Fly Fishing Patagonia is hosting three weeks at Patagonian BaseCamp in Chile’s remote Aysén region in January 2028. Choose a 7-night or 10-night program, with access to three deluxe outpost camps, world-class brown and rainbow trout fishing, and the firsthand guidance of a host who has fished these waters.
Where: Patagonia BaseCamp, Chile
Dates: Jan 16-23, Jan 18-28 & Jan 23-30, 2028
# of spots: 6 rods each week
Hosted by: Justi Campa (email him a question)
Rates: $8,995 – $13,995
Included: Lodging in single occupancy unless otherwise requested, all charter flights, guided fishing with license, laundry, meals, open bar, transfers between airstrip and the lodge. Optional overnights in camps.
Not included: Commercial flights, gratuities, gear, Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt hotels, meals and transfers, travel insurance, services in Santiago.
Join Fly Fishing Patagonia in Chile, Jan 2028, at Patagonian BaseCamp! In the visually spectacular region of Aysén, anglers can experience some of the best and most remote trout fishing in Patagonia.
Choose Your Week in 2028!
Jan 18–28 — 10 Nights / 9 Days Fishing (5 Rods Left)
Jan 16–23 — 7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing (4 Rods Left)
Jan 23–30 — 7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing (6 Rods Left)
In 2026, we hosted groups at the lodge for 12 days and are excited to return!
(Read that 2026 Report.)
Patagonian BaseCamp has a beautiful main lodge on the Río Palena near the little town of La Junta, plus 3 deluxe and isolated outpost camps. Between the lodge and the 3 camps, they have so many different fishing options that you’d need a month to fish it all. The main lodge accommodates up to 12 anglers in private single rooms, but the lodge feels intimate because on any given night, half the guests are out at the camps.
Throughout their season, they offer a 7-night, 10-night and 11-night program, each with a max of 6 anglers and everyone gets a private room. Anglers on the 7-night program will fish some excellent trout waters, but they will never have the option to experience Temple Camp on the Figueroa River or the secluded waters of Escondido Camp. In our experience, both camps are crown jewels of Patagonian BaseCamp but only offered on the 10 and 11-night programs.
This is why we are returning to host another 10-night program. We want to see our clients’ reactions when they arrive at Temple Camp or when they float the upper Figueroa River through the canyon for the first time. And we want another opportunity for our guests to experience the remoteness of Escondido Camp. Maybe this year, someone will actually land a 26-inch trout there.
But we also want to help our clients increase their odds of landing more big browns which populate the Río Palena just above the lodge. We’ve got some deadly tactics and gear to share specifically for that big fish section.
If you’d like to join, we highly recommend reserving your spots for the 10-night program ASAP and later downgrading to either of our 7-night hosted programs if needed. Should you need to pick either of the 7 night programs, we’ll still get to see you and hopefully share a a boat one day. Over the years, we’ve seen how the 10- and 11-night programs during January and February get booked full before the 7-night programs do, so early planning is essential!
If you’d prefer not to wait until 2028 to experience Patagonian BaseCamp, contact Fly Fishing Patagonia for remaining open rods during the 2027 season.
Check out the descriptive itinerary below and contact us today to learn more.
PATAGONIAN BASECAMP 10-DAY SAMPLE PROGRAM
Jan 18-28, 2028
(7 nights at the lodge, 1 night at IslaLeonCamp, 2 nights at TempleCamp)
MONDAY, Jan 17
Arrive Santiago Chile. Fly 2 hours to Puerto Montt, taxi 25 minutes to your hotel in Puerto Varas, a beautiful little town on Lago Llanquihue. There are excellent hotels and restaurants and we’ll give you recommendations for hotels to book and/or avoid.
TUESDAY, Jan 18
Hotel check out. Take a 30 min taxi to the La Paloma airstrip in Puerto Montt to meet your lodge representative and other guests. Check in time is 10:30am, for a 11:30am departure. You will take a 35 min charter flight to the Chaiten Airport and be picked up by the guides and be transferred 2 hours to the lodge. Check in, guide orientation to discuss fishing options, cocktails and dinner.
WEDNESDAY -THURSDAY
Two full days guided fishing from Patagonian BaseCamp. From the lodge, fish waters such as the Rio Rosselot, Lago Rosselot, Rio Palena, Rio Quieto or the Rio Claro Solar.
FRIDAY, Jan 21
Start your overnight at IslaLeonCamp on the Rio Palena.
After breakfast, you will drive 2 hours up the Palena River, launch the boat, fish all day and end at IslaLeonCamp to spend one night. The Palena offer spectacular scenery that changes often as you float down. You’ll have lots of dry fly action with big terrestrials and wading opportunities from the gravel bars or by walking up one of the many tributaries. The Palena under normal conditions has a slight glacial tint and hold lots of 20-23 inch Brown Trout.
IslaLeonCamp is a comfortable tent camp accommodating 4 anglers in dome tents on wooden platforms, each containing 2 beds with quality linens, carpet and heaters. The camp has a bathroom with flush toilet and hot showers, and electricity on demand but do bring your headlamp. Dinner is prepared over an open fire pit and accompanied by cocktails, wine and beer.
SATURDAY, Jan 22
Yogurt parfait and eggs to order breakfast. Fish all day on the Palena ending up in front of the main lodge. This section is riddled with sunken trees and rock ledges that hold some rather large Brown Trout. This section is also known for its scum lines where sipping rainbows are easily spotted. Overnight at the Patagonian BaseCamp Lodge.
SUNDAY-MONDAY
Two full days guided fishing from Patagonian BaseCamp.
TUESDAY, Jan 25
Start your 2 nights/3 days at TempleCamp (TRIP HIGHLIGHT!)
Breakfast, drive to TempleCamp and drop luggage. Launch boats on the Rio Pico and soon float into the upper Figueroa River. Its pure water, with a slight glacial tint, flows over white boulders, submerged tree trunks, and along densely forested mountains. This float through the canyon will likely be the most beautiful river you have ever fished.
End the float at TempleCamp beach. The camp accommodating 6 anglers in 3 dome tents on wooden platforms, each dome containing 2 beds with quality linens, carpet, electricity, heaters and private bathrooms complete with flush toilets and hot showers. There is a main dining building with a deck that overlooks the turquoise Figueroa River.
WEDNESDAY, Jan 26
the layover day at Temple Camp include either a float on the upper or lower Fig, fishing Lago Verde, or a float on the Rio Pico close to Argentina. There are even some lake options that almost never get fished.
THURSDAY, Jan 27
Yogurt parfait and eggs to order breakfast. Full day fishing the Fig, Rio Pico or a lake. Return to
overnight at Patagonian BaseCamp Lodge.
FRIDAY, Jan 28
After breakfast, transfer back to the Chaiten Airstrip and charter back to Puerto Montt to connect with your flight to Santiago and home.
Rate: $13,995/angler
Included: Lodging in single occupancy unless otherwise requested, all charter flights, guided fishing with license, laundry, meals, open bar, transfers between airstrip and the lodge. Optional overnights in camps.
Not included: Commercial flights, gratuities, gear, Puerto Varas/Puerto Montt hotels, meals and transfers, travel insurance, services in Santiago.
ALL PROGRAMS AT PATAGONIAN BASECAMP
7 Nights / 6 Days Fishing
This program runs Sunday to Sunday and includes 1 night at in IslaLeon Camp on Rio Palena
Rate: $8,995/angler
10 Nights / 9 Days Fishing
This is the same as the 7 night program but runs Tuesday to Friday and includes 1 or 2 nights at
Temple Camp and/or Rio Palena overnight float with a stay in IslaLeon Camp
Rate: $13,995/angler
11 Nights / 10 Days Fishing
This is the same as the 7 Night program but run Friday to Tuesday and includes 1 or 2 nights at
Temple Camp and/or Rio Palena overnight float with a stay in IslaLeon Camp
Rate: $14,995/angler
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