We are now in mid November, and this makes it that time of the year again - the time for some good, and hopefully extraordinary, trout fishing.
First some basic facts:
Location: Latitude - '0' degrees
Altitude: 2800 meters
Country: Ecuador
River: In the Andes mountain range, before reaching the Rain Forest.
Climate: Normally this side of the mountains it would be the rainy season - which means raining everyday. On the rivers side, it may occasionally rain, but it is the dry season.
State of River: Very little water. It hasn't rained, not even in the Amazon basin. Rivers are nearly dry.
Potential Fishing: Should be good this year, unless the locals have been using nets, poison or "Dupont" lures. It sounds terrible and it is, but it is a reflection of both the educatio0n and the lack of control. Hey, sometimes it is the military who use the dynamite.
Having said all that, it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. When nature is on your side, and it usually is, the river, the mountains, the birds (some extraordinary river ducks and parrots) are there to guide us.
So it is time to find my fishing tackle boxes, get my tackle, check it, replace some of the stuff and maybe tie a couple of flies.
This year I will be posting about my fishing on a "day by day" basis.
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