Patagonia Fly Fishing Odyssey 2028 – Chile & Argentina
August 28, 2026
Fri, Jan 23 Land in Santiago Chile. Overnight in Santiago.
Sat, Jan 24 Fly to Balmaceda. Transfer 45 mins to Cinco Rios Lodge.
Sun-Tue 3 days floating large and medium turquois rivers east and west of the Andes such as the Simpson, La Paloma, Mañihuales, Juemueles, Desierto, and Aysen. You’ll be there at the height of the famous, bi-annual Cantaria Beetle Hatch!
Wed, Jan 28 Full day fishing, drive 1 hour east to Estancia del Zorro. Check in, cocktails and dinner.
Thu-Fri Wade fish smaller waters in the Valley of the Moon, such as the Ñirehuao, Richards and Zorro Spring Creek. There are several lake options such as Lago Atravesado, where it’s mostly 18–22 inch Brown Trout using only a #6 Black Foam Beetle!
Sat, Jan 31 Check out. The lodge will drive us 1.5 hours back to the Balmaceda Airport for our 1-hour direct flight to Puerto Montt, Chile.
Rate: $6,950/angler
Included: Lodging in double occupancy, meals, open bar, transfers to/from Balmaceda, guided fishing with license.
Not included: Flights, single angler fee, travel insurance, services in Santiago, fishing gear fully outfitted ($250) and gratuities.
Tue, Feb 3 10:15am Check out. Take a taxi 15 mins to the La Paloma airstrip outside Puerto Montt for your 1 hour charter flight to Chaiten, departing at noon. When you land, the lodge staff will meet you and transfer you about 45 mins to Patagonian BaseCamp Lodge. Settle in, assemble gear, fishing orientation over cocktails and dinner.
Feb 4-5 Two full days float or wade fishing on the Palena, Rosselot, and Yelcho Rivers and countless tributaries and lakes. Cantaria Beetle Fishing Continues!
Fri, Feb 6 Start your overnight float to IslaLeonCamp. After breakfast, you will drive 2 hours up the Palena River, launch the boat, fish all day and end at the high standard tent camp IslaLeonCamp to spend one night.
Sat, Feb 7 Breakfast in camp, fish all day on the Palena River ending up right in front of the main lodge.
Feb 8-9 Two full days guided fishing from Patagonian BaseCamp.
Tue, Feb 10 Start your 2 nights/3 days at TempleCamp (Trip highlight!) Breakfast, drive to the remote Figueroa River, launch boats, fish all day, ending at TempleCamp.
Wed, Feb 11 Walk and wade rivers in the semi-pampa area of Lago Verde where hoppers over populate the grasslands. Additional fishing can be had on Lago Verde, where it’s all sight fishing for cruising trout. Spend another night in TempleCamp.
Thu, Feb 12 Breakfast in camp. Float/fish all day on the lower portion of the Figueroa River. Overnight at Patagonian BaseCamp Lodge.
Fri, Feb 13 After breakfast, transfer back to the airstrip and charter back to Puerto Montt. Taxi to your preferred hotel in Puerto Varas. Dinner feast at Mesa Tropera restaurant on Lago Llanquihue.
Sat. Feb 14 Check out, taxi to Puerto Montt to cross the Andes to San Martin, Argentina by 5.5 hr first class bus. The bus offers cushioned and spacious semi-reclining seats, better than any airplane seat. Plus, you can get up and walk around, and see the gorgeous forested Andean landscape out of the big picture windows as you go.
Rate: $12,995/angler
Included: Lodging in single occupancy unless otherwise requested, guided fishing with license, laundry, meals, open bar, all charter flights, transfers between airstrip and the lodge. Optional overnights in camps.
Not included: Commercial flights, hotel, meals and transfers in Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt, travel insurance, services in Santiago, gratuities and gear.
Sat, Feb 14 Our bus from Puerto Montt, Chile arrives into San Martin late afternoon. Fishing guides will transfer us 20 mins to Puente Negro Lodge on the Chimehuin River. Settle in, cocktails and dinner.
Sun-Mon Two full days float fishing the historic Chimehuin, a crystal clear, mid-sized river lined with willows, grasses and rocky ledges that cuts through some of Patagonia’s most beautiful country. We will be using a variety of techniques for 15-20” Rainbows and Browns.
Tue, Feb 17 Check out after breakfast, transfer 1 hour to the Collon Cura Lodge on the Collon Cura River. Check in, fish the rest of the day.
Wed-Friday Three days float fishing the Collon Cura River, where catch rates are quite high with dries. We’ll be there for the annual minnow run when millions of juvenile pejerrey patagonico and puyen chico migrate into the Collon Cura from the lake and the trout gorge on them, often breaking the water in an aggressive feeding frenzy.
Sat, Feb 21 Check out after breakfast. Transfer 1.5 hours to Limay River Ranch. Check into your cabin, early lunch, fish the rest of the day on the Limay Medio River.
Sun – Tues Three full days fishing the Limay Medio River, which provides the greatest potential for trophy Brown Trout fishing in north central Patagonia. The Limay Medio tailwater is a dynamic fishery offering a mix of Henrys Fork or Missouri River style dry fly fishing with some pseudo steelhead fishing tactics for massive Brown Trout.
Wed, Feb 25 Check out, transfer 2.5 hours to the San Martin Airport for our flight to Buenos Aires.
Rate: $12,100/angler
Per Night Rate: $1,100/angler
Included: Lodging in double occupancy, meals, open bar, guided fishing with license and ground transfers.
Not included: Flights, gear, single angler fee, gratuities, transfers to/from the Bariloche Airport, services in Buenos Aires
Fri, Feb 27 Arrive Buenos Aires, transfer to LoiSuites Recoleta Hotel or any hotel in the Recoleta neighborhood.
Sat, Feb 28 6:15am transfer to the San Fernando private airport for 2.5 hour charter flight San Eugenio private airstrip. Transfer 15 mins to Alondra’i Lodge. Check in, lunch, trip orientation and arrange your gear for the next couple of days. Walk the grounds or relax until dinner.
Sun, Mar 1 Fly Fishing the Ibera National Park to fish for Golden Dorado. Overnight at Ruguá Camp.
Mon, Mar 2 Fully day fishing the wetlands, overnight at Yaguareté Avá Camp.
Tue, Mar 3 Full day fishing in the wetland. Overnight at Alondra’i Lodge.
Wed, Mar 4 Breakfast, board a 20 min charter flight to the Goya Airport. Transfer 20 mins to Jetu’u Lodge. Full day of fishing the Ysoro Marsh and Middle Parana River.
Thu-Fri Breakfast and full day of fishing the Ysoro Marsh and Middle Parana River
Sat, Mar 7 Check out, transfer 20 mins to the Goya Airport for your 2-hour charter back to the San Fernando Airport in Buenos Aires. Private transfer to the international airport for your flight home.
Weekly Rate: $8,350/angler
Included: All lodging in double occupancy, meals, open bar, guided fishing with license and all flies, Charter flights, and in/out ground transfers in Buenos Aires.
Not Included: Commercial flights, gratuities, laundry, hotels/meals, additional transfers in Buenos Aires.
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