Fly fishing in Chile, Patagonia with Chile Trout  

Fishing Equipment

• Floating fly line
• 150 to 300 grain sink tip
• Knotless tapered leaders 9', 0x to 4x
• 1x-5x tippet material
• Hook sharpener
• Fly boxes
• Two or three 8' to 9' fly rods, 4 to 8 weights
• 6 weight is your "go to" rod
• Reels compatible to rods
• Amber polarized sunglasses are best
• Hemostats, line clippers
• Fingerless gloves
• Waterproof pack or gear bag
• Fly floatant or drying crystals
• Small fishing pack or vest

Clothing

• Passport
• Airline tickets
• Personal medications
• Long sleeved fishing shirts
• Polypropylene fishing pants or long johns
• Polar fleece vest or down-filled vest or Polar fleece pullover or button jacket
• Quality raincoat
• Casual travel clothes
• Cash
• Fishing hat
• Camp shoes
• Lightweight hiking boots
• Sunscreen, lip balm
• Gore-Tex waders
• Wading boots
• Small bottle insect repellent
• Small flashlight
• Camera and extra film or memory card and batteries

Flies for Trout:

• Royal Wulff #16-8
• Tarantulas #8-2
• Hoppers #6-2
• Bead Head Hare's Ear nymph #16-8
• Bead Head Pheasant Tail nymph #16-8
• Midges #18-14
• Chernobyl Ant #6-2
• Parachute Adams #16-12
• Elk Hair Caddis #14-8
• Bead Head Flashabuggers #10-4 in brown, olive and black
• Stimulator #10-4

Flies for Salmon:

• Egg Sucking or Starlite Leech #2-1/0 (weighted with flash) in fuchsia, pink, purple
• Foam Poly Wog #2-1/0 in pink, chartreuse
• Zonker, Zuddler, or Muddler patterns #2-1/0 in white/pearl
• Bunny Leech patterns #2-1/0 in fuchsia, pink, purple

You may convert dollars to Chilean pesos at the Santiago airport. According to the U.S. Department of State Travel website, travelers might have difficulty using U.S. $100 bills due to concerns about counterfeit U.S. currency. Many Chilean banks, exchange houses and business may refuse to accept $100 bills. Whenever possible, visitors to Chile should use Traveler's Checks or bring bills smaller than $50.