Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 579 is my conversation with Rodrigo Salles of Untamed Angling about building world-class fishing experiences in some of the most remote places on earth. We talk through his work pioneering remote fisheries, how he partners with local and indigenous communities to open access responsibly, and what it really takes to run an operation deep in the jungle.
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Rodrigo Salles is a leader at Untamed Angling, an operation known for creating world-class fishing experiences in remote destinations. He has spent his career pioneering new fisheries and building access to some of the wildest waters anglers can reach.
Untamed Angling is a fishing-travel operation that develops and runs world-class angling destinations in remote regions, often deep in the jungle. It is known for pairing exceptional fishing with conservation-minded partnerships with the communities that steward those waters.
Rodrigo explains that opening a remote fishery requires working closely with local and indigenous communities, structuring access so that it protects the resource and benefits the people who live there. That conservation-driven model is central to how the operation works.
Remote fisheries are fragile, and their long-term value depends on keeping them healthy. Rodrigo argues that responsible access, community partnership, and conservation are not add-ons but the foundation that makes world-class fishing sustainable. He details that philosophy in the episode.
Tom Rowland Podcast Episode 579 with Rodrigo Salles is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. The video version is embedded at the top of this page.
Untamed Angling opens up places most anglers will only ever dream about, and Rodrigo is the kind of person who makes that happen by combining adventure with real conservation thinking. I wanted to understand how you even begin to build a fishing operation deep in remote country, and how you do it in a way that protects both the fishery and the communities that live there. His perspective on responsible access is one more people in our world should hear.
Opening a fishing operation deep in remote country is a logistical and human challenge most of us cannot imagine. Rodrigo walks through what it actually takes, from access to infrastructure to relationships. It is a side of the sport almost nobody sees. Press play to hear how he builds the impossible.
The part I respect most is how Untamed Angling works with local and indigenous communities. Rodrigo explains why responsible access has to start with the people who live there, and how that partnership protects both the fishery and the culture. Listen to him explain the model.
Remote does not mean indestructible. Rodrigo makes the case that the wildest fisheries are often the most fragile, and that conservation is what keeps them worth traveling to. It is a philosophy that should reach well beyond his operation. Hear him connect adventure to stewardship in the episode.
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What stayed with me after talking to Rodrigo is that the best adventure fishing on earth depends entirely on treating wild places and their people with respect.
He is opening doors to waters most of us will never otherwise see, and he is doing it the right way. Press play to hear how adventure and conservation can be the same thing.
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Rodrigo Salles is a leader at Untamed Angling, an operation known for creating world-class fishing experiences in remote destinations, often deep in the jungle. He has built a career pioneering new fisheries and developing conservation-driven access that partners closely with the local and indigenous communities who steward those waters.
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