Tag: Fishing Lodges

  • Tanzania Tigerfishing

    Tanzania offers one of the finest fisheries left on the planet – Tigerfishing on the Mnyera and Ruhudji Rivers.  This is the place if you’re looking to catch a big Tigerfish on the fly.  The season runs from August to November (15 weeks) each year, with a maximum of 8 rods per week (4 rods per river). 

    The early part of the season is good for big fish with less numbers and late season in better for more fish with a decrease in average size. Early season the water levels are higher and guests can expect to hook around 10 fish per day.  During the later part of the season, water levels are lower and warmer, and this attract more small male fish into the system from floodplains downstream, accounting for the increase in smaller fish in the system.  During this time, clients will expect to hook up to 20 or so fish per day.

    The strikes are violent and when a Tigerfish hits your fly, she’s moving at top speed.  Due to the voracity, strength, and size of these fish, a 50% hook up to landed fish ratio is considered doing well.  Tigersfish will actually hold the fly in their jaws for an entire fight, unhooked, only to open their mouth at the boat and spit the fly.  Similar to Tarpon fishing, it’s all about the take, the acrobatic jumps, and the fight. 

    The past 2 seasons on the Mnyera and Ruhudji were superb: 578 fish landed between 10 and 20 lbs and 31 fish breaking the magical 20lb mark.  To put this in perspective, a trophy Tigerfish from any other river would be 12 pounds.  On the Mnyera and Ruhudji, the average fish is between 8 – 12 lbs. 

    The cost for 7-nights / 6-days fishing is USD $6,750 per person person based on double occupancy accommodations and a shared boat / guide daily.

     

    20 lb Tigerfish? I’d be smiling too!
  • Tarpon Caye Lodge

    Belize is a great destination for anglers traveling during the summer months due to its neo to sub-tropical climate, whose daytime temperatures only vary between 10 – 15 degrees over the course of a year.  This consistency makes the fishing in Belize fairly predictable, as well as productive, each month of the year.  The following write up by Doug Schink  (doug@angleradventues.com) on Tarpon Caye Lodge recently appeared in The Angling Report.

    Tarpon Caye is a 10-acre private island situated 15 miles east of Placencia, Belize in the area referred to as “Permit Alley”.   The Caye takes its name from its tarpon lagoon that reliably holds a resident population of mid size (30 – 60 lbs.) tarpon.  There are also some fair to good bonefish flats in the area, but permit is the main attraction at Tarpon Caye.  On the top half of the tide, permit predictably flood the dozens of flats found within a 5 – 20 minute run of the Caye.  These are skinny, gin-clear ocean water flats and dorsal as well as caudal fins are frequently out of the water.  While you can skiff fish, it’s often more productive to wade these firm, shallow flats.  It’s not unusual to have 20 or more legitimate shots over a tide. 

    Typical Permit from Tarpon Caye Lodge
    Love at First Sight

     Tarpon Caye Lodge is owned by “Permit Guru”, Charlie Leslie who has spent over 35 years guiding permit anglers on these flats.   What distinguishes the fishing program from more conventional “8 to 4” lodge programs is that they will fish the tides.   ‘We do fishing here’, is Charlie’s motto, and he means it.  If you are there over a full or new moon, your highest tides occur during the middle of the day and thus the best permit fishing will be during the midday hours.  However if your stay coincides with a quarter moon when low tide typically occurs around midday, Charlie will schedule “split day” fishing.  For example, during these tides, you might fish from first light until the permit leave the flats with the falling tide, say from 5:30 to 8:30 am.  You’ll then return to the lodge for a breakfast/brunch, and a siesta.  Around 2:00 pm, you’ll head back out to meet the permit returning to the flats on the incoming tide, and fish until dark.

    Accommodations are in basic but comfortable double occupancy cabañas on stilts, each with full tiled bath with hot and cold water and generated electricity. The clubhouse features the bar and dining room where guests enjoy libations and excellent meals featuring the freshest local seafood.

    Tarpon Caye Lodge is competitively priced and is currently offering a special for 7 nights/6-days fishing for $1,999 per person double occupancy.

    Permit Alley is a challenging fishery to be sure, but if stalking tailing permit on foot on gin-clear flats appeals to you, you owe it to yourself to take the challenge!

    Reservations: Angler Adventures, 800-628-1447; info@angleradventures.com, Additional information on Tarpon Caye Lodge: https://www.angleradventures.com/tarponcaye/

  • Estancia del Zorro Chile Fishing Report

    Estancia del Zorro Fishing Report

    Great Trout Fishing in Chile

     

    Hi Chip

    Hope that you are all doing great there in Connecticut.   A small report on what is going on at the Estancia, to wet your appetite.

    Last week the fishing at the ranch was outstanding to say the least. Our guests caught very nice trout on the Pedregoso Creek, the Coyhaique River and of Course on the Zorro Spring Creek.

    The Pedregoso was particularly productive there we have been averaging 50 trout per guest a day (between 12 and 19 inches).

    At the Zorro Creek they caught an overage of 15 trout per day, they were from 16 to 24 inches. (all in dry flies, since they did not want to use nymphs).

    We are starting to see some pretty good hatches in the afternoon (may flies and caddis); we expect that the fishing in the next weeks will keep getting better and better.

    Now we have a group from New York and Pennsylvania, they are here for the second time and were having a blast in the Pedregoso today.

    For more information, call (800-628-1447 / 860-434-9624) or email Chip Bates (chip@angleradventures.com) at Angler Adventures. 

    Big Browns from the Estancia del Zorro Spring Creek

  • 2 for the Price of 1

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    Angler Adventures has negotiated several value packed “2 for the price of 1” deals at some of our premier lodges. For more information, please click on the lodge name, or call us at 800-628-1447 (860-434-9624).

     

    Paloma-River-Lodge

    • Spectacular, remote setting.
    • 6 person capacity.
    • Rainbows and big Browns.
    • Normal weekly price $3,250 per person, double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special for November 2009: $1,625 per person double occupancy / shared guide.

     

    Lodge-Name-Test

    • Excellent Bonefishing with good chances at Permit.
    • Access to Gorda Cay and Mores Island.
    • Price Reduction for 2010.
    • Normal weekly price $2,820 per person double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special through February 2010: $1,813 per person double occupancy / shared guide.

     

    Turneffe-Island-Resort

    • Permit, Bonefish, and Tarpon.
    • 30-miles off the coast of Belize.
    • Only 6 spots currently available: 2 – November 7 – 14, 2009 & 4 – November 21 – 28, 2009.
    • Normal weekly price $3,902.58 per person, double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special: $2,573.09 per person double occupancy / shared guide.

     

    Abaco-Lodge

    • Direct access to Bonefishing in the Marls.
    • Nice Accommodations and Gourmet Meals.
    • Great location for non-anglers.
    • Normal weekly price $6,800 per couple double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special, February 1st – March 15th, 2010: $4,250 per couple double occupancy / shared guide.

     

    Acklins-Island-Lodge

    • Extensive Hard Sand Flats.
    • Wade fisherman’s paradise.
    • Comfortable cottage style accommodations.
    • Normal weekly price $3,085 per person double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special for bookings confirmed before January 1, 2010: $1,962.50 per person double occupancy / shared guide.

     

    Nomads-of-the-Seas

    • Experience Chilean Patagonia in luxury.
    • Unparalleled level of Service.
    • Access to typically inaccessible fertile fishing grounds.
    • Normal weekly price $17,850 per person double occupancy / shared guide.
    • Angler Adventures’ Special: $8,925 per person double occupancy / shared guide.

    These discounts are offered to new reservations only and do not apply to existing reservations, nor date changes to existing reservations.  Discounts for alternate times, or other lodges may be available. If the above offerings aren’t exactly what you’re looking for call us at 1-800-628-1447; and we’ll find you the best possible deal!

    800-628-1447 / 860-434-9624
    Fax: 860-434-8605
    Email: info@angleradventures.com
    PO Box 872, Old Lyme, CT 06371
    Website:www.www.angleradventures.com

  • Arroyo Claro Presentation

    Jorge Graziosi was the guest speaker at a luncheon held September 9th, 2009 at the Anglers’ Club of New York, 101 Broad Street. Other invited guests included three representatives of Angler Adventures; owner Chip Bates, Travel Manager Judy Hall, and Webmaster Evan Peterson.

    Jorge Graziosi has been guiding in Patagonia, Argentina since 1968. In 1999 he built and opened Arroyo Claro Lodge, located in the beautiful Carrileufu River Valley, a 3-hour drive south of Bariloche and 3-hours from the Chilean border. Jorge may be the only outfitter offering guests the opportunity to fish both Argentina and Chile. Arroyo Claro Lodge will host an Anglers’ Club outing January 23-30, 2010. Arrangements for the Anglers’ Club Argentina trip are being handled by Angler Adventures. Click here for more information on Arroyo Claro Lodge or contact Chip Bates at Angler Adventures: (800) 628-1447 or Chip@angleradventures.com.

    We hope you enjoy Jorge Graziosi’s slide show presentation to the Anglers’ Club, below.  If you would like the slide show to auto-play, please click on the menu in the lower left hand corner and select auto-play.  Click here to read Angler Adventures September 2009  Newsletter.

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