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Fly Fishing Argentina

Native-English guides to the finest fly water in the world — from the trout rivers of Patagonia to the golden dorado of the north and the sea trout at the end of the earth. And when you are ready, we will organise the whole trip.

Deep local knowledge

Written by anglers who live and fish these waters — honest, detailed and current.

Every fishery, one place

Patagonian trout, Fuegian sea trout and subtropical golden dorado — all covered in depth.

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Guides, lodges, licences and logistics — tell us your dates and we handle the rest.

The fish

Species

Seven great gamefish, from wild brown trout to the largest golden dorado on earth.

Brown Trout
Argentina’s Río Limay grows some of the heaviest resident brown trout on earth — 4-7 lb on an average day, double-digit fish every season. A complete guide to the fish, the water, the seasons and the tactics.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow trout are the backbone of Patagonian fly fishing – and at Jurassic Lake, Argentina grows the largest wild rainbows on earth. A complete guide to the fish, the waters, the seasons and the tactics.
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Brook Trout
The brook trout is Patagonia’s most beautiful fish – a char, not a trout – and in Chubut’s Rio Pico country Argentina grows them to world-record size. A complete guide to the fish, the waters and the tactics.
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Landlocked Salmon
The landlocked Atlantic salmon – salmón encerrado – is Patagonia’s rarest prize, and the turquoise Río Traful near Bariloche is its stronghold. A complete guide to the fish, the water and the tactics.
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Sea-Run Brown Trout
The Río Grande in Tierra del Fuego is the world’s greatest sea-run brown trout fishery – average fish near 12 lb, twenty-pounders every week. A complete guide to the fish, the river, the season and the flies.
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Chinook (King) Salmon
The chinook – or king salmon – is the biggest fish in Patagonia: a Pacific salmon that colonised Argentina’s southern rivers and now runs to 90 lb. A complete guide to the fish, the rivers, the season and the flies.
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Golden Dorado
The golden dorado – the ‘river tiger’ – is South America’s most explosive freshwater game fish, and Argentina is the best place on earth to catch one on a fly. A complete guide to the fish, the waters, the season and the flies.
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Where to fish

Destinations

The towns and regions that anchor a trip — pick your base.

Bariloche
Fly fishing in Bariloche, the capital of Northern Patagonia — the Limay, Traful and Manso, big-lake trout, and Nahuel Huapi National Park at your doorstep.
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San Martín de los Andes
Fly fishing from San Martín de los Andes, on Lago Lácar — the comfortable base for the Chimehuín, Malleo and Aluminé, with guides, lodges and Lanín’s rivers.
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Esquel & Trevelin
Fly fishing from Esquel and Trevelin — Patagonia’s most diverse trout base, from the clear rivers of Los Alerces to steppe spring creeks, with barely another angler.
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Tierra del Fuego
Fly fishing in Tierra del Fuego — the world’s greatest sea-run brown trout on the Río Grande, plus lake browns and rare sea-run brook trout at the end of the world.
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Corrientes
Golden dorado fly fishing in Corrientes — the giants of the Upper Paraná and the sight-fishing of the Iberá wetlands, with the country’s best dorado lodges.
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Junín de los Andes
Fly fishing from Junín de los Andes, Argentina’s National Trout Capital on the Chimehuín — the best river access in Patagonia, with guides, lodges and fly shops.
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Wild & protected

National Parks

The great parks that hold the water — regulations, entry fees and everything to see.

Nahuel Huapi National Park
Fly fishing in Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina’s oldest — trophy trout and landlocked salmon on the Limay and Traful, with rules, entry fees and its great lakes.
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Lanín National Park
Fly fishing in Lanín National Park — beneath the great volcano and its araucaria forests lie the Chimehuín and Malleo, two of Argentina’s most famous trout rivers.
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Los Alerces National Park
Fly fishing in Los Alerces National Park, a UNESCO gem — gin-clear rivers like the Rivadavia among ancient alerce forests, with regulations and entry fees.
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Iberá National Park
Fly fishing in Iberá National Park — golden dorado (fly-only, catch-and-release) in South America’s great rewilded wetland, home to the returning jaguar.
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Tierra del Fuego National Park
Fly fishing in Tierra del Fuego National Park near Ushuaia — brook trout at the end of the world, the End of the World Train and Lapataia Bay, with entry info.
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The rivers & lakes

Iconic Waters

The legendary rivers of Argentine fly fishing, in depth.

Traful River Fly Fishing
The Traful is one of Patagonia’s most storied trout rivers – a small, crystal-clear river inside Nahuel Huapi National Park, and the one water in the north with a genuine landlocked salmon population.
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Río Grande Fly Fishing (Tierra del Fuego)
The Río Grande in Tierra del Fuego is the greatest sea-run brown trout river on earth – a run of 70,000+ fish, averaging 12 lb, in the estancia country at the end of the world.
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Santa Cruz River Fly Fishing (King Salmon)
The Santa Cruz is a vast glacial river in deep-south Patagonia and home to the largest king salmon on earth – fish over 50 lb, with a record of 91 lb.
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Limay River Fly Fishing
The Río Limay pours out of Lake Nahuel Huapi near Bariloche and grows some of the heaviest brown trout in the Southern Hemisphere. A complete guide to the river’s sections, seasons, tactics and the regulations that protect its giants.
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Fishing Licences & Regulations →How licences work across Argentina, 2026 prices, where to buy one, and the rules every visiting angler must know.
Best Time to Fly Fish Argentina →A month-by-month guide — spring dry-fly, summer terrestrials, autumn trophy browns, sea trout, king salmon and dorado.

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