Patagonia
Chasing the Chinook Salmon · 5 days
5 days / 4 nights
Five days of fly-fishing on the Río de las Vueltas, internationally renowned for its trophy-size chinook salmon migrating to spawn from January to March. Base at Chaltén Suites · El Chaltén.
Duration
5 days · 4 nights
Best season
January to March (peak migration)
River
Río de las Vueltas and Río Toro confluence
Difficulty
Medium · 4-hour fishing sessions
When to travel
January to March
The experience
The programme
A programme focused on the Río de las Vueltas and its confluence with the Río Toro, 40 km from the base hotel. The river is internationally recognised for trophy-size chinook salmon that migrate to spawn between late January and March. Four nights at Chaltén Suites, daily transfers to the river with a fishing guide and lunch on the river.
Patagonia · The programme
A programme focused on the Río de las Vueltas and its confluence with the Río Toro, 40 km from the base hotel.
Day by day
Day-by-day itinerary
5 days
Day 1Day 1
Arrival and scouting
- ›Reception at El Calafate airport (first flight)
- ›Transfer to El Chaltén (2:30 hs)
- ›Check-in at Chaltén Suites and gear preparation
- ›Lunch at the hotel
- ›Departure to Río de las Vueltas · first fishing session (~4 hs)
- ›Return, dinner and rest
Day 2Day 2
Full day
- ›Early breakfast
- ›Departure to Río de las Vueltas – Río Toro confluence
- ›Morning fishing
- ›Lunch on the river
- ›Rest · afternoon fishing (~4 hs)
- ›Return to hotel · aperitif and day's review
- ›Dinner and rest
Day 3Day 3
Second full day
- ›Programme identical to Day 2
- ›Exploration of different river sectors
- ›Morning + afternoon fishing (~4 hs each)
- ›Dinner at the hotel
Day 4Day 4
Final day
- ›Programme identical to Day 2
- ›Last opportunity on the river · sectors chosen on previous days' performance
- ›Closing dinner in El Chaltén
Day 5Day 5
Return
- ›Check-out and breakfast at Chaltén Suites
- ›Transfer El Chaltén → El Calafate airport
- ›Return flight (preferably afternoon)
Detail
What's included
- ✓Lodging at Chaltén Suites · 4 nights
- ✓El Calafate airport ↔ El Chaltén transfers
- ✓Specialist local fishing guide
- ✓Daily transfers to the river
- ✓Lunch on the river · fishing days
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