Accommodation

Despite the remote location, don’t plan on roughing it. This wilderness camp is Chilean “glamping” at its finest. Guests will stay in two spacious double occupancy luxury canvas tents equipped with comfortable Twin XL beds, chairs, and equipment storage. Guests will use a bathhouse with two bathrooms – each with a shower (and hot running water), sink and flush toilet. All meals will be prepared in the fixed camp kitchen and served in a large dining/lounge tent. While it would not be fair to call this camp five-star, it has been thoughtfully constructed and is very comfortable by camp standards. It is located in the middle of the upper river’s most productive reach in a spectacular setting near the river.

The camp accommodates four anglers

Power and Communications: The camp has reliable electric power during the evening hours and limited back-up battery lighting for after hours (220 volts, 50 cycles, generator powered). For the most part, a “Type C” two pronged travel plug adaptor should work fine throughout Chile. The camp also has a satellite phone for emergency use. 

Water: There is no problem drinking water from the camp faucets however bottle water is always available.

Laundry: Due to the remote location laundry is not available.

Gear and equipment

Spey Rods: 13-15ft double handed rods in line weights 8-10. 14ft rods are nice for lifting heavy tips or sinking heads. Spare rods are nice in case of an accident.

Spey Lines: Skagit heads like the Airflo Skagit Compact or the Rio Skagit Max. Anglers are also using more intermediate Skagit heads like the SA Skagit Extreme, the Airflo Skagit Intermediate, or the Rio IFlight for fishing deep. We recommend having at least one of these. Also, two good options for full sinking shooting heads are the Rio UST and the Next cast Salar finder, both have scandi taper design, easy to cast, sink 3/5, 5, 5/7 are highly recommended. Custom spey tips made from T14 in 10, 12, 15 and 18ft lengths are staples.

Single handed Rods: 9-10ft 10 wt rods. Single handed Lines: Shooting heads of various sink rates, from slow-sink to super fast.

Reels: Kings are tough on reels but most high quality saltwater reels do the job. We recommend 250-400 yards of 50+ pound gel spun or tuff line for kings. Please spool it on extra tight so it doesn’t dig in on itself under intense drag pressure.

Leaders: 4-6ft level leaders in 20-30lb. Fluorocarbon preferred.

Flies: For kings we like small patterns like 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 inch flies with 1-3/0 trailing hooks. We like these patterns in chartreuse, hot pink, purple and black and blue. For big flies , Intruder type flies, string leeches and large tubes are popular. We like anglers to have them in weighted and unweighted versions. Big tubes are excellent as you can use a variety of strong trailing hooks. The best trailing hooks are Owner SSW’s and Mustad Octopus Beak hooks in 1-3/0. Note that it is hard to find commercially tied king flies. Austral kings will have a wide selection of flies at reasonable prices.

Clothing Suggestions

The summer climate of this southernmost area of South America is extremely variable; a wide range of temperatures and conditions should be expected. We recommend layering clothes, enabling you to add or subtract garments during the day. All guests should be prepared with thermal underwear, fleece/soft shell jacket, and a reliable rain jacket. We also highly recommend bringing your own headlamp or flash light.

Season

The Season

The first king salmon enter the river during December and our season starts in early January and run well into March. Austral Kings is all about fishing for fresh king salmon so we end the season well before the fish start to color up.

On every tide new fresh king salmon enter the river and at any given week in season you will be fishing over a remarkable number of fish that will often show while rolling.

What makes good weeks turn into great weeks is therefore not based on the number of fish in the river but rather on the best possible weather conditions. Very clear water and blue skies makes for tougher fishing than when a bit of rain or melt off help color the water a bit. And with the surrounding granite mountains a being blown out isn’t possible.

Included and not inluded

What’s Included: 

Accommodations and meals, transfers to/from Puerto Montt and lodge, wine and beer, alcohol, guided fishing, and fishing license.

What´s Not Included: 

International and domestic airfare, travel insurance (highly recommended), food/hotels in Puerto Montt, transfers, fishing equipment, and staff and guide gratuities.

IN ADDITION

Our company offers you the best customer service without any additional cost, we are always able to answer questions about your trip or any other concern. Do not accept less than Top Notch service, at Pointer we are always willing to make your experience unforgettable.

And this is very important: By purchasing your trip through us, you are elegible to get extra gift and rewards, like a voucher open for 3 years for 50% off in your accommodations on your next Fly Fishing trip to rgentina in one of our lodges, you can choose between Trouts in Northern Patagonia or Golden Dorado in the Paraná river.

Also, you could get a voucher open for 3 years for 100% off accommodations on your next Dove Hunting in Argentina staying in one of our wonderful Lodges.

BEAGLE TOURS

In order to make the most of your stay here in this beautiful country, partnered with Beagle Tours, our sister company with amazing professionals that will be greatly happy to assist you if you are interested in doing some kind of non-fishing activity in Argentina.

Our focus is to offer our guests the type of travel experience they wish in terms of hotel accommodation, activities and city tours. 

We work every day to satisfy the needs of sophisticated and luxurious travelers and guests, as well as small private groups of friends seeking for a mid-rate trip, and even larger groups planning to have an affordable and nice experience. We specialize in custom itineraries based on your group's wishes and budget keeping in mind that anything that your heart desires can be found in our country: From the award winning wine to the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, salt flats and even glaciers. Tourist attractions in Argentina offer something for every traveler.

Thus, if you feel like visiting the one and only Iguazu Falls, doing a wine tour in Mendoza province, amaze yourself navigating around the Glaciar Perito Moreno at the very end of the continent in Santa Cruz province, letting yourself go while you enjoy watching a Tango Show in Buenos Aires province, or you just simply need hotel reservations, please, contact Beagle Tours manager Vicky Fallotico at [email protected] and she’ll be glad to help you.