{"id":23740,"date":"2019-05-15T16:48:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T22:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/"},"modified":"2019-05-15T16:48:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T22:48:01","slug":"steamboat-olympian-spillane-heads-south-to-fish-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/local-news\/steamboat-olympian-spillane-heads-south-to-fish-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Steamboat Olympian Spillane heads south to fish in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"5.7635327635328\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-365935-861\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Louis Cahill | Johnny Spillane strips a line south of the equator.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"5.3493975903614\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619.jpg\" alt=\"Johnny Spillane strips a line south of the equator.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.2409638554217\">\n<p><strong>Johnny Spillane strips a line south of the equator.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Louis Cahill<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Louis Cahill | Spillane and Louis Cahill scout a stretch of river.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"5.3493975903614\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-1.jpg\" alt=\"Spillane and Louis Cahill scout a stretch of river.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.2409638554217\">\n<p><strong>Spillane and Louis Cahill scout a stretch of river.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Louis Cahill<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-1.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Louis Cahill | The reward: a brown trout at the end of the line.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"5.3333333333333\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-2.jpg\" alt=\"The reward: a brown trout at the end of the line.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.2222222222222\">\n<p><strong>The reward: a brown trout at the end of the line.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Louis Cahill<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-2.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Louis Cahill | Spillane and another South American catch.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"5.2702702702703\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-3.jpg\" alt=\"Spillane and another South American catch.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"6.1486486486486\">\n<p><strong>Spillane and another South American catch.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Louis Cahill<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-3.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/ArgentinaFlyFish-SDN-051619-3.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Sure, the fishing on the Yampa River is great. But sometimes you just have to head a little south. Or in Johnny Spillane\u2019s case, way south.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The local Olympian and owner of Steamboat Flyfisher did just that in November, flying down to Argentina\u2019s San Martin de los Andes in the middle of their spring to help outfitter Andes Drifters reconnoiter new rivers to fish. Joining him on the journey was Louis Cahill of fly fishing blog Gink and Gasoline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Targeting brown trout because the rainbows were in spawn, the two quickly put their skills to use.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe were invited down to help them explore new rivers to possibly offer to anglers through their outfitting service,\u201d said Spillane, who made the trip between stints running the store and announcing World Cup Nordic events. \u201cWe spent a lot of the time hiking into rivers that had never been fished before, some days covering up to 25 kilometers just to get in and out of a new area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">By the end of the trip, Spillane was smitten with angling in South America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was the best trout fishing I\u2019ve ever experienced, anywhere,\u201d he said, adding that the biggest catch measured about 24 inches. \u201cWe hiked into a bunch of rivers where the fish had never seen a fly, and all you had to do was get it in front of them. I have no idea how many fish we caught, suffice it to say it was enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/sports\/steamboat-olympian-johnny-spillane-heads-south-of-the-border-to-fly-fish-in-argentina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johnny Spillane strips a line south of the equator.Courtesy Louis Cahill Buy Photo Spillane and Louis Cahill scout a stretch of river.Courtesy Louis Cahill Buy Photo The reward: a brown trout at the end of the line.Courtesy Louis Cahill Buy Photo Spillane and another South American catch.Courtesy Louis Cahill Buy Photo Show CaptionsHide Captions Sure, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-23740","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-10 22:38:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KIFT - The LIFT FM","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23740\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}