Fishing near Pucón, La Araucanía

Pucón sits in La Araucanía, at the eastern shore of Lago Villarrica in the Chilean Lake District, roughly 790 km south of Santiago. The area is one of Chile's most recognized freshwater fishing destinations, built around a dense network of rivers and lakes fed by Andean snowmelt and volcanic terrain. Lago Villarrica, the Río Liucura, Río Trancura, and Río Palguín are among the marquee waters, drawing fly fishers and spin casters after trout and salmon in scenery defined by the active Villarrica Volcano.