Untamed Angling is committed to reducing our environmental impact at every opportunity. We are now proudly using reusable cards for keeping track of research and fish data at our lodges. This change alone eliminates the use of more than ten thousand sheets of paper per lodge per season.

Untamed Angling is pleased to announce the release of Blood Run — a new film that features Ross Purnell and Rodrigo Salles as they take on payara in the Brazilian Amazon. The film is now available to watch (for free) online, and there’s also an opportunity for a chance to win a trip to Xingu Lodge.

From Fly Fisherman:
On Brazil’s Xingu River, Kayapo warriors use the enormous fangs from vampire fish to cut and scar their arms. Join Rodrigo Salles and Ross Purnell in their quest to catch these magnificent jungle fish, and become the first outsiders to participate in this ancient ritual.

Special thanks to our partners Scientific Anglers, The Fly Shop, Sweetwater Brewing Company, and to Untamed Angling in producing this film. Untamed Angling is giving away a one-week trip to the Xingu River, valid any time in the 2021 or 2022 seasons. To enter the sweepstakes just send the text message “UNTAMEDANGLING” to 31996. (Deadline is Oct. 31, 2020. Open to U.S. residents 21 years and older.)

Urgent: The quality of fishing in the Xingu and Iriri rivers depends on the Kayapo’s ability to control their borders and keep out poachers, miners, and loggers who use rivers for access, and operate illegally. Please donate through https://kayapo.org/guardposts/ or search for “Funding Kayapo Guard Posts” at GoFundMe.com.

Untamed Angling is pleased to be featured on the cover of the new issue of In the Loop!

Rodrigo Salles’ feature article, “Whispers in the Night” about an experience of fly fishing for big payara on the Rio Xingu in Brazil, earned the cover shot. It’s great to see so much coverage of Xingu Lodge recently. The world is quickly discovering how special this fly fishing destination is.

Read the new issue of In the Loop by clicking HERE.

In May of 2017, Oliver White, Marcelo Perez, and Rodrigo Salles ventured up to the crystal clear waters of the Upper Secure River at Tsimane to fly fish for dorado and pacu.

This trip was filmed by Matt Jones and his crew and is now edited by Camilo Duarte and available to watch in a new film short sponsored by Patagonia. Enjoy!

https://www.tsimanelodge.com/

Fly Fisherman Magazine editor and publisher Ross Purnell is a longtime friend of Untamed Angling who has visited several Untamed Angling destinations over the years. In a new episode of the Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast, Purnell discusses his experiences of fly fishing in the Amazon. Click HERE to listen.

Rodrigo Salles of Untamed Angling is on another podcast!

Be sure to check out Rodrigo on The Itinerant Angler by clicking HERE.

Rodrigo Salles of Untamed Angling is the guest on the newest episode of The Venturing Angler Podcast. The topic of discussion is fly fishing for payara at Xingu Lodge. Rodrigo discusses what makes these fish so special and how to fish for them. Click HERE to listen.

Rodrigo Salles of Untamed Angling has been making the rounds on fly fishing podcasts recently, and he recently sat down for a Zoom call with Robert Giannino of Fly Fishing Journeys. The Fly Fishing Show has the interview live now on their YouTube page.

Be sure to check it out!

At Untamed Angling, we take pride in our relationships and the impact of our partnerships on ecosystems and communities. We invite you to learn more:

https://www.untamedangling.com/files/UNA_Institutional%20Report_2019b.pdf

We are very excited to announce that Untamed Angling is featured on the cover of Fly Fisherman Magazine. With a great cover shot of Rodrigo Salles holding a payara, the new issue has a great feature story on fly fishing at Xingu Lodge and Kendjam Lodge and efforts to protect this ecosystem and the way of life for the Kayapo people who call his jungle home. Be sure to check out the new issue!