Las Buitreras Lodge | Hosted Sea Trout Fishing | Argentina

Las Buitreras Lodge is located in southern Argentina, only a 45-minute transfer from the city of Rio Gallegos.

On the most prolific beats on the Rio Gallegos, consisting of over 40kms of both sides of private water comprising of over 50 named pools. All the fishing is divided into 6 zones, each session you will fish a different zone, moving up 1 zone each time. This way we ensure that every customer gets to fish each zone in both a morning and evening session.

This depends on which zone you are fishing in that session, but anything from 5 mins to 45 mins to the end zones. You can even walk down to the home pool after lunch to fish for a couple of hours in the afternoon.

Sea Trout are the main target species, but not many people realise that you can also catch lots of high quality resident Brown Trout.

Catch rates can and do vary depending on the water conditions and the weather. However, as the lodge keeps detailed daily catch records we can see and prove that on average customers land eight Sea Trout per person per week. Note: this figure does not include the numerous Brown Trout.

The whole river section is now divided into 6 Zones, customers fish as a pair and stay as a pair for the entire week. Each pair of customers will then fish a rotation system so they will get to fish each and every zone both as a morning session and then again later in the week as an evening session.

The fishing is normally made up of two 4-5 hour sessions. After breakfast, you depart for the main morning session after which you return to the lodge for the main meal of the day. After a siesta, it will be time to depart again for the evening session fishing just into the dark.

Customers are advised to bring a 7/8# single-handed rod or switch rods for low water conditions and double-handed 9/10# rods for high water and windy conditions. Swinging and twitching relatively small nymphs on intermediate lines is a very popular technique. There is also a time when larger streamers and or dry flies are very effective.

All the guides and lodge staff speak very good English.

We have taken customers of all degrees to this lodge from complete Sea Trout virgins to fully experienced anglers. The great thing about this destination is that you will catch fish as a beginner however for the more experienced anglers who just love the rewards of technical Sea Trout fishing. This is a place where stealth and good casting skills can make a difference.

The more proficient you are at casting with the wind the better, however many times on the Rio Gallegos the wind will be in your back and therefore your friend. The majority of the time the fishing is with the river running left to right, however in some zones and pools you will be fishing from the opposite bank, therefore, being able to cast either left-handed or over the left shoulder will be beneficial.

As you are taken to the zones and between all the pools by a truck there is little walking. Also, the wading is quite easy, there are no physical demands worth noting.

January through to mid-April.

Fly from the UK to Buenos Aires. On arrival many customers overnight in Buenos Aires. Then the following morning it’s just a short flight to Rio Gallegos and from there a short 45 min ride to the lodge

Las Buitreras is a luxury all-inclusive Lodge from a totally renovated Estancia which is tastefully furnished with traditional “campo” style antiques creating a traditional homely feeling. The main open plan living area with its large dining room table and comfortable seating gives the lodge it’s easy relaxing feeling.

There are 7 double rooms, 3 single rooms with private bathrooms. Outside the main lodge, entry is a large covered veranda with chairs for donning waders and plenty of racks and hooks for storing waders and rods. In the gardens, there is an outside covered BBQ area with seating for complete groups on days when the huge steaks cook on the barbecue.

The lodge is powered by a generator which runs during the day when guests are at the lodge and are shut off from roughly 11pm to 7am while customers are sleeping. Each room has its own battery-powered lantern to use when the power is off but it’s also helpful to bring your own headlamp.

For breakfast you can choose anything from cereal to a full cooked breakfast, the lodge staff will ask you each morning what you require and will be cooked to order. Lunch is the “main” meal of the day and is served at the lodge between fishing sessions, each day the menu will be different and consists of three courses, whereas dinner is a lighter more casual meal consisting of filling and plentiful finger foods served couch-side in the lounge area after customers return from fishing late in the evening.

The lodge is all inclusive so you will be pleased to know that the lodge has its own wine cellar with a fantastic selection from the Mendoza and San Juan regions. It is also stocked with Cerveza Isenbeck, an outstanding local beer. You will not go hungry or thirsty on this trip.

The lodge has a selection of quality rod and reel outfits available to guests for a weekly rental (to be booked in advance). There is a small fly shop in the lodge that carries a good selection of productive flies, leaders, tippet, fly lines, wading jackets and Patagonia down jackets for guests.

There is no mobile phone reception at the lodge. However, the lodge has free WiFi so customers can stay in touch with home either by messages or even to chat via mobile apps.

For either non-anglers or anglers who do not wish to fish every session, there are long walks around the thousands of acres of the Estancia with stunning barren scenery and wildlife. In addition with enough notice, we can arrange additional daily sightseeing trips departing from the lodge each day. Additional costs are payable locally.

We offer the complete package including all flights and transfers. To view, all prices and availability click the “Dates & Prices” tab above.

Alternatively, if you wish to arrange all your own travel arrangements we can book just the lodge and fishing for you.