A nice rainbow from just outside Coyhaique Our fourth destination at Chile West is Coyhaique. At this point we’ve fished the waters around Palena, La Junta and Cisnes and we’re closing in on the end of our journey through Southern Chile. On the way to Coyhaique, we stop in the Manihuales area – part of…
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Chile West Destinations Part Three: Cisnes
Scenery on the road to Cisnes Having already hit Palena and La Junta, part three of our four-part series on our destinations at Chile West covers our stay in Cisnes. The drive to Cisnes is spectacular. We head further south on the Carretera, into the Queulat (Kay-oo-lot) national park, passing through the town of Puyuhuapi (Poo-you-hwapee). One…
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Chile West Destinations Part Two: La Junta
This beauty was caught near La Junta. Today we continue our four-part series on our destinations at Chile West. Having left Palena, we head south to La Junta (la hoon-tah). The drive to La Junta passes along the south end of Lago Yelcho. Formed by the Rio Futalefu and many other tributaries, this is one of the largest…
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The Upper Dean River
Low water on the Upper Dean Last week we covered the lower section of water that we fish on the Dean River – from the canyon to the river’s mouth. Today we learn about our upper piece of water on the Dean – from just above the canyon to 5 Mile. Our ‘Upper Dean’ is…
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Chile West Destinations Part One: Palena
A Rio Palena brown At Chile West we run a mobile program – working our way down the Carretera Austral or ‘Southern Highway’ through Chilean Patagonia, staying in four locations along the way. Today we start a four-part series covering each of our four destinations. Our first stop is Palena. In Palena we stay in…
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The Lower Dean River
Runs on the Lower Dean are big. Got a couple of hours? At BC West, we fish two sections of river during our steelhead season. They’re separated by the Dean River Canyon – that steep half-mile stretch of drops and small pools that has a lot to do with the strength, power and stamina of…
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South Andros Fisheries Roundup
Where to? You can’t get your head around how big it is. Over the past month we’ve run a series of posts on the four fisheries where we spend our time at Andros South. Any of of these fisheries by itself dwarfs the available water at your typical bonefishing lodge. Immense, highly varied, and loaded…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Four – Inland Wading
There’s a lot of water in the middle of this island. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve written about the three most conventional fisheries on South Andros – our east side creeks, The South and The West. Today we cover the most unusual of our fisheries – our inland wading. When you look at…
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South Andros Fisheries Part Three – The West Side
Gary and Torrie look for West Side giants. At Andros South we launch our boats from the mouth of Little Creek, and that’s no coincidence – Little Creek provides the best access through the center of South Andros to the fabled West Side, and we take advantage of that access whenever we can. The West…
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Lake Fishing in Chile
Our lakes produce too. Although our standard program at Chile West is built around fishing 7 different rivers, there are countless lakes along the Carretera Austral that provide some great options too. Rainbows, browns and brookies can all be caught in the lakes in our region. As is the case with our river fishing, variety…
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