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    Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes
    Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes
    Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes
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    Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes

    By Allan Taylor

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    The backpacker has always been attracted to South America, particularly to exploring the Andean mountain chain that stretches from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego. The author learnt how to catch trout in New Zealand which has many features similar to Chile. As a backpacker his first trout encounters are described about fishing in the Chilean and Argentine Lake Districts, successfully using New Zealand fishing techniques.

    Backpackers have the constraint of very limited baggage which restricts the amount of fishing gear that can be carried. No waders or landing nets allowed. Compromise is necessary. A combination fly and spinning rod, specially designed for backpacker use, is considered ideal to cope with the wide range of fishing conditions encountered. A backup telescopic spinning rod is also recommended.

    Tips are given on backpacker accommodation in hospedajes as well as information on up-market fishing lodges that abound in Chile and Argentina. If you want to know where to economically catch a trout in the Andes, anywhere from Venezuela to Cape Horn, then this is the Fishing Guide book for you.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllan Taylor
    Release dateApr 9, 2012
    ISBN9781476155982
    Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes
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    Allan Taylor

    Allan Taylor is the minister of education at First Baptist Church in Woodstock, Georgia, where Sunday School attendance has grown from 2,500 to 5,000 under his leadership. He is also the founder of Ember to Blaze Ministries and writes Sunday School, leadership, and training materials including his previous book, The Six Core Values of Sunday School. Allan and his wife, Linda, have three children and two grandchildren.

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      Backpackers' Fishing Guide to the Andes - Allan Taylor

      Backpackers’ Fishing Guide to the Andes

      By Allan Taylor

      Table of Contents

      Introduction * Equipment to Take * Catch and Release Idea

      South America * Chilean Lake District * Argentine Lake District

      Tierra del Fuego * Northern Andean Countries * Andean Overview

      Mexico * Trout Cookery * Conclusions

      Copyright 2012 Allan Taylor

      Smashwords Edition

      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Photo Attribution

      Cover image is by Jason Hollinger and is listed in Wikimedia Commons. Photo is taken out of hotel window in Puerto Varas showing Lago Llanquihue and the moon rising over Volcan Osorno (2652 m). The lake and rivers nearby are favorite fishing spots and the volcano has a ski resort center.

      Introduction

      This is a trout and salmon fishing Guide Book of 12,875 words for backpackers exploring South America. It gives tips on fly and spin fishing and where to go to catch a fish for little expense. South America is a great place to go trout fishing. The clear streams and lakes of the 8000 kilometer long Andes mountain range contain trout from Venezuela to Tierra del Fuego. An admirable objective for a backpacker is to catch a wild trout in all the Andean countries, starting in Venezuela, then following the Andean mountain range south through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile, and finally Tierra del Fuego.

      Who is a backpacker? My definition is: an independent traveler of modest means who has ample time to enjoy roaming the world. Now-a-days a huge backpack is not essential but, often used, is a wheely bag combined with a small day backpack. Accommodation tends to favor hospedajes (family guesthouses), hostels and budget hotels. Travel is by bus, train and airplane, sometimes hitchhiking. You are not a backpacker if you drive a car, or are part of package tour or cruise and stay in expensive hotels and fishing lodges. This delineation is not precise since backpackers often sign up for short package tours and cruises, since by economizing on accommodation, they can afford to do so.

      The backpacker’s ideal situation is to walk out of his accommodation to an adjacent river or lake, catch a trout or two within an hour or so and return home to be with his fellow travelers. In the evening you club together and use the kitchen to cook up your trout or salmon, and have a few vinos of course. I have done this at Puerto Varas, Hornopiren, Chaiten, Coyhaique and Puerto Williams. Other places may require a short ride on a bus or colectivo, all costing a few dollars at most.

      Advantages of backpacker fishing:

      As a backpacker you are a special person, so make the most of your advantages compared to a prosperous tourist taking a two week vacation with a package tour or cruise. You really have got it made with regard to flexibility, low cost, time availability, and having an extended educational experience.

      How is this possible? Well, time is on your side. You can for example, roam around the Chilean Lake District for a month staying at inexpensive guesthouses. Start at Pucon and work your way southwards to Puerto Varas, as I did one summer, catching a trout here and there in river and lake. You don’t have to pay $200/day for a fishing guide like when at a fishing lodge, nor

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