Chile 2014 Day 2
Day two opened with great anticipation. We were headed to Rio Rahue for giant browns and coho salmon. That turned to quick disappointment when we discovered the water up about 2 feet and very dirty—an extremely rare event in this river. So we ran a quick float just to see the country and headed back to the lodge and the boca of a small, nearby stream. There we cast for trout and salmon. Bonito caught two nice rainbows, Exequiel caught a large lake perch, and Pablo caught a 4lb king salmon. The kings live in the lake and get to perhaps 15 pounds. I caught Exequiel’s line, and Javier and I caught each other’s lines. Then it back to the lodge in preparation for a longer trip in search of big ocean run king salmon.
Rio Rahue, high and dirty.
Lunch on Rio Rahue was a delightful Ploughnam’s lunch of cheese and meats and breads.
Fish or no fish, we toast the river and good friends.
Our day on the Rahue was made sweet with handfuls of wild blackberries.
The boca or mouth of a tributary is a good place to find fish.
Benito was the first to connect–a nice rainbow.
Exequiel with perch on.
Javier and Pablo with a king.