ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Clothing Essentials: Patagonia’s climate can be delightfully unpredictable, so we advise our guests to come prepared with:

  • Wind jackets and rain jackets
  • Layering options (first and second layers)
  • Comfortable pants and shorts
  • Sturdy walking and hiking shoes
  • Gloves for warmth and protection
  • Hats and sun hats for sunnier days
  • Polarized sunglasses for clear vision
  • Sunscreen to shield against Patagonia’s rays
  • A small backpack to carry your essentials

Fly Fishing Gear: To make the most of your angling adventure, ensure you have the following fishing equipment on hand:

Waders and wading boots.

Fly Rods:

  • 5wt and 6wt both with floating and sinking lines.
    • Floating:
      • All-around
    • Sinking tip:
      • 24 sink tip / 150 or 200 gr

Leader & Tippets:

  • 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x

Flies:

  • Dry:
    • Terrestrials:
      • Chubby Chernobyl / Purple, tan, gold / size: 10
      • Cicada / size: 8
      • Fat Albert / Black, Tan / Size: 8, 10, 12
      • Charlie Boy Hopper / Tan / Size: 8
      • Morrish Hopper / Tan / Size: 8
    • Attractors:
      • Purple para wulff / Size: 14
      • Parachute Adam / Size: 12, 14
      • Swisher’s Parachute Madam X / Size: 8
      • Elk Hair Caddis / Tan / Size: 12, 14
    • Streamers:
      • Sparkle Minnow / Size: 4, 6
      • Autumn Splendor / Size: 4, 6
      • Rubber Bugger / Size: 4, 6, 8
      • Beldar Rubberlegs / Size: 4, 6, 8
      • Bead Head Crystal Bugger / Brown, Black / Size: 6
    • Nymphs:
      • Tungsten Pheasant Tail / Size: 14, 16
      • Tungsten Prince Nymph / Size: 10, 12
      • Copper John / Red, Copper / Size: 12, 14
      • CDC Flashback Pheasant Tail / Size: 12, 14
      • Pat’s Rubberlegs / Brown, coffee-black / Size: 6