Coyhaique, Aysén, Chile
Patagonia Guided Week
Fully guided fly fishing week with a private cabin on the Río Paloma. A boat and a guide every day, meals taken care of, no other guests.
Overview
The best of Chilean Patagonia in a week. Different water every day with an experienced guide, wading or from a drift boat as you choose, with rivers, lakes and spring creeks on the table. All of it full of wild trout. Evenings in a cabin that is yours alone: no other guests, no shared dinner table, and the Río Paloma a short walk away. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all taken care of.
What it looks like
Included
- ✓7 nights in a private cabin a few hundred metres from the Río Paloma
- ✓Airport transfers from Balmaceda (BBA)
- ✓Six guided days, wading or by drift boat as you choose: the Paloma, the Simpson, Lago Elizalde, Lago Caro, Boca de Leones and more
- ✓All meals: breakfast at the cabin, lunch on the water, dinner cooked for you
- ✓Local knowledge from your host, and Tommi's a WhatsApp message away all week
- ✓Fishing permit sorted for you
Not included
- –Flights. Fly into Balmaceda (BBA) via Santiago (SCL); the domestic leg is a bit over two hours. See our flight cost estimates
- –Travel insurance
- –Drinks. Wine, beer and whatever else you want at the cabin; there's a stop in Coyhaique on the way in
- –Fly fishing gear. Bring yours: the packing list has everything, with a free printable PDF
Day by day
Land at Balmaceda. Your host picks you up and drives the hour and a half to the cabin, with a stop in Coyhaique if you want to pick up wine or anything else for the week. Settle in. Walk down to the river. Dinner is on the table when you're ready.
Six guided days, wade or float, river or lake, your call. Some of the water within reach: the Paloma, the Río Simpson, the Mogotes, Lago Elizalde, Lago Caro, Boca de Leones, the Mañihuales and the Aysén. Lunch on the water every day, and the evening rise on the Paloma when you get back.
Transfer back to Balmaceda Airport.
The water
The Río Paloma runs a few hundred metres from the cabin, a few minutes on foot, and it's your evening water for the week. From there the choice opens up: freestone rivers you float by drift boat, lakes you fish from the boat for the bigger browns, and spring creeks you wade. The Paloma, the Río Simpson, the Mogotes, the Mañihuales, the Aysén, Lago Elizalde, Lago Caro and Boca de Leones are all within reach of the cabin, and the guides pick by the day's conditions.
Best timing
Mid-December to mid-March is the best time to fish Patagonia with a dry fly. Caddis and mayfly hatches come off strong in January and February. By late February the cantaria beetles and grasshoppers show up, but big terrestrial dry flies often fish well all season. Streamers and nymphs produce all season, but if you're here for the dry fly fishing, aim for the mid-December to mid-March window.
Your cabin
A private cabin a few hundred metres from the Río Paloma, sleeping 2–6 people. Simple, clean, warm: everything you need and nothing you don't. Hot water, a stove for cold evenings, and the river a few minutes' walk away. Your cabin is yours for the week, your own space, and breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included. Coyhaique, the nearest town with shops, restaurants and a hospital, is an hour's drive away.
The fishing
The Aysén region of Chilean Patagonia is dry fly water: resident brown trout and rainbow trout eating off the surface. Big terrestrials like beetles, hoppers, and ants get violent takes. The hatches are often prolific. Caddis and mayflies blanket the water and the fish feed with confidence. Streamer fishing from the boat produces all season for anglers who want to go big, and nymphs will catch fish on those days when nothing else seems to work. Flies for Patagonia has the box we would pack. Most fish run 35 to 50 centimeters, wild and often heavy, and every season fish over 60cm hit the net. We won't promise you a trophy; nobody honest can. But we can promise the big ones are there too, and a good day here is the kind where you stop counting. Everything goes back in the river: catch and release. No wonder the fishing stays this good. It's two anglers to a boat and a guide, one group in the cabin, and nobody else at dinner. The same guided fishing the lodges around Coyhaique sell, from your own place on the river. How good do you need to be? If you can put a fly on the water in a bit of wind, you'll catch fish here. The boat makes the casting easier, not harder, and the guide does the rest. Tell me where you're at when you book and I'll match you with the right guide.
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A 30% deposit secures the booking. The balance is due 21 days before departure. Cancellation terms are in the terms; the FAQ covers the rest.
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