Fishing near Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz

Río Gallegos, the provincial capital of Santa Cruz in southern Patagonia, sits at the mouth of the river that shares its name — one of Argentina's most celebrated fly-fishing destinations. The Río Gallegos and its tributaries, the Penitente and the Rubens, draw anglers from around the world for sea-run brown trout, while the spring creek Río Chico holds large resident browns in a completely different style of water.

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Patagonian Blenny

Eleginops maclovinus

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