Gomaringen BRD

Infrared thermometer

Infrared thermometers measure surface temp only. If you aim it at a pane of glass it measures the glass temp. I am an HVAC tech and use thermometers a lot. I have a digital pocket therm. it is accurate and durable (tool box tough) and only cost $15-20 US
Infrared are expensive. Mine was around 250 $US and I wouldn't bring it on the water.

Thomas,
I must take

Thomas,
I must take issue with your statement that fish farming is "both a blessing and a curse." As someone who has fished for some years in Chile, I feel that it is well on the way to destroying sport fishing. More and more dead zones are being found along the coast. Lack of regulation and oversight allows them to introduce a quantity of antibiotics several fold greater than Canada or Scandinavia. The rivers are full of escapees. There is even a farm in (yes, in) Lago Yelcho, years ago a crown jewel of Patagonian fishing. Last year the virus that had been expected showed up in the area south of Puerto Montt. Now there´s a push on to move into the area of Seno de la Ultima Esperanza around Puerto Natales and Torres de Paine.
The big players down there are Norweigan. It´s the same old story. Profits are privatized and costs are socialized. It´s more and more mechanized with some dangerous, low paid jobs. Sport fishing, eco tourism and small commercial fisherman are being sacrificed and the Patagonian archipelago is being devastated for the enrichment of the few, mostly foreign, who will take the money and run. Truly, one of the last wild places is being destroyed as we speak.

Ruan,

Ruan,

Excellent tip! Love these little DIY-thingys.

Martin

Rolandas,
Met you g

Rolandas,
Met you guys in Piedra Buena. My only comment is why you didn't identify Loop and Las Buitreras Lodge as the arrogant folks that they are? Those that hassled you on the Rio Gallegos. I could go on about their doings in southern Patagonia but I'll refrain. I'm boycotting Loop products.

Great article! Thoug

Great article! Thought I would pass along a tip for carrying your strike indicators. A couple of years ago I tried some strike indicators that were small circles of foam with a hole in the middle (looked like a washer basically). They were yellow on one side and black on the other. They were OK but not great as indicators as it was hard to get them to consistently land with the visible (yellow) side up. But they did come on a ring clip that is very handy for holding an assortment of indicators. You could use a notebook ring from any office supply store. It holds a bunch of assorted indicators and I clip mine on my lanyard. Works great.

This IS a great book

This IS a great book, especially for the new, but it bears re-reading by the veteran too. It can be an inexpensive gift to a lucky recipient also.

Looking forward to t

Looking forward to the next part of your adventure.

Gents,
thanks for a

Gents,
thanks for all comments! It is shame on me i made a mistake. Santa Cruz river we fished at small town named Piedrabuena not Santa Cruz. But this is in a part 2 which will come very soon

cheers

rolandas

Fantastic and cleer

Fantastic and cleer informations.Thank You.

Stan,

Stan,

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

Martin

At last, I've found

At last, I've found a website that tells you how to tie tubeflies....googling around the net I have found very few websites that deal with this topic as clearly as Globalflyfisher. Plenty of garbled, badly shot info on Youtube, though.
Speaking as a British, qualified teacher in practical NVQ crafts, I have found one glaring fault with 99% of sites that deal with flytying (plus books and DVDs).
Namely,
THE CAMERA NEED TO BE BEHIND THE FLYTYER!!!
(Raise the vice up to eye level and shoot over the tyer's shoulder).
The best way for a student to see a demonstration is beside you, not in front of you.

I thank you,
Graham Davies,
(Wales, UK)

Two different locations

Harris,

Punta Allen and Boca Paila are two different locations as far as I know. Punta Allen is further south on the peninsula and on the way there you pass the area Boca Paila. I don't know exactly where the lodge Bocan Paila is - it doesn't really show from their web site. As far as I remember, I thought "what a great place to fish" when we passed Boca Paila, and the area seemed well suited to wade fishing. It's different from the area outside Punta Allen, which seems deeper seaside and requires some sailing before your reach the flats. At Boca Paila the flats seemed immediately reachable from the beach. But we didn't fish there, mind you, so I might be wrong.

Martin

Could anyone comment

Could anyone comment if this is the same fishery as the lodge "Boca Paila"...any thoughts appreciated as my wife and I may go to the lodge over holidays in a few weeks.thank you

Hi Rolandas,

nice

Hi Rolandas,

nice to read the story after experiencing the story in September 3D explanations included... All the best and drop me a line if you should make it to Moscow.

Rgds,
Ole

White goat or calf b

White goat or calf body are very good here in New Brunswick.Instead of tying the hackle in first at the rear I find it better to tie it by the butt at the front after the body is dressed and trimmed.Take one full turn at front and wind three turns to the rear.Chase the thread thru behind the hackle and return to the front.Whip finish and snap the hackle off by hand.Now your ready for the next and no waste.

Thank you for the fa

Thank you for the fabulous story. Cant wait for thr strobel pics. If I was serious about doin a do it yourself trip would you be able to tell me how to get in contact with the north land owner? Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Roolis,
It was a

Hi Roolis,
It was about time this story met the public eye... It brought your storytelling from the last GFF Summit into my living room, thanks for that.
Although those of us that had the stories at first hand already knew, I think even people that didn't hear them live still can get the picture; you ARE actually crazy.
When are we on for Iceland?
Cheers,
/atli

Btw. what is this with calling you guys Estonian on the front page.... ¿Martin?

Rolandis,
Thanks f

Rolandis,
Thanks for the Great story, brought back memories of the GFF Summit, whereas, again I found myself laughing until my sides hurt with your excellent horse riding skills
Take care
Paul

Very enjoyable artic

Very enjoyable article.

Nice one Stan, Glad you had a

Nice one Stan, Glad you had a great time in NZ, maybe next time you can give the North Island a go as well, It is not as scenic but the fishing is just as good if not better as the access is mostly easier. Anytime you can make it I would do my best to take you for a fish.
All the best.
Mike.