First of all, I would like to say that Captain Mauricio is an experienced fisherman and he knows the waters very well. From the beginning, I discussed with him in order to prepare our trips, and he promptly replied to me. I use to bring my own fishing gear for this kind of trips, and Captain Mauricio provided me all the details regarding what is needed. I told him that I do not want "a trip just to have fun" - I am an experienced fisherman and I have certain targets. Captain Mauricio was very careful of my demands. Unlike other charters that organize trips for tourists, and only care about catching a fish or two for fun, Captain Mauricio is the perfect guide for both beginners and advanced anglers, and can lead you on specialized fishing trips depending on the target species. Moreover, like a true fisherman, Captain Mauricio is very careful in respecting nature and the fish.
Due to the weather conditions, I agreed with Mauricio to change the initial scheduled dates, but I want to highlight that he was very careful to the forecast, wind, currents, water level, etc. Moreover, this charters offers transfer to the meeting place (the port where the boat is). Mauricio's associate, Javier, is a kind person and a good driver - he took care for the transfer from the hotel and back. I also want to mention that both, Mauricio and Javier speaks in English - which as I sadly found, is not so common among argentinian people, even for those which works with tourits. So, an additional plus for that!
Regarding the trip, I booked two trips. My main target was the golden dorado, followed by other species, so on the first day we chased the dorados. The first spot we stopped was a confluence of a chanel with a river branch. I caught my very first dorado at my third cast. Basically, in the first 15 minutes of fishing I already caught 3 dorados. We used both live bait, and lures. I caught about 10 dorados in that place, and one piranha (Palometa). Captain Mauricio also caught some small yellow catfish, which served as bait.
After that, we moved in "the middle of the river" (a place that in my opinion is a beginning of an estuary, but the locals still call it river), to chase big fish. In there we caught 5 big dorados, one of them with lure. Acoording to Captain Mauricio, this was the very first time when he saw someone catching a dorado with vobler in that area - "the middle of the river".
Overall, the first day was a successful trip. Captain Mauricio is a kind person and a pleasant company, and once again, a very good guide.
I highly recommend Captain Mauricio for both beginners and experienced anglers, and as I saw, he is the best guide in the area. Unlike other charters, he is not looking just for take your money, he cares for your demands and needs, and do his best to ofer you a great experience.
