Chile Trout Flies

We talk a lot about the incredible variety in the trout fishing that we experience during our program at Chile West.  Have a look at a typical selection of flies used during a trip with us, and you’ll get a good feel for what we mean.

We throw hoppers.  We pound steamers on banks.  We fish dry-dropper rigs.  We nymph shallow.  We dredge deep.  We imitate nearly-invisible mayflies, and we chuck gigantic foam dries that imimate the awesome Cantaria beetle.  There are a lot of different ways to fish down here!

Here’s our manager Chris’s short list of ‘must-have’ flies for Chile West.

Dries

• Foam body Stonefly or Stimulator – Black, Orange – #6, 8
• Turk’s Tarantula – #6, 8
• Chernobyl Ant – Black & Orange – # 6, 8
• Elk Hair Caddis – Black, Tan – #12, 16
• Parachute Adams – # 12, 16

Nymphs

• Beadhead or weighted Stonefly Nymph – Black, Brown, Olive, Golden – # 6, 8, 10
• Beadhead Prince Nymph – # 8, 12
• Beadhead Hair’s Ear – Tan – #10
• Bead head Pheasant tail – # 12, 14
• Bead head Caddis nymph – Tan, Olive – # 16

Streamers

• Conehead Wooly Bugger (Cactus Chenille) – Olive, Black – # 4
• Beadhead Wooly Bugger – Black, Brown – #8
• Weighted or Lead-eye Double Bunny Leech – Olive & Natural, Black & White – #4
• Zoo Cougar – Olive & Yellow – #6