Patagonia!!
Just the word brings to the imagination solitude, adventure, majestic scenery, wild free roaming rivers with hungry trout eagerly awaiting your presentation, and the wild ride and fight after they eat your morsel! Well, Patagonia will echoed your dreams and more! No where on earth offers the traveling angler a vast array of fly fishing opportunities, from trout fishing around Bariloche and Junin de los Andes to monster trout in Jurassic lake Santa Cruz, Argentina or chasing the sea run brown trout of Tierra del Fuego and for something completely different and equally exciting the powerful Golden Dorado of Northern Patagonia. The rivers and lakes throughout Argentina are loaded with wild trout, some exceeding your wildest dreams. The trout were initially stocked in the late 1800's by estancia owners, since then there has never been any stocking of trout into the rivers or lakes throughout Argentina, which has created an anglers paradise, strong wild trout and in some cases, trout that have seen very little fishing pressure. Brown trout from Europe and rainbow trout from the Pacific Northwest of America have now called most rivers, streams, spring creeks and lakes their home in Argentina. The cool, crystal clear and full of food waterways were just what these trout needed to flourish and hence create a world class fishery that is unmatched across the globe. Argentina is truly the place to come to catch the biggest trout in the world and possibly your next trophy! Ready for a real challenge? Then you must give the Golden Dorado a try! The Golden Dorado is the ultimate predator, ambushing its prey from hidden attack areas along channels, undercut banks ,anything else they can use as cover along the Parana River. The golden dorado is a voracious predator and once hooked will delight you with its strong, powerful runs and its entertaining aerobatic displays. Golden Dorado is a different experience from Argentina's trout fishing culture. Here you will be cruising the Parana river on a luxurious house boat, enjoying the wildlife, such as jaguars, birds of prey, capybara and the dramatic scenery that these creatures call their home. Each day you will travel out in search of this golden beast on small flats boats, where these magnificent creatures will test your casting and fish fighting skill, but once Hooked and landed it will be a fish that will keep you smiling for many years and will haunt you until you return! Here is the best thing, you don't need any special fishing gear to fish these pristine rivers and their inhabitants. Most likely the fishing gear you use on your home waters is sufficient to handle just about every fishing situation you will encounter in Argentina! 5 & 6 weight rods with matching reels should do the job, now if your thinking about the monster sea runs of Tierra del Fuego, you might want to invest in a medium fast to fast action 8 weight rod, not only are the fish enormous but so is the wind, but don't let this discourage you as your efforts against the wind will be soon forgotten, once you hook and land that 20 pound sea run brown trout!! Patagonia is trip of a lifetime, but once you visit it will be a trip that will keep calling you back! Click the photos below to explore the variety Patagonia has to offer the discerning sportsman! |
Golden DoradoTierra del FuegoJurassic LakeArgentina Trout |
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