Argentina Fly Fishing - Sample Itinerary
Day
1: Arrival & Introductions
Arrive in Buenos Aires. You are met at the airport by our city guide who takes you to either the domestic airport or to your hotel. Depending on your arrival time you may be required to stay one night in Buenos Aires and depart to Esquel the next day. If you do stay, our city guide can make any hotel or restaurant reservations you like. The flight to the Patagonian town of Esquel is about 2 hours is our Patagonia fly fishing gateway city in Argentina. Connect with our company representative and travel to the remote border region of Chile and Argentina. After an hour drive and thirty minute drive you will arrive at the spectacularly situated Argentina fly Fishing lodge, El Encuentro, which will serve as our base-camp for fly fishing Argentina 's Rio Grande and Alcerces Park. You'll unwind from your trip with a hearty welcome-dinner, an open fireplace and a cozy room.
Day
2: Rio
Grande - Floating & Wading
After an early breakfast we set out to go
fly fishing Argentina's Rio Grande. We put
in near the headwaters of the Rio Grande at
Lago Amutui Quimei a twenty minute drive from
our riverside lodge. We drift down over the
numerous gravel bars that characterize this
stretch of the Rio Grande and fly fish the
river's many eddies with weighted streamers.
There will also be opportunities to fly fish
with dry flies and use sight fishing techniques.
We'll have a riverside lunch and continue
fishing until we float back to the El Encuentro
lodge. We'll take out and head for the lodge
for a hearty dinner and plan to catch the
evening hatch afterwards. Fly fishing in Argentina doesn't get much better than this!
Day
3: Esquel,
Chubut - Arroyo Pescado
Today we will set out to go
fly fishing Argentina's Arroyo Pescado (Spring
Creek) which is about 40 kilometers east of
the city of Esquel and our quarry will be
Rainbow and Brown trout. We will fish with
dry flies and nymphs and be wading for much
of the day. You will need bomber felt soled
waders with lots of traction as the riverbed
is thick with slippery mosses. The creek itself
lies on private property, in an open meadow
that is subject to much wind exposure that
increase as the day progresses. Arroyo Pescado
is an incredibly productive stream with fish
sizes ranging from 1.5 to 5 kilograms. Patagonia fly fishing at its best! We
will head back to the entrance of Los Alcerces
National Park and spend the overnight in Villa
Rivadavia in well appointed and provisioned
cabins.
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Day 4: Los
Alerces Park - Rio Rivadavia
Fly Fishing in Argentina's Los Alerces
Park will be on the agenda today, specifically
the Rio Rivadavia. This river connects two
large lakes in Los Alerces Park. We will start
in Lago Rivadavia and make our way to Lago
Futalaufquen. The fishing today will be for
Rainbow and Brown trout with occasional Brookies
and Landlocked Salmon, depending on the water
temperature and time of the year. We will
be wading and drifting for most of the day
until we reach Lago Futalaufquen. In the Evening
we will return to our comfortable cabins in
Villa Rivadavia.
Day
5: Los
Alerces Park - Rio
Arrayanes and Lago Verde
After an early breakfast we will
head back to Los Alcerces National Park to
fly fish Lago Verde and Rio Arraynes. Rio
Arraynes is a wide river, densely vegetated
with plenty of good habitat for trout. The
river drains Lago Verde which is also a very
productive fishing lake. Lago Verde is best
fished by boat and has a wide variety of terrain
characteristics that make the fly fishing
varied and interesting. In the Evening we
will return to our comfortable cabins in Villa
Rivadavia.
Day
6: Esquel,
Chubut - Wilimanco Lagoon
We
will depart Villa Rivadavia early in the morning
and head out to Wilimanco Lagoon which lies
about 10 kilometers from Esquel. The Lagoon
is located in a colorful valley owned by the
Argentine Government. Only human powered boats
are permitted on the lagoon so we will fish
from raft or dory in the morning. In the afternoon, as the
wind picks up, we change over to wading from
the shore. The gentle decline of the lake
bed and shallow depth will allow us to wade
out almost 100 meters from the shoreline.
After a full day of fishing we will return
to El Encuentro fly fishing lodge for a hearty
dinner and with time to catch the evening
hatch.
Day
7: Alto
Rio Futaleufu - Floating & Wading
Today we leave Argentina to go fly fishing
in Chile on the Upper Rio Futaleufu. After
the Rio Grande crosses the border it becomes
the Rio Futaleufu. We put in near the border
with Argentina, about a fifteen minute drive
from our El Encuentro Lodge. Today we will
drift over gravel bars and fly fish the river's
many eddies with weighted streamers. Once
again we will have the opportunity to fly
fish with dry flies and use sight fishing
techniques. We'll will stop for a lunch, riverside
and continue fly fishing until we get to the
village of Futaleufu. We'll take out just
about the famous class V Infiernio canyon
and head back to El Encuentro fly fishing
lodge for a hearty dinner. This is Chile fly fishing at its best!
Day
8: Departure
Wake up for a
leisurely
breakfast and take our shuttle to Esquel, Argentina.
As you catch a final view of the Río
Grande; surrounded by granite cliffs and snow capped mountains, take a moment to
reflect upon all of the amazing sights and
experiences of this past week. After all these
years we are still stunned that views like
these exist. For anglers looking for even
more fishing we suggest adding a week of fly fishing Chile from the Isla Monita Lodge.
PRICE: $3495.00
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INCLUDES:
Round trip transportation between El Encuentro
fly fishing lodge and Esquel, Argentina. See our Argentina fly
fishing packing list for specific details.
The actual fly fishing Patagonia week may
vary according to the desires and skill level
of your group, the water levels, weather,
or other factors.
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| Experience
Needed:
Intermediate to Expert |
| Physical Challenge: Medium |
| Cultural Experience: High |
| Lodging: Inns & Lodges |
| Comfort Rating: High |
| Days away from home: 10 |
| Days with us: 8 |
| Max Trip Size: 6 |
| Price: $3495.00 USD (includes RT flight between Puerto Montt and Chaiten) |
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| Region: Chubut Province, Patagonia Argentina, |
| Lakes, Rivers, Sites Visited: Riversand lakes in Parque Nacional Los Alerces |
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Other Argentina Fly Fishing options include: Fly Fishing in Chile at the Isla Monita Lodge, Chile Fly Fishing from the CondorNest Ranch, Patagonia Fly Fishing Lodge - Multisport Vacation, Argentina Fly Fishing in Los Alerces, Chile Fly Fishing Lodge Instruction. All of our programs adhere to our Catch & Release Guidelines for Fly Fishing in Chile.
Downloadable pdf Brochure Chile Fly Fishing
