Funny thing about fishing for Dorado, it is addicting. After my first experience with these fish 9 months ago, I found a less expensive way back. Angling Frontiers Expedition Casare – a relatively new Dorado Flyfishing Camp- sits in the same watershed as Untamed Anglings Pluma Lodge. It is approximately 100 miles away from…
GOLDEN DORADO I took my drone to Bolivia last week with no incidence only to find that the Head Guide had a Phantom 4 at the lodge. Chucky (Vincent Lorente) turns out to be quite a skilled pilot and we some fun filming with two drones. I left him my Polorizing filter for the…
Deep in the remote jungle territory of the Isiboro Secure National Park (Tipnis) in Bolivia, where the Andes meet the headwaters of the Amazon, exists a species of fish unique to the Southern Hemisphere–an Apex Predator called the Golden Dorado (Salminus brasiliensis). Small minnows and baitfish called Sabalo migrate up the greater Secure system and following them are aggressively…
It’s never too early to prepare flies for a big trip especially when the trip calls for ten dozen flies minimum. My trip to Bolivia for Golden Dorado is not till next fall but I may be tying flies for three people. Hopefully I will get some help from my friends in Africa and can…