Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Villa María Lodge

FreshwaterLower Río Grande — Estancia José Menéndez

Run by the same family group as Kau Tapen, Villa María takes six anglers on the lower Río Grande, a few miles above tidal water on Estancia José Menéndez, wading for sea-run brown trout two to a guide. It is fly only and releases every fish, and its weeks are concentrated in January to March, when the water is steadiest.

Published price
US$14,950 per person per week · 7 nights · 2027
Season
December to March
Main fish
Sea-run brown trout
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
6 guests at a time

Season

December to March

Weeks run Friday to Friday from Dec 25, 2026 to Mar 26, 2027, with peak weeks from Jan 8 to Mar 5. The river is legally open from Nov 1 to Apr 15, but the lodge keeps to January through March for steadier water.

The fishing

Water
Freshwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

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

Price and what it covers

US$14,950 per person per week · 7 nights · 2027

Per person per week, 7 nights and 6.5 fishing days, for peak weeks from Jan 8 to Mar 5, with a single room and a shared guide. Weeks from Dec 25 to Jan 8 are US$13,950 and from Mar 5 to Mar 26 US$12,950; non-anglers pay US$650 a night.

Included

  • Transfer from Río Grande airport
  • A single room, when available
  • Meals
  • Wine, beer, and local and imported spirits
  • Guiding, 2 anglers to each guide and truck
  • Loaner rods, reels and lines
  • Flies from the guides at no charge
  • A night at Delta Eco Lodge near Buenos Aires with a guided dorado day, or 2 nights at a dove-shooting lodge, when available

Not included

  • Flights
  • Transfer between Ushuaia and the lodge
  • The first night in Ushuaia or Río Grande
  • Fishing licence, about US$550
  • Laundry
  • Tips
  • Transfers between the Buenos Aires airport and the marina for the Delta night

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, 6.5 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Not published
Established
1994

Getting there

Gateway airport
Ushuaia (USH), Ushuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport
From there
Fly from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, about 3 hours, and stay the night; the road transfer on Friday morning takes about 3 hours and costs extra. A transfer from Río Grande airport is included in the rate.
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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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