Switching of the Lodges

Today we traveled from Secure Lodge to Tsimane’s second lodge, Pluma Lodge.  The word is that Pluma has the better fishing of the two.  I’m not at all disappointed with our days at Secure Lodge but the guys, whom I’ll add have been here at least three times each, said...

Day 4 – Hunt for Pacu

July 29, 2013   Time is flying.  This is our last day at Tsimane’s Secure Lodge.  Tomorrow we’ll relax in the morning then fly to the other Tsimane Lodge, Pluma Lodge, further downstream in this same river system.  The good news is that the next lodge generally has...

Day 3 – Warming Up in Bolivia

July 28, 2013 The temperature was noticeably warmer this morning, a good sign for sure.  Skip and I slammed some breakfast with the guys then we all headed to our boats and then our Beats.  Today Skip and I had Beat 3 which is where Eric and Dale had far more action...

Day 2 – Cold Front Continues

In spite of being exhausted from two days of travel from home to Tsimane Lodge here in Bolivia, I didn’t sleep much last night.  It’s because I get excited like a little kid waiting for Christmas when I’m about to enter and outstanding fishing venue.  I tossed and...

Fly Fishing in Bolivia – Day 1

Yesterday I forgot to mention a couple things that I normally do when entering a new country.  When I got off the plane in Santa Cruz, Bolivia I was shocked at how cool it was.  The temperature was in the low 40°s and last nights cold temp was 39°.  Indeed its...