In early March of 2011 we ran a trip with some international flavor – Johan Kuhn from Capetown, South Africa and Pat Beahen from Whistler, British Columbia joined us in Southern Chile for some fun on the water! The weather for the drive from Coyhaique to Palena was not conducive to mountaintop viewing, but the waterfalls…
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Chile Fishing Report: February 2011
Our second trip of the year started out as usual at the always windy Balmaceda airport. The group of five arrived a day early to ease into the 10 day trip ahead. This group consisted of Jr. and Diane Stelzer, Marvin and Gloria Fishman, and Doc Thompson a guide from New Mexico who was hosting the trip….
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Fishing Reports!
You know that we post fishing reports all the time, for all our operations, right? A couple of recent examples are the summary of the “best fishing trip ever” that a very experienced husband-wife team just experienced at Chile West, and the tales of winter bonefish galore from Andros South in January. Here are the…
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Chile Fishing Report: January 2011
To say the least this was a very enjoyable trip from the time Rebecca and Alex showed up till the time they said goodbye. Everything went as planned from the get-go and the weather was fantastic. Arriving in Palena we decided to work off the rust by fishing the afternoon on the Rio Tigre. The river was in…
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Chile Fishing Report – Nov/Dec 2010
Here’s our Chile West Trip Report for the trip we ran from November into December of 2010. Two anglers from Alabama and two from Ireland made for some great times! Day 1: Rio Tigre After arriving in Palena on Day 1, everyone was antsy to get fishing so Team Alabama – Everett and Dick –…
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Brown Trout – Where They Live
We fish for brown trout a lot a Chile West. Sometimes we’re fishing on foot, and we’ve got lots of time to read the water and decide where to make our next cast. Sometimes we’re fishing out of a raft, and in that case we’re covering lots of water and making lots of quick decisions…
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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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Chile Fishing Report: March 2010
Despite the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in central Chile on February 27th, our trip in early March was business as usual for Chile West. Photos: Chile West Guests, Chile West Team We had three guests scheduled to fish just one week after the quake, two of which were already to be fishing in Chile. Carlos arrived…
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Chile Fishing Report: February 2010
In early February, 2010, we had a fantastic 10-day trip with 4 anglers. Here’s the report! Day 1: Balmaceda The crew showed up at the airport early for the arrival of our group of 4 guests. Andrew, the owner of Deneki Outdoors, Whitey, a friend of the company and Dave and Jerry. Looking through the…
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Chile Fishing Report: January 2010
In January of 2010 our team hosted Steve Welk and Brad Bertram on a trip through Southern Chile. Here’s the daily blow-by-blow! Photos: Brad Bertram, Chris Price, Trevor Covich Day 1: Travel After much preparation and anticipation our team ventured to Balmaceda to greet Steve Welk. Steve and Trevor headed north as Chris waited for…
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