Esquel - Los Alerces National Park, Dry Fly Paradise
Los Alerces National Park located in the beautiful province of Chubut is world famous for its crystal clear rivers and world class dry fly fishing. The park consist of a complex system of many rivers and interconnected lakes, with huge forests of old growth Alerces which can live more than 3,000 years. Some spectacular rivers and lakes in the park are the Rividavia, Menendez, Futalaufquen, Verde, Frey and Kruger to name a few. If you have the chance you should not miss the view of the glacier Torrecillas, which can be seen by taking one of the many scenic boat tours. The salmonoids in the parks watersystem have a very unique genetic purity. They are truly wild, as the original stock has not been contaminated by re-stocking or escapes from fish farms. Fly fishing the summer months on the Rividavia can be just incredible with explosive mayfly hatches and overwelming top water activity. The park is located about 30 kilometers outside of the wonderful little Patagonian town of Esquel. While visiting Esquel we highly recommend Gonzalo Martínez who is a wonderful fly fishing guide and chef. www.argentinawaters.com
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that looks amazing. for me, sometimes the draw to a place is monster fish .. and other times, it is the total experience .. and, “monster” is a very relative and subjective term. A 15″ trout quickly becomes a monster when fly fishing dry flies with a 5 weight and 6x tippet. additionally, it looks as though that fly fisherman is wet wading and its warm; a stark contrast to the sea run brown fishing in the the fall .. with high winds, cold temperatures .. granted the fish would be much bigger in general (i am guessing) .. but the experience would be totally different… that looks fun to me .. and the cool thing is that, here where i am from in new england .. traveling to argentina in February would be appealing in the sense that its SUMMER there .. so a break from the cold and wind and snow would be a huge draw and an alternative to florida … you should do a post on argentina fly fishing in Jan/Feb .. I wonder what my options are? but, like i said WARM would be a big draw.
Right warm is nice, Jan/Feb can be a little too warm sometimes here in that there is little water and the fish move down deeper or to the faster rifles for oxygen. However wading in these crystal clear rivers spot fishing to gorgeous browns and rainbows is exhilerating and real challenge. However ever for camping by the rivers it is definitely the best time and practically never rains and there are basically no mosquitoes.
Drifting these rivers is a blast because when you get hot you just jump right in the river.
este año fue especial , muy seco , poca lluvia y temperaturas elevadas durante 2 meses …muy atipico en la Patagonia , esto no quiere decir que la pesca estuvo mala , si estuvo dura y hubo que trabajar mas para poder mover un pez .
Es muy raro que el verano sea tan caluroso , igual te imaginaras que hay muchas opciones en escasos kilometros .
saludos
y para los mosquitos ….repelente !!!!!!!!