Chile Fly Fishing Guide Season

Fly Fishing Seasons in Chile

Species	Zone	Season
Salmonid	Region I to X	From the second Friday of November until the first Sunday of May
	Llanquihue Lake	September 15th to May 7th 2000
	Region X: Palena Lake and Puelo Lagoon	All year round
	Region XI: From the north of the region until south creek of Las Torres Lake	From the second Friday of November until the first Sunday of May
	Region XI: From the south creek of Las Torres lake until Region XI frontier	From the second Friday of October until the first Sunday of April
	Region XI: General Carrera Lake and O'Higgins Lake	All year round
	Region XII	From October 16th to April 14th of the next year
	Region XII: Fagnano Lake	All year round
	Region XII: Parrillar Lake	(until 02/03/ 2003) From October 16th to March 15th of the next year

In the Pescado, Cuimilahue and Sur rivers as well as their respective affluents, you are only permitted to use hooks without rough flanges and artificial flies. The use of boats to practice this activity is also forbidden.

Also, in the river Cuimilahue and its affluents, you must use a rod, reel and lines specific for that fishing equipment; the fly must have only a simple hook.

Night fishing of salmon species from boats is forbidden (between 21:00 pm and 06: 00 am), in places located less than 500 meters from the outlet of rivers or brooks, lakes, lagoons or ponds.

Capture Limits

Species Zone Allowance

Salmonid Region I to XII 3 specimens or 15th kilograms per day whichever happens first.

Rainbow Trout and Silver Salmon Region X: Pescado River, Sur River and their affluents (*) 1 specimen per day.

Rainbow Trout Region X: Cuimilahue River and it affluents (Futrono) 2 specimens per day.

Brown Trout Region X: Cuimilahue River, Sur River, Pescado River and their affluents (Futrono) Catch and release only.

(*) Also valid for the mouth of these rivers and Llanquihue Lake, to a radius of 1,000 meters (from the mouth of the river).

CHILE FLY FISHING GUIDE. SEASONS