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Argentina Fly Fishing Trips - Patagonia North
We invite you to fish in the most famous waters of south America, where world class fishermen came to fish every year on the legendary Chimehuin, Malleo and Alumine river. Junin de los Andes - Neuquen
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The best flyfishing place in Argentina, starting by its very special geographic location because you can easily acces from Junín to the best rivers of north Patagonia, the world famous Boca Chimehuin, the Chimehuin river itself to its union with the Alumine river. Another famous and Historyc river is the Malleo, which is for the flyfisher that looks for the purity of fly fishing art, fishing this river with dry flies and little nymphs is an inigualable pleasure. In this rivers you can test your technique to make a trout rise.
The river FiloHuahum, a river with wild trouts –browns and rainbows- special for the beginning of the season, surrounded by a beautiful location for its vegetation and where you will see hundreds of birds flying that will amaze you.
The history of Junín it is very rich because it is the oldest town of the region, this makes it historically The place for the fly fishers, in its hostels, restaurants, you can find the history of Argentina and the world in fly fishing, walking the streets or looking the shops, in fishing time, you can surely find world level fishermans.
In Patagonia the fishing places have plenty of space so you can enjoy your fishing day only surrounded by the murmur of the water, green trees, clear sky, great wines and asados with the company of your friends.
All this, makes Junín the place, although you don’t want to move from town you can walk a few blocks so you can fly fish the trout of your life on the Chimehuin river, or if you are housed in one of our traditional Lodges or hostel selected for you, you can fly fish just by your room and then continue to read your favorite book.
Fly Fishing in Junin de los Andes - Patagonia North - Argentina
Location
Junin de los Andes, 20 minutes from Chapelco airport and San Martin de los Andes
Season The traditional trout season in Argentina is from the first saturday of November to May 31.
Directions 2 hour flight from Buenos Aires to San Martin de los Andes. (Chapelco Airport) from there a 20 minutes drive to Junin de los Andes.
Length of Stay
3 nights minimum.
Capacity
The lodge accommodates a maximum of 8 guests.
Documentation Required
Valid passport, Fishing license is issued upon arrival to the lodge.
Rates
$ 380 per/ angler - per /night. *prices subject to change
Inclusions
All transfers based on a minimum party of two; accommodations in fishing areas (including taxes and services based on double occupancy); all meals in fishing area and in the lodge too, from arrival through departure; all fishing services including guiding and transportation.
Deposit
A deposit of 50 percent per person of total land cost secures a reservation. Deposit is
NONREFUNDABLE unless client is replaced. Final payment due 30 days before departure. At this point, participant is responsible for total land cost and no refund will be made.
Other Information
You can also combine your fishing trip with beautiful winery tours in Mendoza where you can also fly fish for trout in gorgeous streams and wild mountain creeks
Trout: Rainbow, Brown, Brook, from 1 to 4 pounds average, 20 trout per day
Fishing style: Fly fishing: walking, floating rivers and using float tubes in some lagoons and lakes.
Equipment:
Rods: # 4 or # 5 and # 8
Line: floating and sinking
Lider: 6x to 0x from 6 to 9 feet.
Flies: Dry, nymph and streamer
This program NOT includes:
Any other drinks or wine, airline tickets, guides tips, fishing permission or anything else not described here.
The Fly Shop, share it will be a 20% of the program
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Testimonials
Hola Pablo, Polo and Benito: I wish to thank you once again for a fabulous trip to Patagonia. Our four days with the group from the Mendoza Fly Shop were the highlight of our two week trip. Charlie's favorite Rivers are now all in Patagonia. The accommodation at the Hosteria Milla Piuke was above our expectation. It was clean and contemporary with fine service. The food at the restaurant Ruca Hueney was excellent and the atmosphere great fun. As usual Paulo provided a fine days fishing, each and every day. He was knowledgeable, punctual and overall a fine river companion and guide. He started every morning with a fresh pressed shirt and a big smile no matter how hard he worked the day before, and there were some long days on the river. It was also great fun to spend time with Benito (the professor) on the river. He is truly a fountain of fishing knowledge, aside from being an accomplished artist, writer and poet. Pablo, your fishing package is certainly the best value in Patagonia. We were the envy of the other American fishermen staying at the hotel. We look forward to seeing you again next year. Your compadre
John Wilson
San Francisco - USA
Febrero. 2005
Pablo: I apologize for not having written sooner. I must thank you, the
Professor (Benito), Palo, Scott Edwards and the staff at the Spring Creek Lodge.
I will write a separate letter to Scott about Spring Creek. You provided Jay
and I with the most incredible flyfishing experience I have ever had! The
fishing around Junin was fabulous, even for August ( Ha Ha). I have not fished
with a guide who works harder than Palo. I have a reputation for fishing long
hours, sometimes longer hours than guides are willing to put in. Palo
provided us with fabulous fishing late into the night and was ready to go again
bright and early the next morning, with a smile on his face and a freshly
pressed shirt. He did this not once, but seven days straight. He even laughed at our
jokes. He is a real gentleman. What can I say about Benito? It was a
pleasure to meet the Professor. He loves the river even more than I. It was a
privilege fishing with him and an education at the same time. I now have a
Bachelors degree in Entomology and Riverology!! What can I say about the food?
It was wonderful and the Malbec superb. As much as I tried to resist your
wonderful custom of a long lunch, bottle of Malbec and a Siesta, I was unable
and finally succumbed on day three with my first nap. But it was the camaraderie
of Palo, Benito, and Enrico that made the experience so special. I cannot say
enough about every aspect of the trip you put together for us, Pablo. I can
assure you that we will be back. My tentative plans are to return next
February with my wife. I can assure you that the Mendoza Fly Shop will be our
first contact. If you wish to use us as a reference, please do not hesitate. It
would be an honor to recommend your fly shop to any prospective fishermen. We
will pass the word around American Airlines and our local fly fishing
community. I plan on a presentation about the trip to the membership of our
local fly fishing club in the near future. Please stay in touch and give my regards to
Palo, the Professor and Enrico. Sincerely John Wilson ( Hopperman)
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I’m very thankful for all the professional help that Pablo and Matias gave me in my recent visit to Junin de los Andes but much important was the friendship that they shown to me and I hope that I did the same for them because that was my intension.
The float trips, fishing in pools, the wild strikes of the rainbows and the size of the browns were amazing. No doubt that Junin is a fly fisherman paradise. This was my second trip to Junin in the season and it was even good or better that the one that I did in March.
But the most important experience was haw I take vantage of the fishing time and the pleasure that was to fish from the new raft as a lonely fisherman. All the casts were really easy to make because the guide can put the raft right in the place that you need to put your fly in that spot…I had a lot of new knowledge because Pablo knows everything that you need to improve your skills.
The one who knows, knows and the one that don’t know, learns. And I learnt a lot. Thanks for everything.
Mario Basanta.
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I tell you that was AMAZING……. In Junin de los Andes the landscape is incredible, the river and of course, the fishing.
The first day we went to Malleo, it was quiet until the afternoon comes, we ate and then we went back to Chimehuin, in a small place that Pablo always like to go by noon…. We had a lot of strikes, nearly with anything that we cast to the water, imagine that also took the flies that I tied, this trout must have some vision problems… it was hard for me to learn to hook up at the right time… otherwise we could had a lot more for the pictures.
The second day was windy and cold, but we went to Chimehuin, instead of the weather, with the raft. It was really fun. I was fighting all day wuth the line in my feet, try not to fall out from the raft and avoid the flies in my guide head…my wife was trembling because of the cold and I didn’t stop to drink the whiskey from my flask…really funny…. and I also had some very nice trout about 1 pound one near 3 and another one near 4 pounds… beautiful.
Manuel
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I have to thank Pablo and Polo for the services and professional help that gave to me in my visit to Junin de los Andes in March, 2003.
I have to divide my speech in two parts. One is all the new knowledge that I had in technique style of fly fishing and the other one is the beauty of the fishing place.
For me it was like a crush course of high level in fly fishing. Pablo and Polo never stopped to teach me the things that I was doing wrong with my line and always telling you details of what kind of fly or moment to use it, because of the demands of the river, and also how to make a trout rise. Being an average fisherman I learnt a lot in this trip to Junin.
In Junin you breath “Flyfishing”, no doubt it’s the place for fly fishermen, everywhere you go in town you will be surrounded by fishermen, in the hostels, restaurants… We fish the Chimehuin, Malleo and others that I don’t remember their names. We used dries and tiny nymphs too. We caught a lot of browns and Rainbows ( two pounds average ). Several up to 3 pounds a beautiful one about 4 pounds, which, because of my experience, cut the line off and went home..( the same old story, ah? ).
The landscape is gorgeous and the rivers are perfect for fly fishing, very comfortable to cast and we had a perfect level and temperature of waters to make the fishing unforgettable.
Briefing, this trip to Junin was a success and the good memories will last in our minds for ever. Thank you very much.
Mario Basanta.
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Hi friends of Mendoza Fly Shop:
How can I start this letter, it must be difficult because there are a lot of things that I want to tell you.
All the message is THANK TOU, for so much information, attention and most of all, to the instruction that I had before my beginning in this beautiful art. Such as the south lakes and all that I learnt IN the water with great surprises.
I want to thank Pablo and Omar for all the time that they gave to my lessons, so my beginnings were great with no frustrations, the right word of a friend that demands for the better, and that’s how I felt with both.
For you are this memories of the Rio Grande, 60 kms from Esquel city, where I caught my first sea run browns, that I pictured for you. Thanks again for all the help.
Leonardo Medina – Proud student of Mendoza Fly Shop.
Huge greetings for all the team in Junin de los Andes, I’m still enjoying the trip to Filo Hua Hum, every time I see the pictures or search for info in the web site. Benito!!! I started with Browns!!! It was a baby brown from Uspallata, but brown at last. Thanks again and continue with your work.
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