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| Lodges and Estancias: Estancia Quemquemtreu |
Located about 1 hour "plus" from Chapelco airport, Quemquemtreu ranch is a huge ranch of 160,000 acre offering the chance to experience a different fly fishing trip, lodging in the main house of a traditional cattle and polo horses breeding ranch. |
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An excellent "all inclusive" service with great home made dishes and nice wines, and a very warm and relaxed ambience.
The main house offers 5 double bedrooms each one with private bathroom, a nice dining room and a living room with a wide fireplace. 2 other rooms can be also used in an adjacent house.
A side barn has been turned into a great Bar where snacks and drinks are served every night after fishing. There is also a pool table for those who like to try their skills.....
Huge poplars, willows and pine trees provide cover for all the ranch structure formed by barns, corrals, polo courses, secondary houses that surround the Lodge.
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Private access to the Collon Cura and Quemquemtreu Rivers |
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About 25 miles of the Collon Cura River run through Quemquentreu's property. In addition, it provides access to more than 5 miles of the Caleufu river plus the full extention of the Quemquemtreu River which gives the name to this estancia. |
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Most of he Fishing is done drifting for full or half day, depending the weather conditions or personal preferences. Wadding is always available, and for those who preffer not to cast from boats, or we can just use the boats to float to the best fishing areas. |
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Full days float include a full river-lunch, so whenever we get hungry, we stop the float and choose a nice spot to have lunch....
Average size trout is probably 16 " but trout over 22" are usually caught. Depending of the time of the season and the water flow, most of the fishing can be done with floating lines and fishing on the surface. We always carry 200grs sinking heads (teeny's style) ready to go just in case! |
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It's not uncommon to find a good number of rainbows surface feeding in huge back-edies that wont hesitate to raise to a Parachute Adams or Royal Wulff.
If the inch worms are falling from the willows or the minnows are moving in the shallows fishing can turn crazy caching from 20 to 60 trout during a full float, which of course it is not a rule, but happens frequently when the river is ON. |
From early November untill late January the Quemquemtreu River is a great option, especially for those who enjoy fishing smaller rivers with lots of trout coming up for dries.
Ideal for beginners but fun for experts too, everyone will enjoy the river structure and beauty.
Small and mid size rainbows live in the river sharing their habitat with some bigger trout that can get over 23" (mainly browns).
The river is easy to access and not far from the lodge! |
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| Don't wait till last minute to make your booking, late December, January and March are sold year in advance!! |
(c) by Pablo Zaleski, all rights reserved |
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