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| Marcelo "Cormorant" Dufflocq |
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Marcelo has been guiding in Chile for more than 20 years. He has explored
and developed most of the best fisheries in the country. He is the manager
and host at Estancia de los Rios Lodge. Also an accomplished photographer
and fly fishing instructor, Marcelo is married and has two children. His
nick name is "Cormorant"
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| Niccolo "Nico" Cantarutti |
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| Jaime "Trapa-Trapa"Castillo |
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 Jaime,
here in blue, is the head guide at Estancia de los Rios Lodge, he has been
guiding with us for six consecutive seasons. He is an accomplished fly tier,
enthusiastic fisherman, explorer, expert boatman, and excellent chef. Apart
from guiding Jaime, along with Clauido Joost, are in charge of the weekly
"asado", or lamb roast. |
| Sebastian "Si " Letelier |
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 Sebastián
has been guiding with us for eleven years, along with Nico, was one of the
first two guides to work at Estancia de los Ríos. He knows the rivers
of the area like the palm of his hand. He is also an outstanding fly tier
and apart from regular flies for everyday use, he ties magnificent salmon
flies. His creations are wonderful works of art, like his beautiful drawings
and paintings. You can see some of his flies, drawings and paintings on
his great web page: www.sebastianletelier.cl |
| Claudio Joost |
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| Felipe Gonzales and Daniel Meza |
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Felipe (left), checking new waters with Daniel, has been guiding for the
last seven years. He is in charge of coordinating all outdoor activities
at the lodge. Apart from being an expert fly fisherman and guide, Felipe
is also an accomplished mountain climber. Daniel has been guiding at the
lodge for the past five seasons. He is also an expert oarsman, fly tier,
and enthusiastic fisherman. Daniel is also a classic guitarist and if you
ask him, he will delight you with live classic music during cocktails or
dinner.
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Brothers Marcelo and Christian Dufflocq, and their friend Claudio Pumarino
(center), are the owners of Rios Azules. They have explored almost every
corner of Chile in search of the best fishing and natural wonders. They
currently own and operate three of the best fly fishing lodges in the
Chile, along with 
Nico has been working with us for eleven years, he started as one of the
first guides at Estancia de los Rios lodge, where he worked for five years
as head guide. Now he is the manager at Fundo el Salto lodge where he
works along with his wife Karen. He is a passionate angler, great photographer
and acomplished oarsman. Nico also keeps his days busy by running after
his 5 year old son Stefano.
Claudio was born in Patagonia and knows almost every corner of it like
the back of his hand. He is an accomplished fly fisherman and has been
guiding professionally for more than ten years. Claudio is also an expert
oarsman and streamside chef. Claudio is an accomplished fly tyer and is
always developing new patterns and trying fantastic new materials ( which
he only knows where to get )