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Fishing near Vallenar, Atacama

Vallenar sits in the Atacama Region along the Río Huasco, one of the few perennial rivers cutting through this desert province. Freshwater fishing in the area centers on the Río Huasco and its upper tributaries — the Río del Tránsito and Río del Carmen — where anglers work the quebradas and river channels of one of Chile's most arid landscapes.

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Flathead Mullet

Flathead Mullet

Mugil cephalus

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