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Story and photos by Ed Calmus

Fishing the Charlie Boy Hopper in Patagonia

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Rio Grande, Argentina

It is mid-January, Summer in Patagonia.

It is the first day of fishing with my guide, Martin Majul. He asks to see my fly box.

We are in a rubber raft floating the Rio Grande near Esquel, Argentina. He quickly picks out a Charlie Boy Hopper that I had tied, and asks, “Do you know this fly? The Charlie Boy Hopper? It is my favorite fly.” I am able to respond, “Yes, I know this fly, and I know Charlie too!”

Later in the trip, during the camping portion, Martin is tying some flies for the next day’s fishing. I suggest he tie the Charlie Boy

Hopper, and I film it for Charlie. See this video on our You Tube channel, West Denver Trout Unlimited, at https://youtu.be/ qwgYkldgWug.

Martin is obviously a skilled and accomplished fly tyer. At the end of the video he thanks Charlie for designing such a durable and effective pattern.

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