2026 Patagonia Hosted Trip

Ask a Patagonian fishing guide what their favorite time of year is and, almost invariably, you’ll get the same answer: autumn. That’s because the fall months are a special time to be on the water in Patagonia. Tourist crowds dwindle, the hillsides explode with bursts of color, and high elevation storms often drape the craggy peaks that predominate the region with a fresh blanket of white snow. In the rivers, wild brown trout begin their fall migration in preparation for spawning later in the season. These fish are summer-fattened, shouldered, and aggressive — and the largest fish of the season are typically caught during this time of year.

Autumn in Patagonia also happens to be our favorite time to be there, which is why we’re hosting three trips over the course of two weeks this coming March and April in the Aysen region of Chilean Patagonia.

Anglers are free to choose either one week or two. Solo travelers are welcome, too — without worrying about sometimes pricey single angler surcharges.

Here’s the rundown:

 

The region’s newest fishing lodge, Patagonia Baker Lodge, is part of the Magic Waters family of fishing lodges — which are far and away our clients’ most beloved destinations. Situated on the banks of the mighty Rio Baker, Chile’s largest river, the lodge offers stunning turquoise-tinted river views from every room. Even though the lodge is less than three years old, it saw two notable upgrades this past off-season, with the addition of a beautiful floor-to-ceiling fireplace in the lodge’s great room and a wood-fired hot tub on a deck overlooking the river.

Anglers visiting the lodge with us this week will be fishing both near and far. We’ll ply the water literally right out the front door on the Baker River as well as just up the road on two nearby lakes and the "river" that connects them (where large migratory fish are often caught). We'll venture a bit farther to the famed Cochrane River, which features technical but very special sight-and-stalk fishing that often offers shots at some very large fish. Finally, if conditions allow, we'll travel even farther to a river that shall not be named that produces the biggest trophies in the region.

It's a wonderful time to be on the Baker and in the region, with many different options both for anglers that like action and aren't primarily focused on fish size and also for those that want to go in search of the fish of their lifetime.

Want to join us this week? Head here to send us an inquiry online ot call us at +1 (253)-780-1530.

 

Magic Waters Lodge has become a household name in fly fishing circles. The single favorite destination of our clients for years on end, the lodge is spacious and welcoming, the staff and service is second-to-none, and a visit to the lodge puts anglers in the center of some of the most diverse fishing in all of Patagonia.

Anglers fishing out of the lodge have access to a seemingly endless menu of trout fisheries: small, tumbling mountain freestoners; classic spring creeks; mid-sized freestone rivers that will remind most fly fishers of famed Rocky Mountain waters like the Madison or Yellowstone; larger, aquamarine, glacial rivers; and a dizzying list of lakes that can offer electrifying dry fly fishing.

There simply is no better place from which to experience the best the Coyhaique region of Chile has to offer — and anglers joining us at the lodge this week will be there at one of the best times to do so.

Want to join us this week? Head here to send us an inquiry online ot call us at +1 (253)-780-1530.