La Villa de EMB Fishing Report -Week 7

La Villa de EMB Fishing Report
Week 7
Feb 14-21, 2026

Another week is over, in the group there were three repeaters and three new,but it looked like a group that knew each other from before, a perfect group was formed.
The fishing was very good, very good quality fish.
At the end of the week we had some rain and the river rose a little, will see if continue raising for next week.
We landed 87 fish, 30 over 15 pounds, 2 over 20 pounds.
Top rod of the week was peter jaques with 26 fish on the net.
Jeffrey gathergood got the biggest fish with 23 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:the wind blow hard only one day.
Air temperature ranges through the week : 6c. to 19c.
Wheather observations (sun, rain, fog, etc.):some rains.

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.
Emb was the best fly of the week, always move it.
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: 87.
Weight of the biggest fish landed for the week: 23 pounds .
Number of fish landed over 15 pounds: 30.
Number of fish landed over 20 pounds:2.
Average weight: 9,5 pounds.
Notable catches: great 18 pounds fish with floating line on top.

Diego Motter -Head Guide
La Villa de Estancia Maria Behety