Estancia Bella Vista - Fishing

Fishing on the Rio Gallegos is primarily wet fly fishing for the sea-run trout that ascend the river from November through late March. While the Gallegos is a long river, sea-run trout travel quickly and are often caught nickel-bright. The average sea-run fish is over 9 pounds, but trout of 20 to 25 pounds are taken each season on the Gallegos. Fishing for the resident trout is done on the Rio Chico which is a "braided spring creek," but there are miles and miles of water available. These trout are uneducated to the ways of the fly rod and readily grab dry flies. Where else can an angler dry fly fish for spring creek trout in the morning and sea run trout in the afternoon . . . nowhere.