Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Estancia Maria Behety Lodge

FreshwaterRío Grande — Estancia María Behety, lower and middle river

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Estancia María Behety, a sheep and cattle ranch, stretches along the north bank of the Río Grande in Argentine Tierra del Fuego, and this lodge, built in 1999, is the larger of its two. Its twelve anglers a week rotate in pairs through about 100 named pools on the lower and middle river, each pair with a guide and vehicle, fishing for sea-run brown trout with single- and two-handed rods.

Published price
US$7,900 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
January to April
Main fish
Sea-run brown trout
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
12 guests at a time

Season

January to April

Weeks run Saturday to Saturday from early January to early April, and in some seasons the first week starts in the last days of December. February and early March are the most expensive weeks.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Wading
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Bring your own tackle

Price and what it covers

US$7,900 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for 7 nights and 6 fishing days, sharing a room and a guide; February and early-March weeks are US$10,300.

Included

  • Road transfers between Río Grande airport and the lodge
  • Guiding, with a guide and vehicle for every two anglers
  • Lodging
  • All meals
  • Open bar

Not included

  • International and domestic flights
  • Hotel nights in Buenos Aires
  • Fishing licence, US$300 paid in cash at the lodge
  • Tips
  • Tackle
  • Single room, US$700 a week

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
12
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 6 fishing days
For non-anglers
Not published
Wi-Fi
Yes
Established
1999

Getting there

Gateway airport
Rio Grande (RGA), Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel International Airport
From there
Fly from Buenos Aires to Río Grande and drive about 45 minutes to the lodge. Arriving through Ushuaia instead means a road transfer of around three hours. Allow a night in Buenos Aires on either side of the week.
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The pin marks the general area only; no closer location is published. Location from OpenStreetMap.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages: booking agencies and reference pages.

Booking agency

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