What a truly amazing trip to a remote tributary of the Amazon River in the heart of the Bolivian jungle.  I've spent most of my adult life searching the world for my favoite flyfishing destination, and I think I've finally found it.  Our trip to Agua Negra combined everything I love about flyfishing.  Here is my rundown.Sightfishing :  I love sightfishing, for any fish.  Whether its for permit, tarpon, and bonefish in the flats, a rising trout on Fall River, or a cruisning carp in a lake.  Fishing on the small tributaries of the Secure river system reminds me of the upstream sightfishing angling experience during my years guiding in New Zealand.  At times it is very technical, so accurate casting is important.  But if you have a good first shot in broken water, the Golden Dorado just annihilate the fly, jump 20 times between ripping the line off your reel at a rapid pace.Beautiful Wilderness Envoronment: It doesnt get anymore remote or pristine than these remote rivers, located in a protected part of the Amazon Jungle.  It was a long, multi day journey to finally get to our destination, but thats what makes it such a cool place.  The only people who fish these rivers are at the lodge.  The native villages along the river and the people who reside there are truly amazing.  They use bow and arrow or handline to fish, which was incredible to watch.  The jungle is just teeming with wildlife and plantlife...and some nasty insects, but thats ok if you are prepared.Agressive, acrobatic, and smart fish : These toothy fish are the ultimate preditor when they hunt.  At times, you experience "feeding frenzies" where the Dorado chase baitfish into the shallows and banks of the river and just rip them apart.  Amazing.  Combine the agressiveness of an umpressured GT in the Pacific or striper in the delta, the jumping ability of a fresh chrome hen steelhead or tarpon, and at times the cunning and wariness of a large spooky cruising brown trout.  And no fish, even a rooster or tarpon, has a cooler eat than a Golden Dorado.  It doesnt matter if the fish was 2lb or over 20lbs.  Some days we'd hook 5, some days 30.  The guides said it was a "tough week".  What?! Superb Food, Accommodation, and Guides : As we say in the industry, you cant control the fishing, weather, or clients angling and physical capabilities.  Thats why you better have great food, comfortable accommodation, great house staff, and superb guides.  The Tsimane lodges greatly exceeed expectations on all levels.  These rivers can blow out.  These fish aren't always easy to catch.  And you need to be reasonably fit in order to hike to even more amazing water above where the canoes can go.  Despite these challenges, rest assured your time off the water is spent in the supreme comfort of the lodge, enjoying an full open bar, superb Argentine wine and cuisine and a comfortable bed waiting.  Just epic.I will be hosting a trip back to Bolivia next July, and every July after that as long as I can physically pull it off and fortunate to book a prime week in July at one of the lodges.  Prime weeks book far in advance.  I already have most spots locked up, but contact me with any questions or if you are interested in doing this trip in the future.  Bolivia should be at the top of every keen anglers bucket list.  Its not cheap, but the value of the product is incredible.  From a logistical and infrastructure standpoint, its hard to believe it even exists for any price.

Pat and Patter had another great day on the Sac. The grab was on right away and stayed pretty consistent even as the temperature kept rising throughout the day. They both landed some really nice fish, and also lost some really nice fish. Pat hooked into an incredibly hot fish that had her into her backing in seconds and wasn’t willing to give any ground. After an epic battle, it came to net and it was so large she had a hard time holding it. She always has a knack for landing big fish!

This doesn't show how large it really is

Not quite finished fighting

Fishing in the Klamath Basin is in full swing. Hex’s are still coming off on the Williamson River. Big fish have moved into the lower Wood River and Rocky Point. We are having most our luck swinging small leeches and damsels on intermediate lines. Fishing will continue to get better as the summer progresses.

Brothers Larry and Bob spent the day with me on the Lower Sac today after getting rained on camping up on the McCloud. No rain today, but it was a little toasty (but it’s a dry heat.....). We caught some really nice fish early on but the fish took a siesta midday. Things lit up again in the late afternoon and quite a variety of flies worked throughout the day. The Lower Sac is a great wild trout factory, come get some!

Lunch break!

Bob with a big bend in his rod

Another wild rainbow

Larry gets it done

Fishing in the Basin is in full swing now. The first good group of lake fish have moved into the Williamson River. Most fish have been picked up by swinging small leeches and damsel nymph. The hex hatch has been going strong for a week and should continue into mid July. Rocky Point and Agency lake has been consistent stripping seal buggers and balanced leeches. We have dates open in July and August which will be the peak of this amazing fisher!

Hex Hatch

The big Redband have moved into the Williamson Riverearly this year just in time for the hex hatch. There has been a good Hatch the past couple of nights on the river. Expect this to taper off with the cooler weather and then to pick back up with the next heat spell. Next week should be exceptional! Most fish are being picked up on small leeches and soft hackles swinging with intermediate lines. The water has cleared consiberly in the past two weeks.

Fishin in the dark!

Took Leaf and Ketan our for a full Spey day on the Yuba. Water had dropped about 500 cfs from last week. We were able to swing up 4 nice Yuba trout with a few more grabs. The hopper fishing was off today but not for a lack of effort. Still need a good flow drop for things to reall drop into shape. Beautiful day even with the heat.

Little side channel heavan

Typical Yuba water

Wet wading is in with the kids!

The only thing better than celebrating Father’s Day on the river is celebrating it with family. Took my cousin Scott and his son Grant on a great trip down the Lower Sac. The morning was slow as well as crowded with a kayak event, but after lunch we had great fishing. Both guys had multiple grabs and brought in a number of fish. Scott topped off the day with a 22” hot fish. Such a great day.

Scott with a dandy!

Grants first fish on a fly rod!

Bill and his grandson Will came up from Chico today to brave the 108 degree temps. Will had never fished from a drift boat before and took to it like a fish to water (pun intended). Literally within minutes he was casting, mending and feeding line like a pro. He got to wrestle with a bunch of big wild Lower Sac trout and went home happy with a sore arm and a bit of a sunburn. Way to go Will!

Big fish in a big net!

Lots of bent rod for Will today.

Grip and Grin!

The Klamath Lake is heating up! Both literally and figuratively. Water temps in the main lake was at a staggering 74 degrees on Wednesday. This is great news for Fly fishing in the basin. Fish are pouring into Rocky point and the Williamson River to escape the warm temperatures. We had a good bite Wednesday night stripping leeches at Rocky Point. The Williamson River is dropping into shape at the perfect time for the first good push of lake fish to move up. Yellow Sallies, Golden stones, Caddis and PMD Mayflies are all popping on the Williamson. Most fish have been taken on nymphs and Olive leeches swung on intermediate lines on the Williamson River. Fishing in the Basin will progressively get better as the Lake continues to warm.

Rocky Point Sunset

Fish on!