FLY FISHING SEASON IN PATAGONIA
FISHING IN PATAGONIA
Our seasons are in reverse to the Northern Hemisphere.
The Patagonian fishing season opens in mid November and closes in mid April. During November and December, with high water levels in rivers, you'll find many big rainbows and browns still on the move back to lakes, so chances to catch real trophy fish are good. Mornings and evenings will be quite cool, as to wear a jacket over a thick fleece pullover; and occasional rains may occur. Temperatures range between 40 F and 80 F.
In summer (Jan-Feb) lows range between 60 F and 75 F and highs 75-95 F. The weather is very moderate, and rains are extremely rare. These long days on easy wade able rivers are dry fly time, and caddis and mayflies hatches put trout on the move almost everywhere. March and April, the end of the season, is the most quiet and scenery time of the year, as reds greens and yellows blend on the mountains and riverbanks. Low water levels and easy wading invite you to use the lightest possible tackle on rainbows and big browns entering the rivers from the lakes to spawn. In this time you can usually fish even the most popular rivers without risking the chance of seeing any other angler for days. As temperatures may drop without notice, bringing heavy jackets will help you enjoy your fishing time. Highs are 60-70 F and lows can average 45 F to 55 F during some seasons.
-Early season (November and December) is the best time for nymph fishing while -Late season (Feb. and March) is the best time for dries.
Life cycle y Conservation
Species of trouts and salmons are often indicators of enviromental health of natural resources , where these species are present . For sure it indicates a healthy ecosystem .The presence of healthy flora and fauna in a damaged ecosystem it would be impossible for the trouts ans salmons to carry out their reproduction system , which needs the total equilibrium of the nature. Trouts start to sail up the rivers: about the middle of March in the case of fontinalis; at the beginning of April the brown trout and about May the rainbow trout . Spawning in the same order approximately two or three months after they start their long journey. In the river bed the female spawns and the male will fertilize the eggs laid. The female will be in charge of covering with gentle movements the ovas and from 90 to 100days (for Patagonia) the young fish will born .From this moment these start to survive because of the chase of predators. An adult female spawns between 1,000 and 1,500 eggs for each kilo of its weight .This means if a female weighs 4 kilos it will lay about 5,000 eggs , but only 350 young fish will born (7%in natural enviroment ).From this cycle until they become breeders, two specimen from those 5,000 eggs will be needed. So, for that reason and many others ,it is important to understand what many of us have understood one day ,when we talked of conservation and promote catch and release. The water of Southern Patagonia has a healthy ecosystem where the trouts and salmons will be able to keep their life cycle every year and also where each of us can be part of this equilibrium and help to protect and conserve the species .
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