Fishing in Tierra del Fuego
Three river basins with great environment diversity are waiting for you in the southernmost province in the continent.
Are you passionate about sport fishing? Tierra del Fuego offers you paradises with high-quality fishing amidst dream-like landscapes. Access the Fagnano Lake basin. Sail its bays and lakes, its rivers and lagoons. Discover prized specimens of trouts and other salmonids. Apart from enjoying fishing, tour around lenga beech and Antarctic beech forests amidst meadows, peat bogs and hills, in Yakush Lake, inside the Corazón de la Isla Provincial Reserve.
In Rio Grande basin, explore two watercourses recognized in the world for brown trout fishing: Río Menéndez and Río Grande. Find specimens up to fifteen kilograms of weight, and in the Cuenca Central [Main Basin], tour the rivers Ladrillero, Láinez, Malengüena, San Pablo and Irigoyen, amidst forests and coast cliffs, where trouts and Patagonian blennies are waiting for you. Live a unique fishing experience in Patagonia.
Geographic location: Province of Tierra del Fuego
How to get there: From the city of Ushuaia, by car or booking a tour.
Climate: Cold and wet.
Recommended length of stay: 4 to 8 days.
Recommended clothing and gear: dress in layers, to be able to take them off or put them on as the temperature changes during the day. It is advisable to wear technical clothing, taking into account the first and second skin layers, as in extreme sports and mountaineering. Take slit finger fishing gloves, sunglasses and sunscreen. The bottom of the river is moss-free, but a good quality felt or rubber sole with heels is important to be able to focus when casting. Besides, wearing gaiters is required to avoid stones getting into the wading boots.
What to do: Sport fishing, trekking, hiking, kayaking, bird watching.
Tips: Check the fishing permits needed with the local authorities.