ESTANCIA LAGUNA VERDE

Unlike other operations in the Strobel area, Estancia Laguna Verde challenges visiting anglers to fish new beats every day of the week, combining varied locations and using different techniques targeting the best fishing with the most rewarding methods.

Estancia Laguna Verde offers the best and most diverse program in all Strobel and Southern Patagonia, which translates into an amazing and unique fishing experience, with a growing rate of over 70% of repeat clients!!!

In order to understand the advantages of fishing at Estancia Laguna Verde, it is essential to understand the geography of the area, and the Barrancoso river in particular, so as not to be deceived by misleading publicity by a few specific outfitters with a short term mentality.

With a total length of about 50 km, it is important to note that only the last stretch holds consistently big fish, especially in the prime months. This last stretch of the last 10 km of this astonishing river, are the ones that go through Estancia Laguna Verde (both banks!), with our property ending a short distance from the last 3 / 4 pools of the river before it drains into Strobel lake.

Without a doubt, one of the highlight programs at our Estancia is the Barrancoso River which is the one and only tributary of Strobel Lake.

As mentioned before, this beautiful freestone river runs for more than 10 km through our Estancia in the single best part of it!!!! There are no other parts of the river like this one, and there are no other trophy waters like ELV waters.

Only a handful of anglers staying at Estancia Laguna Verde, get the chance to fish the best pools and runs of this one of a kind river, which many experts consider to be the very best wild rainbow trout trophy water in the world!!!!

Estancia Laguna Verde fishes this dream-like river with its crystal clear waters and amazing runs of huge trout in 3 different sections -upper, middle and lower. With the addition of 2 hanging bridges over the river, our guests are able to access even the most remote pools offering outstanding angling and incredible vistas.

By northern and central Patagonia standards, many of the so-called “lagoons” at Estancia Laguna Verde would fall under the category of lakes, which is actually what they are!

Fed by Moro creek, this amazing system of chained small lakes in Estancia Laguna Verde is an aspect many times overlooked in the quest of catching some of the largest rainbow trout in the world!

Nothing to blame or argue about it, though. But we feel obliged to mention that these lakes can offer some of the most exciting stillwater fishing for resident brown trout, brook and rainbow trout in Argentina, which, combined with Moro creek, make an awesome program, any day of the week.

On the shore of beautiful Green Lake, stands Estancia Laguna Verde Lodge, ideally located to allow you to quickly reach all the fishing spots available all around our 45.000 acres property, plus what it leased to its neigbour to the east of massive Strobel shoreline access and roads.

The fully upgraded Lodge main building is a typical “Estancia house” accommodating 10 to 12 anglers per week. It has 10 single and double bedrooms with comfortable “en-suite” bathrooms. We also offer single lodging and guiding for a special fare, if you require it.

Inside the house, you will be able to relax after a hard and exciting fishing day on one of our guests favourite spots at the lodge, its spacious living room overlooking Laguna Verde and enjoying a glass of excellent wine or a refreshing cocktail you can warm-up for dinner. This cosy room has a 42´ LCD TV with a satellite connection and a DVD player for your enjoyment. A fly tying desk is available too so [u3] that you can stuff your fly boxes with a new set of flies after missing many in the thousand rocks there are all around. Or you can go to the library and relax, reading great books!

To ensure you have all your fishing gear dried and ready to hit the waters every day we have built (two) changing rooms/drying facilities at the entrance to the lodge to use [u5] before and after fishing.
At the Lodge, you can also enjoy free unlimited wireless Internet access and access to a computer if needed. Windmill generators (and back-up fuel generators) and solar energy guarantee the energy demands of the Lodge, providing electricity (220 volts.) 24/7.

Laundry service is provided twice a week.
The Lodge is located 100 meters from Verde lake, 15 minutes from Strobel Lake, 5 minutes from the Barrancoso River middle section, 20 minutes from the Barrancoso River lower and upper sections; 5 to 30 minutes from Moro creek, and 10 to 30 minutes for lakes such as Potrero, Texas, Horseshoe, depending on the section and area of the Estancia you are fishing.

• Transfers to/from Calafate (Santa Cruz) to/from Estancia Laguna Verde Lodge, with specially prepared comfortable transportation and 4-wheel drive trucks with rod racks.
• Fishing at Strobel Lake, Barrancoso River, Moro creek and 15 smaller lakes inside the Estancia.
• Use of 4-wheel drive trucks and ATV´s inside the Estancia.
• Use of drift boats during fishing certain locations of the Estancia (if weather conditions permit).
• One professional guide for every two rods.
• All meals at the Lodge prepared by our Chef and sou-chef (check out our web page for more information regarding menus).
• All drinks at the Lodge, such as great Argentinian wine, beer, soft drinks, cocktails, whiskey, cognac, gin, Fernet Branca, Campari, Cinzano, Gancia, and others.
• Laundry service twice a week.
• Electricity 24 hours a day (220 volts.)
• Satellite television.
• Wireless Internet access.