Fishing near Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan

Santiago sits in a broad Central Valley basin flanked by the Andes to the east, and the rivers draining those mountains define the local fishing scene. The Río Maipo and Río Mapocho are the closest running waters, while mountain streams such as the Río Yeso and Río Clarillo draw fly anglers into the Andean foothills. Access can be challenging without local knowledge, and serious trout fishing typically means heading into the cordillera or further south toward Patagonia, but day-trip and guided fly-fishing excursions operate within a couple of hours of the city.