General Information
Estancia Laguna Verde is a Fishing Lodge in Santa Cruz, located in Southern Patagonia Argentina.
Season: All year around.
Capacity: 10 to 12 anglers per week.
The fully upgraded Lodge main building is a typical "Estancia House"
It has 10 single and double bedrooms with comfortable “en-suite” bathrooms. We also offer single lodging and guiding for a special fare, if you require it. Inside the house, you will be able to relax in a spacious living room overlooking Laguna Verde. There is a cosy room which has got a 42´ LCD TV with satellite connection and a DVD player for your enjoyment. A fly tying desk is available too and also you can go for the library and relax, reading great books. At the lodge, you can also enjoy Satellite IP telephone, free unlimited wireless internet access and access to a computer if needed. Laundry service is provided twice a week.
Excellent cuisine provided by our exclusive chef and sous chef.
Carefully planned menu of typical Argentinian meals, great “asados” (bbq’s), famous Patagonian lamb and the finest international dishes.
Outstanding wine cellar with renowned wines from Mendoza and other parts of Argentina, personally selected by us. We want to make sure every detail of your stay is well taken care of.
Our Estancia has 45.000 acres and has in its property 18 km of Strobel lake shoreline
Laguna Verde Lodge challenges visiting anglers to fish new beats every day of the week, combining varied locations and using different techniques targeting the best fishing with the most rewarding methods. Estancia Laguna Verde offers the best and most diverse program in all Strobel and Southern Patagonia. Without a doubt, one of the highlight programs at our Estancia, Barrancoso River, is the one and only tributary of Strobel Lake. This beautiful freestone River runs for more than 10 km through our Estancia. In Moro Creek (a spring creek-like stream), The Estancia fishes 5 sections of this unique creek.
By Northern and central Patagonia standards, many of the so called “lagoons” at estancia Laguna Verde would fall under the category of lakes. These lakes can offer some of the most exciting Stillwater fishing for resident brown trout, brook and rainbow trout in Argentina.
RODS: regarding rod sizes, by far the most used rod at Strobel is an eight weighted, fast action preferred, either 9 or 10 ft long. Some anglers choose a 7 or 9 wt rod. So, from a 7 to a 9 that´s perfect for Strobel. For Barrancoso River a 6 wt rod, 9 or 10 ft long is perfect, where you could also very well use a 7 wt. For the smaller lakes in our Estancia, a 7 wt rod is perfect, while many anglers use the same rod as at Strobel lake, which is totally fine.
REELS: you need a reel that has a good smooth drag, and a large arbor one, to be able to have at least 100 yards of 20 to 30 lbs. backing.
FLIES: there are several favorite ones, and among those, scud patterns can be operative. Also medium to small size streamers with good action are effective as well, such as black bead head woolly buggers. Some anglers prefer to tie them with a longer tail than the usual proportion of the same length as the body. It may add a lot more action if the fly has at least one and half the length of the body. Other flies, I like, are for nymphs, Cooper John, Prince nymph, Pheasant tail. Dry flies: we use a lot of big attractor flies, such as Chernobyl ant, Fat Albert, Chubby Chernobyl, Parachute Madam X. One especially important thing regarding flies: you always want to have the best quality hooks possible, with strong wire, as you don´t want to lose one of those big
