Fishing near El Bolsón, Río Negro
El Bolsón sits in the Andean foothills of Río Negro province, surrounded by lakes, rivers, and streams that make it one of Patagonia's most accessible fly-fishing bases. The Río Azul runs close to town — a fast-flowing mountain river — while Lago Puelo, the Río Manso, and the Río Pichileufú are among the area's marquee trout waters. Anglers come here to wade clear freestone rivers and fish glacial lakes against a backdrop of steep forested valleys.
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Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Puye
Galaxias maculatus
Perca
Percichthys trucha
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