Well, still trying to digest a fantastic fishing trip. My cooking needs some work and I am craving some good old south American cuisine. The treadmill is overheating but its great to be home.
Part 2 will be about the angling we did on the Tecka river.
The Tecka is a smaller river compared to the Corcovado. It is almost a large stream. Even though the river is not wide it does hold many fish. Wading the banks you notice so many great spots to cast… and they all hold fish. This river is a great place for the fly enthusiast to get more technical. Water is smaller, fish are smarter and very spooky. During a morning with low wind, we had to cast 20-30 feet from shore to prevent the trout from spooking. Walking slow and low was key, too much movement sent fish flying to a different pool. We had better success with lighter tippet and smaller flies during the low wind periods.
One incredible phenomenon was the giant grasshopper hatch that was going on during our trip. These high protein snacks were blown into the river and annihilated seconds after hitting the water. This made the fly selection easy- a giant hopper style dry. On each cast a few twitches was all it took for a brown to blown up and inhale the offering.
While brown trout were the most common species, a few rainbow hit the net and I also landed a brookie… three trout species in half an hour was amazing!
Our guides had us changing colors, tippet and fly sizes depending on the wind and cloud cover. What a great team of guides. Thank you so much for showing us the mighty Tecka river which will always hold a big place in my heart.
