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The Fishing

While at The Paloma River Lodge you will be fishing with either streamers or dries, with about 80% of your fishing done with dry flies. Dry flies that are big and ugly will work best at this lodge. Because of the six different types of beetles in the area, the trout are accustomed to pounding large bugs on the water surface. This is the dry fly fisherman's paradise in every respect, since most of the dries that we use are between sizes 4 and 10 all summer long. Streamers are productive all year round but their key roll is in the lakes and during the fall season. Nymphs have typically not been used in the rivers but they can be productive in the crystal clear lakes when sighting fish.

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Anglers that can cast 40 feet will be able to reach most of the fish in our rivers. Intermediate to expert fly fisherman that follow the guides suggestions should expect to see 20 to 30 trout a day. The weather can drastically reduce our productivity but shutouts are very rare because of the many lakes in our area.

Normal-size trout are between 14 and 17 inches. There are many over 18 inches and it is not uncommon to get several chances at browns over 22 inches. Superb days here will leave an everlasting impression on even the most experienced of anglers. The Paloma River has received a lot of press recently with the stories of stellar days and personal record trout being taken on dry flies.

FISHING PROGRAM
This is an example of where you will be fishing during your stay at The Paloma River Lodge.

DAY 1 -SATURDAY :Reception at the airport and drive to the Paloma River Lodge for lunch and accommodations. You may rest or explore the possibilities of an afternoon of wade fishing.

DAY 2 - SUNDAY :After a short 20-minute drive to the Mogote River we will wade fish along the upper Paloma River until we reach our motor boat. We motor up to fish the outlets of Lake Desierto and Azul. Browns here average 14-16 inches with a good number above that size.

DAY 3 - MONDAY :A 30-minute drive puts us on the Mogote River where we will wade fish for many browns in the 10" - 14" range. The Mogote River has the largest population of fish in our area, which means lots of action on dry flies. Some fish up to 18".

DAY 4 - TUESDAY
A 5-minute drive will place us at the drift boat for fishing the Paloma River in front of the lodge. These browns love our size 4 Big Ugly dry fly. The average brown trout on the Paloma River will range from 16 to 20" with a chance at a 22" or bigger fish.

DAY 5 - WEDNESDAY :We jump back into the drift boat and fish the middle stretch of the Paloma River. On this stretch we have many channels to wade fish specially the already famous "El gringo" and sleeping fish channels.

DAY 6 - THURSDAY :We start up the jet boat and run down to the lower Paloma River to fish our most isolated stretch of river. After lunch we will wade fish up to the Lake Elizalde outlet. It often presents true match the hatch opportunities for some of the largest fish of the week.

DAY 7 - FRIDAY : A "FAREWELL" breakfast and the return drive to the airport for a safe flight home.

 
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