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Aysén / Coyhaique, Chile· DecemberApril

Split-Destination Lodge Week in Aysén — Flywise Anglers, Chile

Six anglers a week, two lodges, and a week built around the kind of fishing you actually came for. Flywise Anglers runs a split-destination program in Aysén: seven nights, six guided days, moving between two bases so the week covers river floats, walk-and-wade creeks and sight fishing the lake flats for big browns on dry flies. Transfers, guiding, licence, all meals and liquor are inside the price.

Quick Fit

Level

Beginner–ExpertLow–High effort

Target species

Brown TroutRainbow Trout

Technique

Fly fishingFloat fishingWade fishingSight fishing

Guide speaks

EnglishSpanish

About this experience

Most lodge weeks put you in one building and drive you out from it. Flywise splits the week between two lodges in different parts of Aysén, which changes what a week can contain: instead of variations on one watershed you get genuinely different fishing at each end of the trip.

The portfolio is the point. The Río Simpson and the Ñirehuao for river work, small creeks for walk-and-wade, and Lago Misterioso and the other lake flats for the thing Adam is most enthusiastic about — sight fishing to large brown trout with dry flies in shallow water. Between them these cover the whole range, from a week of numbers and action for someone who wants to bend a rod, to a hunt for double-digit browns that, in his own words, requires a steelheader's mentality to pursue.

Six anglers is the weekly maximum and guiding is based on two anglers sharing a guide, so nothing about the week feels industrial. All skill levels are welcome, and Adam means it — the week is shaped to the angler rather than the other way around.

Timing genuinely matters here and he is explicit about it. Rivers can be swollen with run-off in November, which sounds like a reason to avoid it until you know that November is exactly when sight fishing for trophy trout on the lakes is at its peak. Grasshopper fishing starts in mid-January. So the first question is not when you are free — it is what you want to catch and how.

Seven nights and six days is the minimum stay for 2026/27. Shorter stays are possible in the shoulder months — November, December and April — case by case, and cabins being added at each lodge should make short stays generally available from 2028.

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What you can catch

Brown and rainbow trout across rivers, creeks and lake flats — including double-digit trophy browns for anglers prepared to hunt for a small number of very good fish. Grasshopper fishing from mid-January; lake sight fishing at its best in the early season when the rivers are still carrying run-off.

Brown Trout

The headline fish, and the reason to think carefully about dates. Double-digit trophy browns are sight-fished on the lake flats with dry flies — Adam describes the pursuit as requiring a steelheader's mentality, meaning few chances and total commitment to each one. River browns on the Simpson and Ñirehuao offer a more conventional and higher-volume alternative in the same week.

Brown Trout

Season

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Peak season
Open season
Off season

Rainbow Trout

Through the river and creek systems of the region, and the fish that makes a week of numbers and action possible for anglers who do not want to spend six days hunting one trophy.

Rainbow Trout

Season

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Peak season
Open season
Off season

Rod setup & recommended gear

A 6-weight covers most of the week; a 7-weight is the better tool for the big-fish lake work and for streamers when the rivers are up. Floating lines throughout for dry-fly and sight fishing, with sink tips for river streamer work. Rods, reels and flies are not included — bring your own.

Season

DecemberApril

May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Peak season
Open season
Off season

December–April, with November the peak for lake sight fishing and hoppers from mid-January

Accommodation

his split-destination program in Chilean Patagonia features two distinct lodges, hosting a maximum of six anglers per week to ensure an intimate and personalized experience. The first lodge sits on a mountainside near Coyhaique, offering breathtaking, panoramic views of the Simpson Valley and the surrounding waters. The second is a remote retreat on the shores of Lago Misterioso, granting exclusive access to over 50 kilometers of the world-famous Niregauo River—renowned for its phenomenal grasshopper dry fly action and access to lakes holding trophy brown trout over twenty pounds. Both locations offer comfortable double-occupancy rooms with private bathrooms, complemented by a professional chef who crafts top-notch international and authentic Chilean cuisine, fully tailored to the guests'

Accommodation 1

Location

Balmaceda Airport (BBA), Coyhaique

Fly into Balmaceda Airport. Transfers to and from both lodges are included in the program price.

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Your guide

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Adam Henderson

Coyhaique, ChileSpeaks English, Spanish

Two lodges, six rods a week, and a portfolio of water that covers every kind of trout fishing

Brown TroutRainbow Trout
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