Los Lagos, Chile

Futa Lodge

FreshwaterValle de las Escalas on the Futaleufú River — plus the Espolón River, Río Azul and Lonconao and Espolón lakes

Nervous Waters runs this six-angler lodge in the Valle de las Escalas on the Futaleufú River, in Chile's Los Lagos region. Guides float and wade the Futaleufú and Espolón rivers and the lakes nearby for rainbow and brown trout, all of them released. Most guests come in through Esquel, over the border in Argentina.

Published price
US$6,950 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
December to March
Main fish
Rainbow trout
and 1 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
6 guests at a time

Season

December to March

Guests come from mid-December to late March, within Chile's trout season of mid-November to mid-April.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Drift boat, Wading
Catch and release
All fish released
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Rods and reels provided

Price and what it covers

US$6,950 per person · 7 nights · 2027

Per person for 7 nights and 6 fishing days, two to a room and two to a guide. Packages of 3 to 6 nights cost US$3,950 to US$6,350, a boat to yourself adds 50%, and a non-fishing program is US$5,950 for 7 nights.

Included

  • Lodging, two to a room
  • Meals
  • Wine, beer and local spirits
  • Guiding, 2 anglers per boat
  • Loaner rods, reels and lines

Not included

  • Airfare
  • Transfer from Esquel or Bariloche
  • Fishing licence, US$50 per person
  • Flies
  • Laundry
  • Gratuities

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

The lodge

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

Getting there

Gateway airport
Esquel (EQS), Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi International Airport
From there
Most guests fly from Buenos Aires to Esquel, about 2 hours 15 minutes, then drive about 2 hours across the border into Chile; that transfer costs extra. You can also fly from Santiago through Puerto Montt to Chaitén and drive about 3.5 hours, or take a charter from Puerto Montt to the Futaleufú airfield, 25 minutes from the lodge.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: nervouswaters.com

Lodge website

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