THREE-MINUTE MOOD & SALES FILM FOR A FLY FISHING LODGE IN CHILEAN PATAGONIA THAT PROVIDES EXPERT GUIDE SERVICES FOR ANGLERS IN THE COYAHAIQUE REGION - ONE OF BEST FLY FISHING REGIONS IN THE WORLD DUE TO ITS ENDLESS NETWORK OF RIVERS, STREAMS, & MOUNTAINS.
FIELD NOTES
IN EARLY 2016, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL TO THE SOUTHERN TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA TO PHOTOGRAPH AND FILM WORLD CLASS FLYFISHING IN PATAGONIA. IT WAS EASILY ONE THE MOST AWE-INSPIRING AND INTIMIDATING ENVIRONMENTS I’VE EVER SHOT IN, ESPECIALLY KNOWING HOW DEEP WE WERE TRAVELING INTO THESE ENDLESS, HIGH-ALTITUDE MAZES OF RIVERS, CREEKS, LAKES, AND HIDDEN VALLEYS. EVERY YEAR, THE GUIDES HAVE TO RE-LEARN EVERY BEND, ROCK, AND LOG IN THE RIVERS THAT MIGHT PUNCTURE THE INFLATABLE PONTOON ON THE JETBOATS THAT WE TRAVELED IN. TO LOSE A BOAT IN THESE PLACES WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE, BUT IT WAS THE LAST THING I COULD THINK OF AS I TOOK IT ALL IN.
PERHAPS THE BEST THING OF ALL WAS FEELING THE DEPTH OF THE PATAGONIAN WAY OF LIFE - SEEING THE GAUCHOS, FARMERS, AND RESILIENT FOLKS WHO HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT IN A PLACE THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, BUT FAR TOO BIG TO ADDRESS ITSELF TO THE SCALE OR NEEDS OF THE HUMANS WHO LIVE THERE.
