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The Tres Pico’s area on the
Carileufu river
25 lb Sea Run Brown (
Sewin ) on a skater “
Gareth and myself about to fish the Corcovado River
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Greg Vincent >Argentina
After returning to The US from Costa
Rica Greg began a 5 year stretch of year round guiding at many different
Locations. The summer based in Wyoming and
the winters in Patagonia, Argentina.
The spring and autumn spent in Oregon and Washington States.
Greg would depart for Argentina
early December each year and guide until the season closed in mid April. He
guided on the many rivers and lakes in the area of Barriloche south to Rio
Pico. Rivers like the Rivadavia, Carealofu, Futeleufu, Arrozo Pescado,
Arriyanes, Chubut, Corcovado to name just a
few.
Although most rivers were on the
Pacific drainage system there were also a few that drained east into the Atlantic. This area of the world undoubtedly had some
of the most beautiful rivers to be found anywhere. Some were part of natural
Lake/river, lake
River drainages making
the water so incredibly clear you could see river bottom in 30 or more feet of water. Rainbow trout
( mostly Mcleod river strain from California
), brown trout ( both German and Loch Leven
strains ) with some brook trout were thick. Greg would often fish large
attractor dries like the Chernobyl ant with great success rather than the
more traditional Argentine dry fly – ‘ The wolly bugger ‘. Also available in
some of the rivers were landlocked Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo Sebago from Sebago
lake in Maine)
These fish would drop from the lakes into the river both to feed and spawn.
Greg would also go south to
Tierra del Fuego and switch his guiding between the two locations but within
two seasons Greg had moved south permenantly and started a lodge with
Sebastian Graziosi on the Rio Grande.
This river by far the greatest Sea trout river in the world. If you are ever
fishing this river from the Toonken Lodge then make sure you fish a run known
as ‘ Greg’s rescue , named after Greg
who managed to pull a drowning
Guanaco ( Llama ) from the river. Also if you do then make sure you skate
flies there as this is one of the best stretches of skating water on the
entire river. Greg was also fortunate to guide and fish the entire waters of
this river from the tide to the Chilean waters. The only stretch he did not
guide on was a 4 km stretch on one bank only.
He spent many many days swinging
dry flies due to his knowledge of this
fish from home in Wales
as well as his Steelhead trips which at the time was not considered the thing
to do. It is now common practice when conditions are correct. At times fish
would rise to a properly skated dry fly over any other presentation.
Greg was also known locally in
the town of Rio Pico
not as a guide but also a noted celebrity as Greg and a local land owner
where caught in a dispute over fishing rights culminating in shots being
fired. The news traveled fast in the 50,000 people town of Rio Grande. Radio and newspapers covering
the story. Translated “ Gringo and Ranch manager etc etc .’
Next> Bahamas
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Rio
Grande brown
Gaz and I crossing Rio Grande River
at Chile Border
What feather will they eat today
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