Malleo River
Estancia San Huberto

During your stay with Patagonia Outfitters you will probably want to stay at San Huberto lodge in San Huberto Ranch. A family-owned 25,000-acre "estancia" through which more than 25 km of the legendary Malleo river runs. San Huberto, once a hunting lodge, (named in fact after the Patron Saint of hunters in Europe: "Saint Hubert") gradually changed its essence to become exclusively a fishing lodge, hosted by its owners: Carmen and Carlos Olsen who, together with their staff, make sure that everything runs like clock-work. The lodge now has accommodation for 12 in recently refurbished double and single rooms each with their private bathroom. Today San Huberto lodge offers access to some of the best stretches of the Malleo river.



Jorge Trucco spent a few years of his life scouting, fishing and guiding in the Malleo, all of that experience has been passed on to Patagonia Outfitters' guides who know the Malleo river like their backyard and will share their deep knowledge of this river with you. The Malleo is the perfect river for beginners, being able to cast comfortable distances and being exposed to numerous fishing situations on dries or nymphs. Yet the Malleo is a delight for the expert fisherman that takes pleasure sight fishing for big elusive rainbows feeding on small dries or nymphs in very difficult places.

The Malleo, one of Patagonia Outfitter's favorites, may be the perfect river. It has diverse conformations: from its scenic meadow section, with the Lanín Volcano dominating the background, to the canyon section or the lower boulder-free stone section, which offers pocket water and willow-lined banks. It is just the "right size" river to fish and you will always see hatches of different types: mayflies, caddis of various kinds, as well as stoneflies and midges. This river offers the fly fisherman sight-fishing opportunities along its 30 kilometers. It is like fishing in a textbook, the classic way.