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 ome equipped with a good sense of adventure to Patagonia, Chile. Bring your personal gear, rods and reels. Good rain gear is essential. We recommend Gore Tex waders and jackets and a good hat. Dress in layers and be ready to change from hot to cold and wet to dry in any given day. The only constant to the weather in Patagonia, Chile is change. Bug spray is not always necessary but good to have for those rare occasions. Good polarized sunglasses and sunscreen are a must as the ozone layer is thin in South America. Don't forget your camera!
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 hen preparing yourself for your fly-fishing adventure in Patagonia, Chile consider our guide service will have all of the basics covered. You can bring plenty of 2x to 4x tippet and regular nine-foot tapered leaders. Weight forward floating fly lines are recommended. Overweighing the line to the fly-fishing rod is helpful in the wind. A six-weight fly-fishing rod will handle all various techniques well. A five weight is exciting for the small creeks and wind free weather. 7 or an 8 weight is nice if you want to chuck something big, and ugly. Bring your Bass Poppers!!!
We like to fish dry flies, but, do not forget to bring your sink tip lines! When the fish are not looking up, you might have to fish deep! A Jim Teeny or Scientific Anglers 250 grain sink tip line on a six to eight weight rod is generally sufficient. If you are not afraid to go way down, a 450 grain sink tip line or a scientific anglers type six or seven full sink line, matched with an eight weight rod will get you there!
Bring lots of flies that are big and ugly. The Chernobyl Ant and all its variations are a must. Beetle patterns small and large are a hit. Mice, small frogs, and adult dragonflies are useful and will make a colorful addition to your box. Caddis, mayflies, small stoneflies, and midges are on the menu as well. Streamers work incredibly well. Clousers are a staple. Woolly Buggers size 4 to 10 usually work.
Fly List
Dry Flies
Foam Beetle and Ant Patterns with rubber legs in all colors are a must.
Terrestrials
Make sure you stock up in this department.
Any big ugly terrestrial including mice, beetle patterns of any size or shape,
amphibians, Fat Albert's, Hopper's Club Sandwich, Poppers and Turk's
Tarantulas. Rubber Legs.
Nymphs
Copper Johns all colors, Caddis Pupa, Flashback Hare's Ear, any flashback
nymph, Prince Nymph, Pheasant Tail Nymph, Dragonfly Nymph, Damsel Fly
Nymph ,Girdle Bugs.
Streamers
All Clouser and Wooley Bugger Patterns work well.
A modest cross section of the bug families and terrestrials mentioned above
is all that you will require.
Guides always have a complete selection of flies on hand should you be missing anything in your box. If you would like to discuss patterns in more detail contact us at info@nicfinoutfitters.com or telephone us at 1-208-787-4922.
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