Rio Pico, Argentina - Patagonia

Patagonia Unlimited

Fly Fishing Trip or Lodge Details:

Patagonia Unlimited, is a full service outfitter in southern Argentina and Chile, and provide a wide selection of trips and services for fly fishing, adventure, and eco-tourism, all organized from a home base in Rio Pico, Chubut.

Guided fishing trips are all inclusive affairs that begin the moment your plane lands in Patagonia. You will be picked up at the airport in Esquel or Bariloche by your guide, who will remain at your service for the duration of the trip. All trips are run by one guide and one assistant guide, and include lodging, meals, beer and wine, any necessary loaner gear, and on-stream terminal tackle including flies. Ground transportation during your stay will be by way of immaculately maintained four-wheel drive vehicles, capable of accessing even the most remote waters in the region.

The goal is to custom-tailor each and every angler’s trip to best fulfill the angler’s dreams. Generally in a given week anglers will have the opportunity to fish everything from large open lakes and rivers using three-inch streamers, to tiny spring creeks floating #12 dries, and everything in between.

FISHING: Rainbows, browns and brook trout. Just a few of the rivers commonly fished include the Corcovado, the Rio Pico, the Rio Las Pampas, the Rio Nilson, and the Rio Tecka.

The small town of Rio Pico is the home base, and is situated right in the middle of the most productive trout fishing lakes in all of Patagonia. The famous Lagos 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as well as many smaller and less well known but no less productive lakes, are all within twenty minutes drive, while the enormous and spectacular Lago Vintter sits just thirty minutes to the North. Although many of these lakes are quite fishable from shore, many others are not, as they are surrounded by steep rocky grades or dense foliage. Patagonia Unlimited maintains a selection of appropriate watercraft in order to access them all.

Season Information

Mid-November to mid-April

Rate Information

7 nights and 6 days fishing, US$3,450 double,
10 nights, 9 days fishing, US$4,830 double,
14 nights, 12 days fishing, US$6,210 double, (For the 2011-2012 season)

ACOMMODATIONS: A variety of lodging facilities are used, most of which are situated on one of the many lakes and rivers between Esquel and Rio Pico. The specific venue(s) for each group are chosen in one of two ways: Upon booking, based on each client’s expressed desires and principal objectives for the trip, and/or just a few days before arrival, based on the most current local water conditions, and which are fishing best.

General Information

HOW TO GET THERE: Flights to Buenos Aires (EZE) and then transfer to Aeroparq (AEP) for onward flight to Esquel (ESQ) or Bariloche (BRC).