We tend to fish Skagit and Scandi style lines but there are certainly other lines that will work well and make you feel comfortable. A week of casting 400 grain sink tip lines can be totally exhausting and so we feel fortunate to be able to fish so effectively with floating lines with wet flies on this stretch of the river.
We recommend two handed rods not only for effectively covering the pools in big water years, but also, and perhaps more importantly, to help combat the wind that normally blows downstream. Wind is a fact of life in Tierra del Fuego and any advantage we can get in keeping our flies wet is welcome.
Your favorite steelhead and Atlantic salmon flies tied in sizes ranging from 2s to 12s will serve you well here. Other good patterns are: woolly buggers, rubber legs nymphs, yuk bug, undertaker, black nosed dace, blue charm, green butt, bitch creek, green highlander, leeches.Intruders, tubes and articulated flies for high or colored water levels.
Rio Grande is the largest and widest river in Tierra del Fuego. It´s famous and worldwide known for the big catches of sea trout and brown resident trout. Through time it has become a main attraction for fishermen from all over the world.
We explore different fishing situations by visiting small creeks over the land and Rio Grande tributaries, fishing one handed rod. Fly patterns like small nymphs, foam bugs, mice patterns, etc. The small rivers hold resident brown
There are several lakes and lagoons inside Cameron land which offers nice size brown trout. Some lagoons hold records of 4,5 kilos. We fish one handed in 5-6 weight rod with small