 Fishing Season: starts at 1st of November and ends the 1st of May.
The great success that followed the sowing of salmons and trouts at the early 20th century in Patagonian lakes attract many fishing enthusiast to the region. Many people start fly fishing lured by the great quantity of trouts. So the great majority of our guest are fishers.
Although in our Hotel we have widened the service offer toward other adventure tourism outdoor activities, fly casting still generate great interest making this sport even more popular among our guests.
At Hotel Tronador we offer fly casting classes, fly tying classes and the following fishing excursions.
If you wish to do a special, exclusive activity, for which you require exclusive guiding services (i.e. fishing, fly casting) you must book this services when you book your lodging.
Mascardi lake sport fishing:
 Half-day or shorter fishing trips: Usually, when the fish are biting, in the early morning or in the late afternoon, is when professional guides take you out fishing on motorboats. These short trips are charged by the hour and fishing gear may be provided as needed.
You are allowed to fish in Mascardi lake in all fishing techniques (trolling, spinning and fly-casting) and is recommended for both experts and beginners.
Characteristics of the Mascardi lake: This lake presents the U shape with two quite definite branches. One it called branch Catedral and the other Tronador (according to the proximity of each mountain). It has a single island of importance called Piuque Huapi (Island Heart) The Hotel Tronador is located at the same name branch. Flow toward this branch, the Upper Manso river and the Claro streams and Casalata, the ones that drain in front of the Hotel. This area has beaches and shoals with adequate reeds beds for fly fishing. Toward the sector of the Heart Island the coasts are more abrupt. The lake Mascardi is suitable for the three modalities of fishing. Spinning, trolling and fly casting.
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laguna los Césares |
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 Fishing in other lakes of the area:
Toward the southwest of the lake Mascardi, there are other smaller lakes which are suitable for fishing, to four of them have road access (lakes: The Moscos, Hess, Rock and Fonck) and the fifth has just a trail access ( The Césares Lagoon)
Lake The Moscos: distant 15 Km.
From the Hotel, excursions of half a day are offered or full day.
Modalities of fishing: spinning and fly.
This lake is crossed by the Medium Manso river.
Lake Hess: (all the day) Distant 30 Km.
Ideal for fly fishing. It drains in this lake the Quieto or Fonk stream and the Middle Manso river. Its edges are found populated of abundant reeds, this does that you have to fish embarked or with belly boat.
 Lake Fonck: (all the day)
Is formed by two lakes called Fonck Small and Fonck Large, communicated by a short channel. The access is for a 2WD vehicles (4WD vehicle at the beginning of season or when rains) As these lakes are glacial origin glacier there is almost no beaches, so is mainly for embarked fishing. It is very productive with an abundant rainbow trout population and brook trout and in smaller quantities brown trout. This sector receives abundant rains, as consequence the two lakes are found surrounded in its totality by an exuberant Andean forest. This excursion offers optimal conditions for the fly fishing, as well as to combine fishing and walking.
 The Césares lagoon: (all the day)
Is a lagoon located at 1200 m. above sea level, and can be reached only by trail. Here one of its charms resides since is little visited. It surrounded by forests of lenga and ñires, with deep little edges with abundant aquatic vegetation.
Permitted techniques: spinning and fly fishing. There is abundant brook trout population.
Three alternatives are offered to get to the lagoon:
1-to walked uphill and to fish from the coast. Are approximately 6 Km. of trail in good conditions but with plenty of slopes. Time reckoned to arrive: two hours.
 2- to Rent the horses for the ascent only (that is it more advisable), to fish from the coast and to return then walking.
3- to take the complete excursion, ascent and return with horse and embarked fishing with guide.
Sport fishing in river:
In our surrounding area it is allowed for fly fishing (with compulsory catch and release)
the Medium Manso River and the Lower Manso River.
Keep in mind:
Adequate equipment: there is good fishing in the Hotel Tronador nearby area, therefore is very important to bring the adequate fly fishing equipment, above all is recommended to have always fast sinking line.
Equipment renting: only in the guided excursions the equipment is provided.
Consult for more details.
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Permits: It is obligatory to have fishing permit. You can get the permit at the Hotel.
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Hotel
Tronador
By Mascardi
lake- 60 km from Bariloche (24 km on road to Mount Tronador)
PO Box 2 - (8400) San Carlos de Bariloche - RN - Patagonia - Argentina
Phone: +54-2944- 441062/ 490556 / 490550
e-mail: hoteltronador@bariloche.com.ar
http://www.hoteltronador.com
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