All,

Just got off of the phone with Ben Hoffman from Frontier Travels who did confirm the following rumor floating around on the 'net:

If you are headed to Chile to fish, you will probably have your flies confiscated in Santiago. This is a knee-jerk reaction on the part of the Chilean government to the threat of Avian flu.

Those travelers who look like anglers (ie:carrying rod tubes) will be taken out of line, searched and have their flies confiscated. This is a new protection enacted without warning on February 1st.

Bad news, indeed.

Joseph