Photo - Monster Sea Run Brown Trout
The photo of the week was sent to us from our friend Cristian Mammi who caught this beast in Tierra del Fuego during the fall run. Cristian is a professional fly tier and Spey casting instructor here in Argentina and also produces a wonderful magazine with Mariano Morán about fly fishing and fly tying. www.0-14.com.ar
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monster! .. i was using my double handed rod recently here in maine, as our waters are very very high. i really enjoy it, when its practical … looks like a double handed rod and spey casting might come in handy from time to time in argentina .. big water, and lots of it.
Awesome fish….just perfect. When the fish return to the river do you the bigger fish move in with the smaller fish? or are there different runs? For example in WA they have a run of steelhead in the winter that average 8-12 pounds. The spring run fish average 15-20lbs. Just wondering if it is similar for the brown trout.
I don’t know exactly thats a good question and I will ask some of my friends sown there in TDF but there are two runs as the first run starts in late December and into Feb where the possibility of catching fresh fish closer to the mouth exists where as the fall run the fish have generally made it to the lower pools and have started to take the color of the Rio Grande the fall run is known for big fish. Very similar to Steel head as the fish are waiting for the wind, the rise of the river, and on the Rio Grande the tide plays a huge role in when the fish make there run. It is a amazing river though and I am always learning more and more each year.
I broke my double hander last trip so I have to build another. It can be a very practical tool that allows the angler to hit the far banks and manage the line better in many high wind areas and big waters. I really need to practice more as It is not as easy as everyone make it look, but with more practice i am getting beter and better. When the line is right though, man does it shoot out like a canon.