VILLA MARIA2022-01-26T11:23:18+01:00
THE BEST SEA TROUT FISHING IN THE WORLD

Fly fishing on the Rio Grande in Argentina

The success of fishing on the Rio Grande is a modern-day Cinderella tale. In just ten years, through strict controls and the consistent pursuit of a catch & release policy, the average catch quotas rose rapidly: catches per person from less than one fish per day in the early 1980s to several fish per day. Today the Rio Grande is considered to be the world’s most productive sea trout fishery.

RIO GRANDE

The season

The season starts in the beginning of January and ends in April

FLY FISHING AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Fly fishing for the largest sea trout in the world

The Rio Grande runs from east to west, from the Andes to the Atlantic, and 70 km through Argentina. The landscape of Tierra del Fuego is reminiscent of Wyoming or the Scottish “flow country”. It is a sparsely populated wild landscape. Large sheep farms share the land with herds of wild lama-like guanacos, red foxes, and condors.

THE VILLA MARIA LODGE ON THE RIO GRANDE

Comfortable accommodation with first class service

The Villa Maria Lodge is located on one of the largest and oldest estancias in Patagonia. It has four spacious, perfectly furnished bedrooms with comfortable dining and living areas, as well as a well-stocked bar that will be waiting for you with local specialties after every fishing day. The lodge has a small fishing shop with a good selection of rods, high quality reels, flies, lines and clothing that are specially adapted to the requirements on site. In addition, all guests have full access to the two fly tying tables and the associated materials. A modern building will be your home – for lunch and a nice siesta before the afternoon fishing begins. The staff, consisting of the manager, chefs, housemaids and professional guides, will be at your side with advice and action during your week with all your needs. The lodge only hosts 6 anglers per week and availability is very limited due to the high demand from returning groups.

The best sea trout fishery in the world from January to April

The Rio Grande is probably the best sea trout river in the world. Nowhere else are the chances of catching the fish of lifetime as good as here. In addition, the daily catches are very good and fishless days are the exception. Most of the time, you are more likely to catch several fish a day.

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RIO GRANDE ARGENTINA

Fly fishing on the Rio Grande

Due to the low fishing pressure and the huge amount of food in the ocean, the sea trout on the Rio Grande grow into real monsters. A fish of 20 pounds is possible here at any time and sea trout over 30 pounds are also caught every year.

Details

The Villa Maria Lodge is in no way inferior to the Kau Tapen Lodge. Their beats are just further downstream and therefore the fresh fish arrive here first early in the season. Wonderful pools offer the best fly fishing for large sea trout imaginable. The Villa Maria Lodge was designed to offer its guests maximum comfort during their fishing stay and at the same time to allow easy access to the pools.

The lodge is located on one of the largest and oldest estancias in Patagonia. It has four spacious, perfectly furnished bedrooms with a cozy dining and living area, as well as a cozy bar. It only accommodates 6 anglers per week and availability is very limited, as there is a high demand from returning groups.

A large fireplace and a well stocked bar will wait for you after each fishing day. The food is also world class. Wonderful dishes with regional meat specialties, fresh vegetables and delicious desserts ensure a culinary experience after fishing. There will also be a traditional asado (barbecue) during your stay, where you can enjoy different types of meat and salads.

Nowhere in the world is the chance better, than at the Rio Grande, of landing a sea trout above the magical 10 kg mark and most of the world records in recent times have come from the Rio Grande. Daily catches of several sea trout are more the rule than the exception here.

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