Sécure
One Last Cast
Week 18 marked the final chapter of the 2026 season at Sécure Lodge.
Seven guests joined us for the closing week, hosted by renowned angler and guide Hilary Hutcheson, who returned after sharing an exceptional experience here in 2025.
The river seemed determined to make the goodbye memorable.
Low, exceptionally clear water created demanding, technical fishing throughout Sécure, Ashahana, and Maniquicito, with repeated sight-fishing situations and dry-fly opportunities.
Whitney landed a 20-pound pacú on the surface far upstream. Four other pacú ate surface flies during the same remarkable session.
And then, in the final moments of the final day, Joshua and Whitney found one last feeding frenzy and converted it into a simultaneous dorado double.
There are easier ways to end a season.
There are few better ones.
7 Hilary, Ebon, Whitney, Anne, Katherine, Janlori & Joshua (United States). Hilary hosted the group; Hilary, Ebon, Katherine and Janlori on their second visit.
The week remained warm during both days and nights. The first half was completely sunny before permanent cloud cover settled over the final days, though no rain followed.
Without precipitation and under sustained heat, the rivers continued dropping. The result was extremely low and clear water, creating a technical and demanding scenario.
But those same conditions also produced repeated opportunities for sight fishing and dry-fly presentations across the Sécure, Ashahana, and Maniquicito. For the final week of the season, the river offered fishing that demanded precision and rewarded those willing to work for every opportunity.
Catch of the Week
Twenty Pounds on the Surface
Far upstream, during the final moments of a remarkable day, Whitney presented a surface fly to a large pacú.
The fish ate.
What followed was a hard fight with one of the river’s great black plates, eventually bringing a 20-pound pacú to the bank.
A fish of that size is memorable under any circumstances.
Taking one on the surface, in extremely clear water, during the final week of the season made it something else entirely.
Memorable Moments
Five Pacú Came Up
Whitney’s 20-pound fish was not an isolated opportunity.
During the same day, five pacú took surface flies on the same rod.
Four escaped.
The fifth became the Catch of the Week.
Even the fish that never reached the bank helped define one of the most remarkable surface sessions of the season.
The Last Feeding Frenzy
The season still had one final moment waiting.
In the closing minutes of the final fishing day, Joshua and Whitney encountered a feeding frenzy and squeezed every remaining second from it.
The result was a spectacular double dorado hookup.
Last day.
Last moments.
Two fish at once.
It was difficult to imagine a more fitting way for Sécure to say goodbye.
The People Behind the Week
Janlori and Katherine added memorable dorado of their own.
Anne brought a sensitivity and capacity to enjoy every dimension of the experience that left a deep impression on those around her.
And throughout the week, Hilary and Ebon were present in every detail, with the intuition, warmth, and commitment that help turn individual days of fishing into a shared experience.
The Week at Sécure
The final week brought technical clear-water fishing, dry flies, a 20-pound pacú, repeated surface opportunities, and a double dorado hookup in the last moments of the season.
And then it was time to leave.
For those of us who love this place, that moment always arrives with the same mixture of gratitude, melancholy, and the certainty that some experiences are simply impossible to transfer completely into words.
Sécure closes its 2026 season.
The river stays.
Fernando, Guides & Staff
Sécure Lodge, 2026
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