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In Rio Pico,
it is easy for avid fishermen to just forget about the World. Fact is, that if
one includes all the many lakes surrounding this area - Lake Vinter where Corcovado
river is born, Lake Gaucho, Lake Enganio... Lake Berta Superior and Berta inferior
- this paces becomes the Meca for fly fishing trout. There are all sort of salmonidae
here. Brown trouts and rainbow
trouts are abundant here and depending on the season, it is feasible
to fish one variety a day regardless of the size of the fish.
Río
Pico to the west and Nilson, are small streams that house a large population of
fishes. The slow movement of the waters and the deposits formed allowed for the
formation of "hatches de stone fly, May fly y caddis".
These
are ideal streams for the use of "dry fly fishing" and "ninfas".
Bigger specimen can be caught by the use of small boats. The best known lakes
are "Three", "Four" and "Five".
With the
proper Guide, both expert and inexperienced trout fishermen, will enjoy the time
of their life in a paradisiac environment.
Surrounding
Rio Pico, most Guides would travel through Rio Grande, Arroyo Pescado,
Willimanco
Lake, etc.
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the area it is possible to find cabins for $25/45 per night. However, the best
plan of all is to get a complete package that includes lodging, licences, meals,
equipment, all transfers in and out and transportation, bilingual Guides and any
kind of assitance, small boats, etc).
Typically, such arrangements may
range from $350 to $450 per day per person and the costs associated to the fishing
trip get more economical the more people are in a group. For groups
of 4 or more people prices may drop to $250/$350 per person, per night. Seven
day packages may get even more economical. Check common equipment and dryflies.
Books
and videos on Fly Fishing in Rio Pico, Argentina. (Excerpt: "This
remarkable region of Argentina's Patagonia is mixed with lakes and an extraordinary
spring creek, the Rio Pico. It flows through Argentina, crosses the border into
Chile, and eventually into a large clear lake. There are huge fish in some of
the nearby lakes, a lovely set of cabins
on one, which creates a centrally located base from which to explore. Add exquisite
stream fishing in a wide variety of water and you have the Rio Pico.")
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