Gear to bring

Besides the normal gear and clothing you will need to take on a fishing trip here are some tips about what you will need to fish these rivers.

 

Rods and Lines: 4/5 and 6/7 weight rods will handle weather conditions and most waters nicely, make sure to bring floating and floating/sinking lines as well. At least 1 Tinny Line 200. Leaders going from “71/2 ft. 3 X” to “12 ft 6x” and Fluorocarbon Tippets de 2x - 4x – 5x y 6x.

Waders: Gore-Tex or similar are good for most of the season but for November - April good extra Capilene underwear, socks and gloves will help to keep you warm while standing in the in the water at the end of the day.

 

Wading shoes: Felt soles are enough, cleats are not necessary and not recommended in the rafts.

 

Clothing: Argentina is not a very cold place, we have tempered weather, but at times it can be windy and rainy. Hat, polarized sunglasses, raincoat/windbreaker, scarf, sun-gloves, sunscreen lotion, and shorts are necessary. For dinner bring casual clothing and during the day to move around a pair of light hiking shoes are enough.

 

Flies:

Wet Flies: Wooly Buggers (olive, brown, black), Bead Head and sparkle Buggers, Sally Rand, Bunny Leech (Black, White, Yellow), Yellow yummy, Matuka, Marabou muddler.

Dry flies: A complete selection of them is very useful. From size 12 to 24´s

Hair Wing Flies: Humpies and Double Humpies, Adams, Wolf, Griffith’s gnat, Black gnat, Hopper, Pancora,

Terrestrials: Crickets, Chernobyl ants, Foam beetles, Foam ants. Tarantulas.

Nymphs: To have in your box a dozen “Tungsten bead heads” nymphs is very useful. Prince, Brassies, Pheasant Tail, Copper John, Hare’s ear, Caddies pupas, stonefly nymphs. Nymphs are used in this part of the country, Regular and Bead Head. Zug bug.