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    Some old guy with skinny legs fly fishing in the mud
    2A Dorado. Caught in the last spot of the day.We called by River Plate Stadium. It's famous and big. The name means Silver RiverHandicraft shops in TigreA retired boat in the Tigre River. The still active boat on the left is a restored water bus.Soft drink and drinking water delivery boat. There are shops on the islands.Sorry what?The Sarmiento River, I think.An island house. They ranged from shacks to very nice permanent residences.Another houseWe is here. The river at the top is the Paraña. It has quite sizable ships on it.More retired boats. Used to protect the banks from the wash of the boats coz they go fast!Another notable stadium. Boca Juniors Chocolate Box. This is the team Maradona played for.Lunch. Slow barbecue spiced Sausage. Did a tasting of local wine too. Bloody nice.1

    Goldfish and River Trip

    March 18 in Argentina ⋅ 🌙 19 °C

    Bit of a catch-up from yesterday. Went fishing yesterday for a sought after fish, exclusively South American. Called a Dorado, or 'Golden One' it's a freshwater fish that lives in the mid latitude rivers, including the Paraña which is close to where we are. Long story short, the water is very muddy, so the flies you fish with are big and hard to cast. I had to learn the technique which is unsubtle and involves a LOT of fast, forceful casting. It took all day, but we found some willing to play. Hooked 3, landed one. Not a really big one, but no minnow. I'll take it. My casting shoulder and hand are just coming good.
    Today, we went on a boat trip around the same area, the Paraña delta and the town of Tigre. The name means Tiger and there were once a lot of jaguars here.
    The delta is very large and has a lot of islands, many deserted (which is where we were fishing) but many with houses and shacks. There are no roads so everything is delivered by boat. There are supermarket boats for your shopping. Amazing. Also, the coffee here is good.    Read more