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I received a call in the morning from Jeremy that the Maine fresh water was fishing well. He said that the Landlocked Salmon and native Maine Brook Trout were on the move from the lakes into the rivers. I am from Argentina and was visiting and staying with family in Connecticut for the month of September. It was an eight hour drive from Connecticut to Maine and I only had one day I could fish but I knew that I just had to get it done. My theory is that when the fishing is on, you have to capitalize on the opportunity. In Argentina it is important to fly fish when the fish are there. Not necessarily on your schedule but the fishes schedule. So, I am accustomed to last minute Trout and Salmon adventures. I had been fly fishing strictly on salt water during my stay in the USA and hadn't planned on fly fishing for Trout. So I made the switch as best I could. I grabbed my home made five weight, some Argentina Brown Trout fly boxes and headed North in a little beater car to meet Jeremy. I had one day to fish hard and get back that same night. Things started of a little slow until we got to a river that was off the beaten path. We drove for some time on dirt roads and finally arrived at the river. For the first time during the day, I felt at home. Fast ripping water and unlimited structure. This river was a Trout and Salmon paradise. People often say the grass is always greener on the other side. However, Jeremy and were discussing how fly fisherman often take their own home water for granted. Maine has the same vastness as Argentina with thousands of rivers and streams. Maine is equally as beautiful and amazing as

is Argentina. The only thing I wish I had was more time. I wish I had four more lives to fish all of Maine’s waters. I showed Jeremy my fly box and mentioned that I would really love to catch a fish on some of the patterns I tie and use in Argentina. Jeremy looked at my box and said, “Oh yah, these will work.” So, Jeremy put us right where the fish were and I put my big Argentinean fly patterns to work. Not just one, but all of my soft hackle Argentinean fly patterns worked. I was the happiest man on earth. Jeremy graciously loaned me his home water and we continued to land many beautiful Landlocked Salmon and magnificent native Maine Brook Trout. It seemed to be one fish after another. From that moment on Maine will forever be in my dreams. Jeremy, when you come to Argentina this year, I will graciously extend the same level of hospitality. Thank you for an amazing fly fishing memory.