By Kirk Deeter

Tim Romano and I made our first trip together as a photographer-writer team for Wild on the Fly magazine in 2003. We went to southern Chile to fish for trout in the region around Coyhaique, and came away with a great story. But more importantly, we forged a strong friendship that has lasted for a decade now. Interestingly, we don't travel and fish together as often as you might think. He's usually heading north as I'm heading south, but we do have a killer F&S piece brewing, based on a trip we took to Guyana last spring. That was our first collaboration since we rolled to Michigan to take in the crazy carp fishing scene around Beaver Island.

We're about to take off on a word-class trip in a few days. Can you guess where, based on some of the things on our gear lists?

We're going to be fishing for trout with 8-weight rods, sink-tip lines, and big disc-drag reels. And we're also going to do some wingshooting.  

Two stops, and two climates. One will be 50 and rainy, the other will be 85 and sunny.  

We're obviously headed south of the equator, but if you can guess exactly where we're going (the best detail wins), I'll reserve you signed, first-edition copies of Romano's "What a Trout Sees" (written by Geoff Mueller) and my "Fly Fishing for Carp." Both will be released this spring.

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from Koldkut wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Antarctica, for Antarctic char and peng-wing shooting....Hey, it is south of the equator :)

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from tourneyking734 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Argentina for brown trout on the rivers and for rainbow trout on the patagonian steppe?

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from TM wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

My guess is Jurassic Lake, Argentina, for large trout, then wing-shooting at Los Ombues Lodge, elsewhere in Argentina. Both are Orvis lodges and cost beaucoups bucks.

Enjoy the trips of a lifetime!

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from Micropterus24 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Tierra del Fuego, Argentina??

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from ckRich wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Chilean Patagonia.

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from buckhunter wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

I'm with Koldkut. I hear the penguin shooting is excellent this time of year.

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from ejunk wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

also going with argentina: rio grande river for sea run browns and cordoba for doves.

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from chidjm wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

I'm not too familiar with stuff south of the equator, but I'm going to guess non-native doves in the fields of Argentina, as well as fly fishing for golden dorado in one of the southern reaches of the Amazon river basin.

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from blevenson wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Near Coyhaique,Chile to fish for trout by chance? That's my guess. In Chile you really can get the best of all the climates with such a wide range of geography. I was just there. It was an absolute blast

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from Scott Hood wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

The Magic Valley on one side Chile, the other Argentina.

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from Flyflinger4 wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I would place a bet on still-water (hardly) fishing for giant rainbows at Jurassic Lake in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina. As for world-class wingshooting, moderate, sunny weather suggests you're heading to a dove hunt in "the dove hunting capital of the world," Córdoba, Argentina to the north.

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from Flyflinger4 wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I would place a bet on still-water (hardly) fishing for giant rainbows at Jurassic Lake in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina. As for world-class wingshooting, moderate, sunny weather suggests you're heading to a dove hunt in "the dove hunting capital of the world"--Córdoba, Argentina to the north.

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from SaltIsland wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I'm gonna say New Zealand just to be different

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from yanzi wrote 23 weeks 12 hours ago

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from yanzi wrote 22 weeks 6 days ago

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from buckhunter wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

I'm with Koldkut. I hear the penguin shooting is excellent this time of year.

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from Koldkut wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Antarctica, for Antarctic char and peng-wing shooting....Hey, it is south of the equator :)

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from tourneyking734 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Argentina for brown trout on the rivers and for rainbow trout on the patagonian steppe?

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from TM wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

My guess is Jurassic Lake, Argentina, for large trout, then wing-shooting at Los Ombues Lodge, elsewhere in Argentina. Both are Orvis lodges and cost beaucoups bucks.

Enjoy the trips of a lifetime!

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from Micropterus24 wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Tierra del Fuego, Argentina??

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from ckRich wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Chilean Patagonia.

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from ejunk wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

also going with argentina: rio grande river for sea run browns and cordoba for doves.

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from chidjm wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

I'm not too familiar with stuff south of the equator, but I'm going to guess non-native doves in the fields of Argentina, as well as fly fishing for golden dorado in one of the southern reaches of the Amazon river basin.

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from blevenson wrote 24 weeks 2 days ago

Near Coyhaique,Chile to fish for trout by chance? That's my guess. In Chile you really can get the best of all the climates with such a wide range of geography. I was just there. It was an absolute blast

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from Scott Hood wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

The Magic Valley on one side Chile, the other Argentina.

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from Flyflinger4 wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I would place a bet on still-water (hardly) fishing for giant rainbows at Jurassic Lake in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina. As for world-class wingshooting, moderate, sunny weather suggests you're heading to a dove hunt in "the dove hunting capital of the world," Córdoba, Argentina to the north.

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from Flyflinger4 wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I would place a bet on still-water (hardly) fishing for giant rainbows at Jurassic Lake in the Santa Cruz region of Argentina. As for world-class wingshooting, moderate, sunny weather suggests you're heading to a dove hunt in "the dove hunting capital of the world"--Córdoba, Argentina to the north.

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from SaltIsland wrote 24 weeks 1 day ago

I'm gonna say New Zealand just to be different

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from yanzi wrote 23 weeks 12 hours ago

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from yanzi wrote 22 weeks 6 days ago

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