La Villa de EMB Fishing Report -Week 6

La Villa de EMB Fishing Report
Week 6
Feb 7-14, 2026

Another week ended, almost the same result as the previous one, always a great group this week.
The difference was that this week we really saw that the river went down a lot, now we already have a low waters.
Floatation lines worked very well with ( sunray, salmon flies, green machine).
The best way was to use heavy lines with very small nymphs( dead drift).
We landed 67 fish, 14 over 15 pounds, 1 over 20 pounds.
Top rod of the week was Christopher ward with 18 fish on the net.
Christopher ward got the biggest fish with 24 pounds.

Water Conditions

Water color and visibility: clear.
Water temperature: 8c to 12c.
Water level: low water.

Weather Conditions

Wind speed ranges through the week:.
Air temperature ranges through the week : 3c. to 17c.
Wheather observations (sun, rain, fog, etc.): first frost.

Fishing Conditions

Flies that are working the best: Different sizes of sunray shadows, small salmon flies, nymph ( scuds,red tail, emb, prince, pheasant tail), green machine , for the last hour (intruder, leech, sunray ).
In low waters scandi with poly leaders drifting or striping according to the speed of the water.
In deeper pools , sinking lines with nymphs dead drifting.
Fly lines (tips, heads, lengths, densities, etc) that are producing the best: Skagit heads with different lengths of T-20,17,14, 11, scandi with polyleaders .
We recommend bringing two rods, one to use with scandi and another with skagit lines, and also a single handed rod or switch rod for the upper part of the river.
Length and strength of tippet and leaders: 7 to 12 feet. 15 to 20 pounds.
Middle and upper part of the river is the best,.
We started to see some darker fish.

Fish catch statistics

Number of anglers for the week: 6.
Total number of fish landed for the week: 67.
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 24 pounds .
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 14.
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds:1.
Average weight: 9,5 pounds.
Notable catches: great 24 pounds fish for Chris .

Diego Motter -Head Guide
La Villa de Estancia Maria Behety