Category Archives: Chile

Although this was only my second trip to Magic Waters Lodge, it felt like a home away from home. The owners of the lodge, Eduardo and Consuelo, have carved out a place for guests to stay and feel like family, enjoy delicious meals, experience a wide variety of fishing opportunities, and all in a...

Magic Waters Patagonia Lodge is located near the city of Coyhaique in the Aysen Region of Chile. After five trips to the area over the last few seasons, I’ve come to think of the trout water in this part of the world much like my home waters near Bozeman, Montana. A diversity of spring creeks...

Fly fishing travel can take you to some amazing places. One of those spectacular places in the world to go fly fishing is the Patagonia region of Chile. With several world-class lodges, hundreds of miles of rivers and shorelines to fish, and an abundance of excellent fly fishing guides, this region...

Patagonia is home to many spectacular fly fishing opportunities. Numerous international flights, improved infrastructure, and an abundance of lodges all make a fly fishing trip to Patagonia an annual event for many serious anglers. From the large rivers and rainforest-like beauty of Chile's waters...

During late summer in Montana or anywhere that trout swim— Chile, Argentina, Mongolia, or New Zealand to name a few—anglers and fly fishing guides are always on the look out for dry fly fishing with terrestrials. There’s a lot of hype associated with trout eating hoppers, ants, and beetles. And...

Fly fishing travel can take you to some of the world's most unique angling destinations. Montana Angler has fished the world over and we continually return to fly fishing in Chile because of the splendid landscapes, variety of fisheries, unspoiled and uncrowded waters, and unique cultural...

Patagonia’s Rio Baker is mesmerising. In a region filled with national parks, glaciers, and lakes as deep and cold as they have been for thousands of years, it takes a special river–and a special lodge–to stand out in this perpetually inspiring region of the Earth. If the abundance of large trout...

“You did bring all of your rain gear, right?” This cheery greeting definitively identified the speaker as one of the as-yet unintroduced members of our fishing collective. “Always be prepared,” I responded with a smile, “Nice to meet you guys.” We were on the ground in Chile. Anticipation was high...

The Los Lagos and Aysen provinces of Chile are located in the heart of Patagonia and are home to some of the most dramatic mountain scenery on Earth. Nestled in protected fjords that are lined with hanging glaciers lie a series of productive rivers, lakes, and lagunas filled with large wild trout...

Magic Waters Lodge Trip Report: January 2025 For many anglers, myself included, fly fishing serves more dynamic purposes than the simple–and sometimes not so simple–act of catching a fish. Fly fishing is a conduit to explore some of the most gorgeous locations on Earth, a medium to create memories...