5 Nights/4 Days Guided Beginner Fly Fishing Trip Patagonia
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Nights
Up to 2
Guests
Includes
- Full board, with one beverage included per meal
- Menu adapted to allergies, intolerances and dietary needs (vegetarian, vegan, celiac) with advance notice
- Patagonian night: spit-roasted lamb, homemade empanadas and flan
- Coordination of access points and permits for the chosen rivers and lakes
- Laundry service
- Airport transfers and all local transportation in Esquel
- Lodging at the fishing lodge
- Professional, certified, English-speaking fly fishing guide
- Pre-trip information and advice to help plan your trip
Excludes
- Additional beverages beyond the one included per meal (available at the bar, charged separately)
- Access fees for independent/unguided fishing days (coordinated separately)
- International phone calls
- International flights, lodging, services and transfers in Buenos Aires
- Fishing license
- Gratuities for the guide team
A 5-night, 4-day fly fishing trip package.
It's common to come to fly fishing with no background at all — never having held a rod, not knowing what "casting" a line even means. Most guided programs aren't built for that starting point: they assume you already know. This one is.
Five nights, four days of wading, floating, and anchored boat fishing, with access to public and private rivers and lakes near Río Pico, in the heart of Chubut. La Loma is a rustic lodge, with no spa or scenic flights — the focus is on real time on the water. The guide doesn't take you to the river expecting you to already know: he actually teaches you, from the first knot to the first cast that lands right. It's not a courtesy before the fishing starts, it's the whole trip.
Each day brings a different technique depending on the water's conditions: floating, where the rower has your back while you find your rhythm, and wading, which can start from the shore —no need to get in the water— and move into the river as your cast settles in. Getting in the water is the most physically demanding of the three. Beyond these two, we also offer anchored boat fishing on the area's lakes; which one makes sense depends on the specific lake or river and the season, so this itinerary is a starting proposal, not a fixed mold, and gets finalized when the program is put together. The program comes with a guide every single day, no exceptions — instruction is a core part of the trip, not an add-on service.
**We pick you up at Esquel airport and take you straight to the lodge. That same afternoon, before you get your feet wet, there's a casting session on dry land — your first contact with the rod, without the pressure of the water just yet.
Nights close with home-style cooking (red meat, white meat, pasta, vegetables, fruit), one drink included per meal, and one Patagonian night with spit-roasted lamb, homemade empanadas, and flan.
Rates and stays
There's a different rate for those traveling with us for the first time, and discounts based on group size and length of stay. Details get worked out when the program is put together.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival at the lodge
After a three-hour drive through open Patagonian steppe, you reach the lodge as the light starts to fade. An artisanal appetizer platter, a good aperitif, and dinner with wine and dessert are waiting — or, if the timing works, head out to try the water that same afternoon before sitting down to eat.
Day 2
Fishing · Instructed · Wading from the shore
First contact with the river, no need to get in the water yet: fishing from the shore, with the guide teaching casting and basic water reading. It's the simplest starting point of the three fishing days, meant to build technique before adding any other variable. Back at the lodge: breakfast before heading out, lunch riverside or packed to go, an afternoon snack, and a full dinner with an appetizer platter, wine and dessert.
Day 3
Fishing · With instructor · Float
A change of format: fishing from the boat, covering far more water than could be walked, with the rower setting the pace while the focus stays on the cast. Nilson River, Pampa River, Lake Vintter, or other lakes, depending on what the guide picks that week. Same rhythm of meals: breakfast, lunch by the water or packed to go, an afternoon snack, and dinner with appetizers, wine and dessert.
Day 4
Fishing · With instructor · Wading
With casting more settled after the previous two days, the missing piece gets added: getting in the water. It's the most physically demanding of the three techniques — it means standing in the current and reading it with your whole body, not just your eyes. Pico River, Píldoras Creek, or one of the nearby lakes, depending on how the week is fishing. Same meals as previous days.
Day 5
Fishing · Guest's choice
The last day of fishing is left open: repeat whichever technique worked best, or let the guide decide based on that day's water conditions — they're the ones best placed to judge what fits. Same meals as previous days.
Day 6
Departure from the lodge
One last breakfast with the week's best stories still fresh, a packed meal for the road, and departure from La Loma Lodge toward Esquel.
Whenever you're ready
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