RIO Products makes the connection to fish come easier for anglers whether it’s through its lines, leaders and tippet or through education on the consumer and dealer level. With that in mind, RIO recently launched its R...
Our charter plane from Manaos, Brazil, had just landed at the Barcelos landing strip, a small and colorful town on the giant Rio Negro coast. We had boat bags, rod tubes, lots of water bottles and high expectations as we...
Among the species that swim in Argentinean waters, golden dorado is by far my favorite. His whimsical humor, beauty and a growing misunderstanding about his behavior are very appealing. It is a fish able to trigger a fee...
Former guide and renowned artist Bob White was awarded "1988 Guide Of The Year" by Fly Rod & Reel magazine. At that time he was guiding for Patagonia Outfitters in Argentina and for Tikchik Narrows Lodge in Alaska. H...
“There are many ghosts at the Boca.” - Jorge TruccoMy first season in Argentina passed as quickly as a waking dream. As the golden days of March fell away, subtle hints of summer’s end became increasingly clear. T...
My favorite fishing destinations will make me feel slightly uncomfortable. Places that I hide the money I carry with me in two different locations—maybe a third somewhere else—and where there exists a minor threat of...
One of the drawbacks of being a fly-fishing company based in the United States is that we can't always see how our products are received in other markets. We get reports and see sales figures, but until we actually set f...
We have recently received the visit of Larry Stefanyk, a well known journalist, artist and fly fisherman from British Columbia-Canada, who owns a well appointed fishing magazine and who wrote 4 books already, about fish...
Since “Dorado” is the Spanish word for gold, it seems rather
ironic that this fish has been given the same name twice. When we call it a Golden Dorado, we are
really calling it ”Golden Gold”.
Mayb...
Patagonia, Argentina Fished with Lucas and Mark owners of Traful River Outfitters out of San Martin de Los Andes in Argentina. This was my second trip and booked for 2016 as well! Cannot recommend this outfit enough! Onl...
I started experimenting with models that imitate minnows after several trips to the main golden dorado destinations, such as Goya, Esquina and La Paz, all in Argentina. During certain moments of the season, millions...
How was your fishing operation in Uruguay born?Since I was 3 years old I was fond of fishing and nature, I then evolved as a fisherman getting to know different environments and I realized that in Uruguay there was an im...
Nuevamente gracias al esfuerzo de Noel Pollak y la familia de Poló Bardin podemos disfrutar del libro PIRAYÚ que nos sumerge desde la primera página en un mundo que todos hemos visitado pero conocemos solo superficial...
While on vacations in Puerto Valley with my
wife I had the opportunity to fish the upper Parana river area. One morning I
went out with Mariano Miraglia, Fabian Anastasio and Matías Pavoni. Both Fabian
and Matías guide...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, is proud to announce the launch of the new InTouch RIO Gold trout line – blending RIO’s best-selling line taper with award-winnin...
I made the
cast right behind the fallen tree on the bank of the Parana river. As the guide
told me, I watched the line tip while I was counting the 5 thrilling seconds of
sunken drift before the next cast. Sudenly the l...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders, and tippet material, continues to advance its popular trout series with the new Indicator II fly line.Designed to cast heavy indicator rigs with ease, th...
Arroyo Seco , Argentina We left from Buenos aires at about 5:00am in the morning travelling up towards Arroyo Seco near the city of Rosario to fish with an extremely experienced dorado guide called Dario Arrieta in his h...
ruta 40, Santa Cruz, Argentina impressive colors of rainbow trout monster, these beautiful and colorful fish are really great ortes only in KOOI NOOM it is possible, fulfill the dream of the trout of your life really a t...
The idea was to design a different fly for tarpon. I wanted the shape of the body and the way it pushed water to be related with the pressure waves generated by the fish tarpon prey on. I also wanted it to move naturall...
RIO Products makes the connection to fish easier for anglers through its lines, leaders and tippet. Adding another line using ConnectCore technology, RIO introduces an advanced new line for nymphing - the InTouch Xtreme ...
Yesterday morning we headed out to the delta of the Río de la Plata river, right by the city of Buenos Aires, in search of some golden dorado and wolf fish (or tararira) action. The weather forecast had announced a sunn...
Paso de la Patria, Corrientes, Argentina "I remember the very first time I heard about golden dorado. It was in 1987, when â at age 8 â I read an article about them in an Australian fishing magazine. At that ti...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, introduces saltwater anglers to a full range of floating, intermediate and sinking shooting heads in its cold, saltwater fly line ser...
Puerto Aysen, Región de Aysen, Chile The Rio Blanco Base Camp - Remote and Untouched fishing in Central Patagonia!
An impassable canyon above and below the Base Camp interrupts the Rio Blanco. We were one of the fe...
Designed for fast-action fly rods, the InTouch RIO Grand is a full line size heavier than the industry standard and has more weight distributed towards the front of the line to load quicker action rods easily. The ultra-...
The town of Esquina brings me back time after time. Its surroundings and peacefulness are a refuge for my mind and soul.History of Esquina started in 1806. City was burnt and destroyed in 1839 and then rebuilt in 1846. I...
Sage Manufacturing, the industry leading fly rod and reel manufacturer, and line, leader, tippet manufacturer, RIO Products, continued partnership with non-profit Casting for Recovery (CfR) and had an another amazing yea...
Continuing to expand the use of its revolutionary ConnectCore technology, RIO Products, manufacturer of lines, leaders, and tippet, adds two new advanced sub-surface lines to the InTouch lake series.The InTouch CamoLux i...
We continue to expand our offerings in our spey line category with the addition of the new RIO Scandi Shooting Head and the Scandi VersiTip.The RIO Scandi is an easy casting Scandinavian style shooting head designed for ...
The primitive Streaker owes its name to its effectiveness when it is stripped at high speed. It was originally designed for catching sea species in southern California. Yet, we have adapted it to fish for trout, peacock ...
As fall rolls around, there is no better time to swing two-handed rods for trout, and now that many fly rod manufacturers are designing these rods, anglers need a line designed specifically for this purpose; enter RIO Pr...
Longitud: 246 km.Superficie de cuenca: 6929 km cuadrados.Caudal medio: 300 m/s.El Rio Futaleufú, en mapudungun llamado Rio Grande, es un rio
binacional que fluye desde sus inicios en los Andes por el lado
argentino al...
Rio Manso's surrounding waters are some of the best in Patagonia for outstanding dry fly fishing during the epic dragon fly hatch. Every December, when several days of warm weather trigger the emergence of this tasty me...
Ready for the Paraná River Slam? This floating trip will challenge you to catch the mighty Paraná River Grand Slam: Golden Dorado, Pira Pita and Pacú, three species that will get your heartbeats speeding and rush your...
New tying materials appear every day. Many resemble materials from the past, but others give us new choices. This is the case of the new metallic heads called Fish Skull, which come in three sizes and various colors and ...
Chilean Patagonia is truly an amazing fishery. There
are more rivers and lakes that you could probably fish in a lifetime. If I can
tell you what is the most amazing thing for me about Patagonia is that most of
the seas...
This sculpin model presented in the International Tackle Dealer Show of 2012 in Reno, Nevada, is really interesting when it comes to fishing for trout, golden dorado, wolf fish and other fish.I have tied them in ma...
This is a tribute to my friend Billy Pate who died on April 19 at the age of 81. The name Billy Pate is linked with incredible, mind blowing, fly fishing records, as well as with the renowned Billy Pate Fly Reels made b...
A new edition of an already popular line with the InTouch Trout LT.Many fisheries require delicate presentations to fool trout, so RIO added ConnectCore Technology to the popular Trout LT line with theInTouch Trout LT. T...
RIO Products, industry-leading manufacturer of fly lines, leaders and tippet material, adds the GT Line to its tropical saltwater series of lines to easily throw big flies to these notoriously strong fish.The GT line is ...
futrono, Provincia del Ranco, Chile Eng.
The Area of Ranco and Calcurrupe is one of the most famous fishing spots of Chile ,. with lots of tradition River Calcurrupe is a miracle of the nature, perfect river for dri...
Bristol Bay, Alaska took another step toward protection today when multi-national mining giant, Rio Tinto announced it was donating its 19 percent interest in the proposed Pebble Mine project, and abandoning any plans to...
Rio Pico, Chubut, Argentina Espectacular pesca de Truchas Fontinalis en un lugar increÃble. Salimos del lodge a eso de las 9 y viajamos unas dos horas hasta llegar a El Engaño, poco antes del Vintter. Almorzamos y ...
We bring two new products to Euro Nymph anglers with the 2-Tone Indicator Tippet and Euro Nymph Leaders.RIO’s 2-Tone Indicator Tippet is the premium sighter tippet for Euro style nymphing (ESN). It comes in opaque, two...