Not too far away |
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For most fishermen, there exists the idea that to fish for big trout you have to travel far. Most fishermen believe you need to seek out remote places very inaccessible, where only a lucky few can ever hope to arrive.
The majority of the time it is true that its necessary to travel far to capture large fish or to enter protected places where most fishermen can’t arrive. But here in Puerto Varas, we have a River, located just a few kilometers outside the city. This river has excellent browns and within just a stretch of 4 kilometers it is possible to fish specimens that many have only dreamed of fishing. This is one of the rivers that escapes logic. You don’t have to travel far, rather you can get here very easily, and still capture good sized-fish along the entire river. Hugo, as soon as the fish bit, knew it was a big bug, and ran two or three times with backing. The first was terrible, and after 10 minutes we took a look and then captured the fish a few minutes afterwards. We did it hurrying up the fight to not tire the fish too much so it might recover as soon as possible. It was a risk but worth seeing as it recovered uneventfully. Perhaps under normal conditions it would have taken at least 15 to 20 minutes to bring it in, but we always try to prevent unnecessary suffering for the trout so that it may be returned safe and sound to the water in the shortest possible time. |