Join us annually from November through April as we head into Chile's final frontier for fly fishing, the 9th and 10th regions. Fly fish Chile's most pristine and scenic fly fishing locations while enjoying the best lodging and meals available in Chile.

Host Jack Trout with his over 10 years of experience matched with bilingual guides are sure to make your visit to Chile a successful one.

Jack says: "I will be there with you from the time you arrive to the time you leave, making sure your every need and concern is addressed. We want to earn your repeat and referral business for life and make your Chilean dreams come true!"

WE OFFER SINGLE DAY FLOAT TRIPS FOR 2 ANGLERS $350 USD ON ALL CHILEAN RIVERS

new packages for 2011 see below

Step off your Puerto Montt cruise ship! We offer one day fly fishing float trips - $350.00

WE ACCEPT ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ~ VISA, MASTERCARD, American Express

SAVE ON EXCESSIVE AIRFARE BAGGAGE FEES.

WE RENT ALL FLY FISHING GEAR & SIZES TO MAKE YOUR TRAVELS IN CHILE SIMPLE.

The 9th and 10th regions of Chile are known for their unbelievable beauty, great fly fishing as well as volcanoes, rivers and National Parks. With rivers and lakes practically everywhere, the most difficult daily choice is what direction to head into! We float as well as wade these rivers, lakes and spring creeks in search of your fly fishing adventure.

We're experts in these regions and can determine what is going on when you arrive on the scene. We look forward to your adventure this year in Chile!

All meals are exquisite whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner. Some nights we'll leave the lodge to sample Chilean culture and cuisine. This region also has a strong German influence since the Chilean Government gave Germans incentives to move here in the early 1900's. German beers, architecture, and food are plentiful in these two regions, creating a diverse and interesting environment sure to compliment your travels.

We might add with million dollar hot spring resorts to visit, horseback riding, volcano climbing, trekking, site seeing, visits to unbelieveable waterfalls, shopping and rafting, there's something here for the non angler too!

Cost:

$350 USD per single day float - trip for 2 anglers on all Chilean Rivers

Includes: All transportation, All meals, All beverages, Guiding, Lodging

Not included: Hard Alcohol, Air Fare, Gratuities

Step off your Puerto Montt cruise ship! We offer one day fly fishing float trips - $350.00

THERE IS NO CASH REFUND EVER GIVEN ON DEPOSITS OR FULL PAYMENTS ON GUIDED TRIPS, ALL REFUNDS ARE DONE IN FUTURE CREDITS TOWARDS GUIDED TRIPS.

We guide:

Rio Petrohue (drift boat 2 sections), Rio Petrohue (wading), Rio Maullin (drift boat 3sections), Rio Puelo (wading), Rio Quillehue (wading & drift boat), Rio Licura (drift boat), Rio Trancura (drift boat), Rio Cochamo (wading,) Rio Pescado (wading), Rio Coihueco (wading), Lago Quillehue (Wading), Todos Los Santos (boat), Patas Lagoon (boat), Rio Calcurrupe (drift boat),lenca (wade) * we guide out of catarafts & drift boats - all equipment is new and top of the line

Want Even More of a Taste of our Chilean Adventures?

Check Out some weblog entries from past Chilean Trips!

March 1st, 2003

March 9th, 2003

March 16, 2003

March 19th, 2003

February 16th , 2005

March 7th, 2005

February 6th 2009  - Rio Puelo Adventures & More!

December 2009  - Rio San Pedro & Rio Maullin early season

January 2nd 2010  - Life is good in Chile!

January 19th 2010 -  Fun out on the Rio Maullin near Puerto Montt

April 1st 2010  - Chile season comes to a close with big runs!

December 2010 - 2010 / 2011 season starts!

*December 16th, 2012

*January 1st, 2012

*January 20, 2012

*February 20, 2012

With this many rivers and lakes to visit, we're sure to have a fun filled exciting week for you! There's always some place to fish that's excellent and we'll be right there with you. -Jack Trout

Rod and line information:

Bring 3 weights to 7 weights. We suggest like a small, med and large rod when in Chile. For example, I use a 4 weight, 5 weight and a 7 weight. We recommend, Beaverkill, Sage or Winston Rods with a good reel and good drag system like those on Gavin, Ross or J Ryall Reels. 2 X 3X 4X 5X Tippet 3 & 4 X Leaders 9' foot Fly List Dries Parachute Adams 16 & 14 Light Cahill 16 & 14 Royal Coachman 12 &10 Hoppers 10 & 8 Elk Hair Caddis 14 &12 Adams Cripple 14 Damsels 12 & 10 Ants and beetles 14 Blue Wing olives 18 Midge 20 & 22 Nymphs Prince 14 Black stone 14 to 10 Golden Stone 14 to 10 Hairs Ear 14 to 10 Andre Puyon's 14 to 10 Green Drake Nymph 14 Caddis Beaded 14 to 10 Pheasant tails 16 & 14 *Beaded is an option Leaches Intermediate line or Slime Line Damsel nymph size 14 to 10 ( green) Dragon Fly Nymph 10 to 6 Wooly Bugger 14 to 8 (Black, Olive, Cinnamon)

Bring a Floating Line W. F. and at least 1 or 2 sink tips 15 ft. to 20 ft. # 2 & 3 sink rate

Each river has it's own personality and mood for dry fly, nymphing as well streamer fishing. Call us for more precise fly list for the rivers you plan to fish this upcoming season.

Flight Information:

Take American Airlines or Lan Chile to Santiago Chile. Then take Lan Chile from Santiago Chile to Puerto Montt, where I'll pick you up at the airport and take you to our lodge. American Airlines 1-800- 433-7300 Lan Chile 1-800-735-5526 Call me if you have any questions: Jack Trout ~ 530-926-4540 email me at info@jacktrout.com

Jack & Carola,

Now that I have made it back home and have caught up with my work I have the time to send you an E-mail. What a trip, it was more than I expected. I was expecting to fish, which I did for 10 days out of the two weeks I was there.

I wanted something other than the fishing trip where you are picked up at the airport and taken to a lodge and the only time you leave the lodge is when you are fishing. This may be good for a trip to Alaska where you are miles from civilization but not for a trip to Chile. I wanted to see and learn about local culture, to experience the food, to go to the small towns not just the big cities and most of all meet the people. You more than helped me to experience the kind of trip I wanted. Your knowledge of Chile amazed me, not just the culture, your knowledge of the volcanos, the mountains and the rivers was amazing. But I guess having a local as a wife has helped. Speaking of your wife, Carola is a doll. She made staying at your house almost too enjoyable. The meals she prepared for our lunch were great. I have never had a guide set up a table on an island in the middle a river and serve a hot meal with the local wine like you did. I was also not prepared for my bed to be made and my clothes washed like they were. And she was an asset when we would eat in a restaurant since I still wonder what we ordered in Argentina when the waiter started laughing so hard. And I want to thank her personally for helping me pick out the gifts for my wife and daughter they both loved their necklaces and ear rings and I'm sure they are still wondering how I would think of such good gifts. We just will not tell them how reasonably priced they were.

It was your 15 years of guiding in Chile that made the fishing part of the trip fun and easy. I never thought I would be fishing 8 rivers and 2 lakes over the two weeks I was down there. Most fishing trips I have been on you might fish two or three rivers and if the fishing is good on one river the guide would take you back to that river day after day. Nice, but the way you did it I was able to experience so many different types of rivers from the mighty Rio San Pedro (reminded me of the lower Sacramento River in California) which your house over looks to my favorite the Rio Maullin down by Puerto Montt which is more like a jungle. Not only the different rivers the different types of fishing I was able to experience because each river and lake we fished required a variation of fly fishing. I liked how we started with pulling streamers, got into nimps and finished with using dry fly in Argentina. The different types of fish were also a surprise to me. Watching those massive Pacific salmon swimming up the Rio San Pedro was a thrill but catching an Atlantic salmon a few days later was a bigger thrill. Hooking an 18 inch German Brown with a streamer was fun but hooking a 24 inch on a dry fly in Argentina was a thrill of a life time.

I can not wait to fish with you on the upper Sacramento River it has been one of my dream locations but only fishing the lower part has been the extent of my fishing on that river. I have been told by other fishermen the upper Sac is the place for big fish but it takes a good guide since it is not a drift but a rafting adventure. I have been told it can be a little scary with the rapids. After fishing with you I have put the upper Sacramento River back on my list of places to fish. I would feel very safe with you so I plan on getting back with you after your back in California to set up a trip.

Thanks again for the trip (adventure) of a life time.

May life be good and the fishing even better.

Pat Connelly