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Connections has discovered a unique outfit that specializes
in fly fishing trips to a remote area south of Puerto Montt. We
can arrange for a fishing trip of several days into rivers that
flow from the Andes into the sea. This area is the newly founded
Pumalin Park.
A 15-meter (45’) mothership, and
experienced captain will take you along the coast of Chile to
rivers that are inaccessible by land. The mothership will wait in
the salt water while you and an experienced guide will head off in
a Zodiac to fish all day on rivers where the fish have seldom (if
ever) seen a fly. Come evening, you will return to
the comfort aboard your floating home base for a hot shower and a
succulent meal prepared by a professional chef.
Pumalin Park is a national park
founded under a private initiative created by former Espirit
founder, Doug Tompkins. It consists of 800,000 acres and the aim
of the park is to conserve the ancient ecosystem of this area. The
park includes breathtaking fjords, pristine lakes, stands of
3,500-year-old alerce trees, (cousins to our North American
Sequoia), massive glaciers and hot springs and a wide array of
native fauna.
Marine life is abundant such as sea lions, dolphins
and magellanic penquins. Pumalin Park contains some of the last
remaining temperate rain forest in the world. As Chile’s Nobel
Prize winning poet, Pablo Neruda, once claimed “Anyone who hasn’t
been to the Chilean forest doesn’t know this planet.” It is a
special area.
 The
best way to visit Pumalin Park is by sea since the habitat is too
dense to fish on foot. Fishing these rivers that cascade down from
the forested steeps into fjords and visiting this special park
from the luxury of a mothership is the way to go!!
This trip is by charter only
and can be arranged for 5 or 7 days. The average cost to the
angler for a 5 day, 4 night trip is $300 daily, depending on the
size of the group and 4-5 anglers is ideal. The charter is all
inclusive with transport from Puerto Montt to the boat in Chaiten
via a charter flight, a bilingual guide onboard, wonderful chef,
all meals, fine wine, beers, and of course pisco sours. These
trips can be arranged for the last week of each month from January
to March. This fly fishing trip is more than just fishing, it is a
great adventure into a world of natural beauty! Call for more
information.
Note: Nature trips to this area
via the mothership are also available.
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