Fly Fishing

Bruce V. Shrader says on May 24, 2005, 05:56:

fishing in Colombia I am a lite tackel and Fly Fishing person too.
Although I haven't fished around Bogota, My
impression of Sport Fishing (in General), is
somewhat primitive. I haven't found any sporting
goods stores in Cali. What fishing tackle I have
seen, is rudimentary. I have even thought about
starting a "worm Farm" and trying to sell live
bait. I don't know of any place where live bait is sold.

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Lowell says on May 24, 2005, 06:35:

fish in the lakes I've seen some very beautiful pictures of the lake and lagoons of Colombia. Are there fish in most of these lakes? With Colombia becoming increasingly more safe, It'd be nice sometime in the future to go fishing in some of these lakes. I used to do a lot of trout fishing in the states and I really miss it.

Lowell

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Mr. Hollywood says on May 24, 2005, 06:54:

Tackle store There is a fishing tackle and outdoors store in the north of bogota. It's either on Calle 90 or 92 right below carrera 15 (ie. between 15 and 16 on the S. side of the road.) If I happen by there soon I'll note the name and exact address for you. The one time I was in there I was surprised by the quantity of tackle and equipment they had (inflatable boats, waders, nets) so there must be some fishing going on.

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viewpoint says on May 24, 2005, 07:35:

Fishing the Privately Stocked Lakes Medellin I have taken my sons to a few of the privately stocked (small) lakes above Medellin (by RioNegro) and we had a lot of fun. If I remember correctly the trout were about 3/4 to 1 1/4 lbs. each. They would clean them and prepare them as a meal in their resturant or you could take them home and do the same. I know that's not fishing as any normal person would know it but the only other kind of fish that I catch is at the seafood section of Exito or Carrefour.

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2retirensa says on May 24, 2005, 07:42:

I've seen the private lakes How and what do they charge?
Maureen

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viewpoint says on May 24, 2005, 08:03:

I can't recall exactly what they charged but the amount was determined by the weight of the total catch (price per lb.)

The place I liked the most is the one located next to (down the road from) Piccolo Pizza's new restaurante in route to Rio Negro. My sons were a lot younger then and it was a big deal for them.

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miamimike says on May 24, 2005, 08:07:

Try Googling "Trout fishing in south america" not many areas popped up in Colombia so its hard to say if the goverment has an active restocking program going on or if native stock has been overfished by the natives. In Argentina and Chile, they have some DYNAMITE Trout fishing! I found this on trout fishing in Pasto:

Pasto
This city (pop. 303,000), home to the Colombian National Volcano Observatory, is an excellent base for exploring the surrounding countryside. Active volcanoes, crater lakes and the biggest lake in the nation - Laguna de la Cocha - provide spectacular background scenery for hikers and campers. On the lake is the small island of La Corota, a national preserve that has more than 500 varieties of trees. Anglers will enjoy the good trout fishing in Pasto. The city itself has 10 colonial churches - we especially enjoyed the stained-glass windows of La Iglesia de Cristo Rey. Just outside the town of Ipiales, 45 mi/75 km south of Pasto, is the beautiful Gothic Santuario de Nuestra Senora de las Lajas. The church, built on a bridge traversing a gorge, has a natural rock altar, on which the Virgin Mary was said to have appeared. Whether for religious or aesthetic purposes, the sanctuary is a must-see. 310 mi/500 km southwest of Bogota.

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davidfounds says on May 24, 2005, 10:23:

fishing in el Parque National Los Nevados I was in El Parque National Los Nevados (near Manaziles) over Semana Santa and saw large (8-16 inch) rainbow trout feeding at the south end of La Laguna Ottun. During what is supposed to be the busiest part of the year there I saw no one fishing. I was kicking myself for leaving my pole in the states.Dave

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kernow62 says on May 24, 2005, 11:55:

You might be able to catch some of those rare two headed, 12 eyed, walking fish in the Bogotá River.

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dwmte says on May 24, 2005, 14:12:

viewpoint... farther on past the pizza place just after don diego, where you can turn right to la ceja or continue through llano grande on to rio negro about 2-300 yds past don diego, is one of the old lakes. that used to be la trucha restaurant.

many years ago, i could rent a helicopter in the municipal airport and fly up there with my secretary for lunch. i know the family that owns the finca and used to run the restaurant. now it's been sold to someone else. the finca is huge and is mostly on the other side of the street covering the mountain, and continuing into llano grande.

about 3-500 mtrs past la trucha, is 'flot' my old bar and restaurant. just past the vivero. great place. and directly across the street is a huge waterfall. really beautiful. we used to skinny dip there, but it freezing ass cold.

back at la trucha, they fish with--i think--worms and hooks. i never saw anyone using fly tackle...light weight tackle.

that area and on into llano grande is my all favorite. when you get down the road towards rio negro, you'll see the turn off for tablaso, turn there and there's a creek awith trout in it. before you get into tablaso. p escobar was born there.

dw

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Lionheart says on May 24, 2005, 21:53:

I recall an old thread about fishing in Colombia Somebody wrote there that most Colombian waters have been fished dry by the locals for food, not caring about future fish generations.

If you go to that lake near Pasto now you will probably wind up as fish food yourself. Currently not a recommended prime fishing spot, unless you are fishing for guerrileros.

Chile has the best trout and salmon fishing of South America, either with wild fish or cultivated fish, also for fly fishing.
FlyFishing in Chile

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miamimike says on May 24, 2005, 23:24:

Yes Chile has some great Trout Fishing as does Argentina also.A friend of mine lives in Salta(not far from the chilean border), maybe 600km nw of BA and she informs me its a big pastime with her family.Many extremely cold water streams in that area that favor the propagation of La Trucha. I researched this also in the DR(dom.rep) near Pico Duarte-highest peak in the Carribbean and the climate gets really cool in the night-about 100 miles north of Santiago.Icy cold mountain streams. The propblem was as you mention in Colombia-the Natives have fished the native stock dry and the government won't restock due to the fact whatever Hatchery stock they put in one afternoon will be depleted by the next morning.

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Sam Salmon says on May 25, 2005, 09:57:

I met a cab driver in Bogota who was an avid fly fisherman.
He said the best fishing was "muy lejos de aqui" so the lakes must have been some hours away.
Don't expect any size as those Andean lakes are quite cold and barren-the pics I've seen are of 'squibs'.







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viewpoint says on May 25, 2005, 10:56:

DWMTE My god we have walked some of the same paths. After you turn towards Tablaso continue past the creek until you reach the little town (village) and turn left on the road (usually a military checkpoint on weekends) towards the (newish) Catholic Monastary (hope I got that right) passing it take another right to the little school. I can drive there better than describe it. My friend has a finca (home) very close to that school that's about 600 mts2 in size. At that point you are up in elevation a little and you have a great view. It's beautiful there.

The president has a home somewhere up in this same area and the whole area is well secured and guarded.

Yes, that's what my boys used hooks and worms for the fishing there.

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dwmte says on May 25, 2005, 16:33:

i would think there are fish in all these creeks... they're relatively clean and quick running and cold enough to spawn a really good trout population.

there's a bit of a pool hall there in the tablaso village. it's about the only bar in the ville. tablaso used to be all capo's homes but time has driven them underground (miami)_ and now they're just country homes.

uribe and his family have property all over the fricken place. definitely not poor folks. over on the santa helena way to the airport, about a mile or two from the glorietta in front of the airport, he/his family, have a HUGE finca on the east side of the road. not to mention everywhere else that's nice. isn't it nice how corruption works in favor of the rich?

my old bar 'FLOT' (federico lo tiene) is my old bar. it's on tourist maps of antioquia. just past the don diego junction, 500mtrs past la trucha on the left just past the vivero. the greatest bar facility in all of antioquia.

well friend...over...

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