Paloma River Lodge, Patagonia Chile
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Beautiful wild brown and rainbows trout
Sight fishing with big dry flies!
Season:
November thru April
Peak is January thru March
Their weather is exactly the opposite of ours
Price per week:
Includes fishing license, guide service, lodging, all meals, beer & wine -
$3650.00/pp(2009)
Dick Talleur at Lodge
New Years 2007
Paloma River Lodge 2009 Special
Any Saturday to Sunday in November
Lodging, meals,
beer, wine, guides & ground transportation are included with all fishing
weeks
$2125.00/pP per week
(reg.3650.00/pp)
Any Saturday to Sunday in December
$2625.00/pP
per week
(reg.3650.00/pp)
Lodging, meals,
beer, wine, guides & ground transportation are included with all fishing
weeks
**For
additional fee, we can put an” outdoors adventure package” together for the
non-angler during any week in season
**We also
offer packages at Yan Kee Way Resort & Wine Tours for the
Non-Fisher-persons
Lan Airlines was offering round trip from JFK
to Balmaceda - $800.00/pp
Can’t guarantee how long this flight cost is good for.
Flights can run between
1500.00 and 1950.00 (RT) depending on how and when you book.
“flights book fast. If you wait too
long, you will NOT get a flight’
"Consider going for 2 weeks at this price"
additional rates;
activities can be arranged for non-fishermen/women/kids
activities may include, but not limited to;
horseback riding, mountain climbing, hiking, kayaking, canopy adventures
ANOTHER OPTION TO CONSIDER;
A COMBINATION FLY FISHING/ADVENTURE PACKAGE AT:
OR.......... AFTER A WEEK OF FLY FISHING
A ROMANTIC GET-a-way with....
Paloma River Lodge offers;
4 bedrooms with queen size bed and private bath(2 to a bed or 1 to a room)
The lodge only wants 4 - 6 people
per week, to give the best in customer
service. There are no other lodges in area and you will rarely see another
person on the water. Private, remote, and the guides know their stuff!
Flight costs have risen but your cost will
be based on when you book...best rates 330 days in advance.
LAN,
American, and Delta, fly to Santiago and LAN is the best airline for in-country
travel from Santiago to Balmaceda.
I will be happy to help you with your flight itinerary and all arrangements
"If you wait too long to book your flight you will find the
flights are booked full.
Space is at a premium and the early bookings get on the flights. This is no
bull"
Passports are a must. No special shots or visas needed for Chile. No need to exchange currency.
From your local airport, you will fly to Santiago. Upon
entry to Chile you will have pay a $135.00 fee (bring cash) to the government, this is a one time fee
per passport and is a reciprocal fee that the US charges Chileans to apply for a
visa
to go to the US. You will then clear customs. Give yourself 1.5 hrs
to clear customs, due to how busy it can get.
"There is a duty-free area where you can quickly purchase your
favorite alcohol or specialty drink along with cigars etc.
Don't forget, your luggage can not go over 40lbs a piece, and you must pack what
you purchase in you luggage that gets checked." (best to use your credit card so
you get the correct exchange rate)
You then re-check your luggage and fly to Balmaceda, flight is about
3 hours, with a 30 minute pit-stop in Puerto Montt. (you d,not get off the
plane)
You will be met by
Rene or Sergio to take you to the lodge.
The drive is about 1.5 hours north of the Balmaceda airport, they are
also an hour from the town of Coyhaique. You will be in awe of the countryside
you will see on the way to the lodge.
You will feel right at home with the staff and accommodations
5-Star cuisine, Authentic Chilean meals and wine
November thru April is season. You
will find large trout on the move. WILD Brown Trout & Rainbows
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They will average 18 - 20" with some going over 24" in addition, you can fish for King Salmon in March
Surrounded by the Andes Mountains, you'll wade, drift boat, and horseback the most beautiful country in the world!
In Chile weather is the exact opposite as the states, summer here is winter there, spring here is fall there and so on.
You will catch good numbers on dry flies, so bring lots of beetle patterns and Chernobyl ants, and don't forget streamers.
They have great dry fly fishing, and 6 different beetles in the area, but anything that works in States will work in south Chile.
Regular Price per week: Includes fishing license, guide service, lodging, all meals, beer & wine - $3650.00/pp
"Deposits and payments:
$250.00 deposit will hold your spot. The balance of half should be sent within
30 days of booking, with the balance paid 30 days before departure of trip.
Payments
should be either personal checks or wire transfers, tips
and other souvenir purchases at the lodge should be in cash (preferable) or personal check. A good base for tips would be about 10% of the package price, but tipping obviously is a personal choice and reflected by the service one has received". Sorry, no credit card machine
Items of a personal
nature are not included : phone calls or gratuities.
Cancellation
Policy "More than 30 days prior to the trip date, all money
refunded except for a $100 administrative service fee. A cancellation
of 30 days or less will be a forfeiture of 100% unless we can rebook those
dates with another sale, but we will apply the money to another date for
the same season or the next season.
We always recommend Travel/Medical
Insurance", however it is a personal choice.
You will need to bring a 9 ft 4wt, 5wt, or 6wt rod..
Be sure to bring 2 rods.
Weight-forward floating is what you will use most of the time.
Sink tip or full sink line in case of high water or lake fishing
Leaders are 9ft - 2X, 3x, & 4x
Tippet is 3x, 4x, & 5x
These fish are hungry and hit hard. I used my 9ft 4wt rod all the time.
I did mostly dry fly and nymphed on a few occasions with Jailbirds and San Juan Worms and did very well.
They recommend some of the following flies:
Chernobyl Ant, size 4,6,8... A MUST! Rubber legged & Regular Stimulators, 6 - 12.. A MUST!
Dave's Hoppers and Parachute, sizes 6 - 12 Monster Beetles, size 6 - 8 A MUST !
Madam X Size 8 -10 Mouse Patterns size 6 - 2
May fly nymphs, Caddis larva, Mayfly emergers, Caddis emergers 14 - 10
Flying ant, size 12 - 16 (late season)
Dragonfly nymphs, olive, large, size 6
Buggers, especially bead head black & olive
crystal buggers 8 - 10 Tan Caddis sizes 16 -14
Bozo Chernobyl's, sizes 8 - 6 San Juan Worms - 16 - 14
Parachute Adams, sizes 10 - 18 March Browns, size 10 - 8
Your guide will also have some of his favorite local patterns available.
"If you wait too long to book your flight you'll not find a seat
available.
Space is at a premium and the early bookings get on the flights.
Please let me know of any other questions
Don't Wait!
Book your trip right now and get ready to fish heaven on
earth!!!!
Why Wait!