What’s a “Dropper Rig”? Maybe you know and fish them all the time, but just in case you don’t… “Dropper” is the term for a nymph pattern that’s fished in combination with a dry fly. The nymph pattern drops in the water and floats below the dry fly, so it’s called a “dropper”. Simple, right?…
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Springtime in Chile
It may be getting cold where you live, but it’s getting warm in Chile. Chris Price, our manager at Chile West, recently took this picture in Coyhaique where he lives with his family for most of the year. Coyhaique happens to be our home base at the tail end of our trips at Chile West…
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Reading Trout Water
One of the most-requested topics on our blog is information about reading water – especially water where trout live. We can’t think of a better expert on fishing for trout than a guy who makes his living knowing where trout live – that would be Chris Price, our manager at Chile West. We asked Chris…
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6 Reasons to Go Trout Fishing in Chile
Why go all the way to Chile for trout when you can fish your home river? Yeah, it’s in another hemisphere for most of you, but the payoff is huge. The Carretera Austral. The ‘Southern Highway’ that we follow through Chilean Patagonia takes us through another world. Scenery and isolation combine with fabulous fishing and fun…
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Photos Galore
We get lots of nice comments from our readers about the pictures on our blog. Thanks! We’re really lucky to work with an incredible group of photographers. Did you know that we’ve got dedicated photo gallery pages on our web site for each of our fisheries? Bring on the eye candy… Bahamas Photo Gallery Chile…
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Waterfalls
We see a lot of cool stuff at Chile West. We see a lot of waterfalls at Chile West – maybe 100 in the course of a trip. This one on the upper Rio Palena is one of our favorites. It might be the smallest but it certainly has character! More Cool Stuff from Chile…
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Toyota Hilux – Why We Love You
Our vehicle of choice at Chile West is the Toyota Hilux. Oh Toyota Hilux, here’s why we love you. You’ve got 4 wheel drive, and you go pretty much anywhere. You’ve got a turbo diesel engine that runs forever. You’re not huge but you’ve still got 4 real doors and a back seat that actually…
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10 Cool Things About Fishing in Chile
In no particular order. Entire rivers to yourself. On your fearless editor’s last trip to Chile West, we first saw another angler on day 9 out of 9. Cantaria beetles. They’re big and crunchy, and trout of all sorts go nutty for them. Bangin’ the banks. It’s action packed and it selects for bigger fish….
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Nalca
There are some weird plants in Southern Chile! One that’s particularly memorable is the Nalca or Giant Rhubarb. The Nalca grows in dense rain forest areas. With its impressive broad leaves and long stems it makes for a great makeshift umbrella or parasol. In the spring, the young stalks can be eaten raw, and they’re not as…
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Just Another Beautiful Day
…on another beautiful river in Chile. More Beauty Chilean Rock Formations Bonefishing Fun Tundra Sunset