Dear All!!!

The Arroyo Claro team wishes you a wonderful X-MAS and a Happy NEW YEAR!

December was a great month for fishing, the weather was perfect, not too much wind and clear skies with wet wading temperatures.

Our favorite this past month was Lago Verde with exquisite dry fly fishing this combined with Rio Arrayanes made a wonderful day.

Rivadavia presented unbelievable caddis hatches as we had never seen in the past, trout lined up in the feeding lines just waiting for a good presentation and eager to take the fly.

Now January is around the corner, we begin with a Chubut river four day float and the road trips with Jorge as a host start to take place in all the fishing corners of Patagonia. Join him just send us an email and we will be more than happy to fill you in with all the detailed info on these adventure trips!

We wish you the best and looking forward to having you with us at our precious spot in the world, where lines are tight, wines and food the perfect make the perfect companion!

Saludos 

Arroyo Claro Team!

2008/09 Bookings… Dear Friends, Our Booking season is open and spots are available for November, December, January, February, March and April. A lot of those who have already been with us are returning and are in the process of confirming their specific dates, so for those who are interested in coming please contact us as soon as possible so you can accommodate your trip to you convenience. Our news for this coming season, We have started organizing road trips that are run and hosted by Jorge Graziosi, these trips cover many different fishing areas and lodges, we tailor these trips to the clients needs and are always hosted by Jorge (an experience on its own). Please contact us to check availability. News on the waters, The rivers are in good shape normal water level for this time in the season, we fished the “Rivadavia” last week to check it out, and it looks normal, fish are taking dries and are showing great strength as usual. We are all looking forward to a great season ahead of us!

Looking forward to having you with us!!!

Tight lines

Sebastian Graziosi

Traditionally a tough month for fishing, due to the hot temperatures that affect the water and therefore the fish become quite stationary in the depths and dark areas. This year begun quite well and little by little the fishing got tougher and tougher, we went into a heavy drought that affected the fields and forests, some sparse fires took place on several areas simultaneously. On the other hand because of the lack of rain, the water level in the water courses was low and not fast. Wading was easy and fish got stacked up in the pools. Nymph fishing and dry fly fishing was the way to go. We moved around quite a bit and concentrated our fishing in the spring creek waters, which maintained the normal temperatures and the fish were quite active.

We were honored with the visit of Jack and Barbara Nicklaus and friends, we also had our great friends form the south of the United States so our month of February was total full and fun!

Arroyo Claro Lodge

December has been, so far, a month during which we have had an enormous amount of work because of our occupancy rate has been very high. The fishing so far matched the expectations and it started off with the typical streamer fishing as usual but now we are having a lot of action on the surface, having caddis and midge hatches. The caddis so far has been the “micro white caddis”. Rainbows are looking healthy in the “Rivadavia river”, on the “Carrileufu river” we have caught many Landlocked Salmon surpassing our expectations. We have also landed a few nice Loch Leven Browns too.

The water levels shifted quite a bit through out the month, due to  the variability of the weather , switching from dead calm with high temperatures occasioning big run offs from the winter snow, on to very cold windy session but rarely getting rained on. Normally the spring can be windy, but normally this happens more during October and not December as this year.

Next week we have our first trip to the "Chubut River" I will give you a full report on this adventure as soon as we get back! 

Wish you all the best for Christmas and a very Happy New Year!!!

Sebastian Graziosi 

A new season has started a special one for me and my Father…

This time I am back at Arroyo Claro after many years of being away searching for my own experience in remote fishing destinations such as Tierra del Fuego… Now Jorge and I have joined forces to deliver all of our experience so we can show you the best time in a Patagonian fishing trip.

The season has just started and it looks like it will be a great one, the rivers are in good shape, good water conditions and from what we have fished, the trout are healthy and aggressive. Our team of guides is ready to take you out to enjoy the environment, catch fish but above all have an unforgettable time together. Our goal is that you enjoy this trip, but this should be the first of many more in the coming years.

Both Jorge and I are looking forward to seeing you soon at our lodge. Arroyo Claro is our spot in the world that we are anxious to share with you.