Escor ted Depar ture Fly Fishing in Argentina
A Barry & Cathy Beck Departure March 8 – March 25, 2015 Featuring:
Estancia San Huberto
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Estancia Quemquemtreu
We Share Your Passion
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Limay River Lodge
Taking Your Travel Experience Further: The Escorted Group Difference Unparalleled Service and Knowledge Every Step of the Way Escort Group Departure hosts, Barry & Cathy Beck return annually (sometimes bi-annually) to Argentina. What’s makes Argentina so special? Why We Return to Argentina Every Year Dear Traveler, As trip hosts, the answer is simple, it’s dependable. But it’s more than just great fishing. It’s the culture of the country and weather that is pretty predictable. It’s the American West without the people and the progress of the last 100 years. The vastness sometimes overwhelms us and one trip is seldom enough for anyone. The lodges that we visit each year are the best that Patagonia has to offer. While each is distinctively different, in many ways they are also similar. They are the best of the best. Estancia San Huberto This Olsen family has held stewardship over the Rio Malleo for many generations. The late Ernest Schweibert once described the Malleo as the Queen of all Spring Creeks. Managed in European style, its many beats offer a variety of fishing opportunities. There is the weed choked channels of the Henry’s Fork, the riffles and runs of the Canyon, the cut bank at Andino’s, and the list goes on and on. There is more water here than one can fish. It can be hatch-matching at its best, or simply casting attractor flies to likely looking places, the choice is yours. Over the years we’ve come to know the Olsen family not just as hosts but as dear friends. We’ve watched the progression from Carlos and Carmen to their son Ronnie and his wife, Marianna, who are following in the family tradition of exceptional hospitality. A trip to Patagonia would not be complete without a visit to San Huberto. Estancia Quemquemtreu There is a timelessness about Estancia Quemquemtreu. Years ago the ranch boasted a million acres but even now while about a quarter of its original size, it’s still vast and impressive. Guests to Estancia Quemquemtreu experience a working ranch and are just as likely to encounter a gaucho on horseback with his dogs moving a few head of cattle as a new truck pulling a skiff returning from a day of fishing on the nearby Rio Collon Cura. Managers, Paula and Martin, are the best and it won’t be long until they’ll have you feeling like family. The river itself is also big and impressive, but like the ranch that it flows through, it is full of interesting attributes -- long runs along high cut banks complete with burrowing swallow nests, side channels, log jams, hidden lagoons, flats. We have often stopped to watch wild boar with young in tow and magnificent red stag as they perform their mating ritual. And let’s not forget the fish, wild and beautiful browns and rainbows. We often say that this river is where you get your fish fix. It’s full of fish and fun to float and cast from the skiff or get out and walk wade. The Collon Cura offers something for everyone, you can strip streamers, drift nymphs, or cast dry flies. It will keep you happy and keep you coming back for more. We have a deep love for Patagonia and these estancias. There is a magnetic force that pulls us back year after year. Sincerely, Cathy & Barry
Fly Fishing in Estancia San Huberto, Estancia Quemquemtreu & Limay River Lodge, Argentina March 8 - March 25, 2015
Sunday, March 8 Depart from your hometown via commercial flight service to Buenos Aires. Monday, March 9 Arrive Buenos Aires, Ezeiza International. Upon arrival, clear immigration, collect your luggage. Your English-speaking guide/driver will then provide your private transfer to the Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel. Double room accommodations will be arranged on your behalf for one night, inclusive with a buffet breakfast. Spend the remainder of the day at leisure in Buenos Aires, meals independent. Overnight accommodations at the Loi Suites Recoleta Hotel. Tuesday, March 10 Depart Buenos Aires, Aeroparque Domestic Airport for San Martin de los Andes. Arrive San Martin de los Andes. Upon arrival, an English-speaking Patagonia Outfitters guide will meet you to provide your transfer to Hostería San Huberto near Junín de los Andes, about a 1-hour drive. Once there, you will be welcomed by your hosts, Carmen and Ronnie Olsen. A meal will be served. Fishing on arrival, time permitting.* This evening, enjoy cocktails, dinner and overnight accommodations at Hostería San Huberto. * Due to the nature of air travel within Argentina, every effort will be made to fish upon the day of arrival. Wednesday, March 11 - Sunday, March 15 Five full fishing days on the Malleo. Patagonia’s most famous trout river offers great dry-fly fishing. Its hatches are numerous throughout the day, providing the opportunity to cast over feeding fish. Fish both morning and evening, with lunch at the lodge. Return to the lodge each evening for cocktails, dinner and continued overnight accommodations at San Huberto. Non-anglers may enjoy horseback riding and hiking on the estancia. You may choose to drive into the town of Junín or San Martin with your guide for shopping and sightseeing. Join your fishing companion at midday for lunch at the lodge or on the stream depending on proximity. Note: For any other incidental expenses incurred during your stay San Huberto, U.S. Dollars are preferred. Monday, March 16 After breakfast and time for packing, your guide will provide a transfer to Estancia Quemquemtreu, about a 2-hour drive. Paula and Martin Zimmerman will welcome you to the ranch. After settling in, a meal will be served. There will be opportunity to fish this evening on the Río Collón Cura. Return at dusk for cocktails, dinner and overnight accommodations at the estancia. Continued ->
Tuesday, March 17 - Thursday, March 19 Three full days of fishing one of the classic trout rivers in the San Martín area. Easy access to the Collón Cura River offers the opportunity to enjoy a scenic float trip or stopping to wade at productive pools and riffles. This river has prolific populations of brown and rainbow trout. While streamers are generally the most productive flies, dry flies, often with nymph droppers, yield many fish. Lunch will be served streamside each day. Return each evening to Estancia Quemquemtreu for cocktails, dinner and continued overnight accommodations. Friday, March 20 Today the group will transfer approximately 172 kilometers between Estancia Quemquemtreu and the Limay River Lodge. Fishing will be accommodated today and specific details are pending. Note: For any incidental expenses incurred during your stay at Quemquemtreu, U.S. Dollars are preferred. Upon arrival at the Limay River Lodge guests will be welcomed by the Patagonia River Outfitters staff and shown to one of seven en suite bedrooms at the lodge. Saturday, March 21 - Monday, March 23 Three full days fishing the Limay for large migratory brown trout that are entering the river to spawn and powerful big water rainbows. The Limay River is a large body of water about twice the size of the famous Collon Cura. This tail water fishery offers the opportunity to catch strong browns and rainbows, mostly on streamers, nymphs or big dries, especially in later March, April and May. Each evening, return to the Limay River Lodge for continued overnight accommodations, cocktails and dinner. Tuesday, March 24 Depart the Limay River Lodge via Neuquen or Bariloche, Argentina for your flight service to Buenos Aires. Arrive Buenos Aires, Aeroparque Domestic Airport. Upon arrival, your English-speaking guide/driver will met you and provide private transfer to Ezeiza International and assist with check-in for your flight service to US. Wednesday, March 25 Depart Buenos Aires via commercial flight service to the U.S.A. Arrive USA.
Rates - Hosteria San Huberto, Estancia Quemquemtreu and Limay River Lodge Fishing Package: $810.00 per person/night or $8,100.00. Limay River Lodge: $850.00 per person/night or $3,400.00. Package price based on shared room and shared fishing guide. *Single room and guide fees apply
Inclusions: All-inclusive fishing arrangements (accommodations; all meals; cocktails; beverages including beer and wine; and one guide per two anglers). Exclusions: Additional or special transfers not indicated in the itinerary, local fishing license, airport/hotel; hotel accommodations, meals where not indicated, tourist and departure taxes, extras (room service, telephone calls, tips, alcoholic beverages except where specified by individual lodge operators, etc.) and airfare. Bariloche arrangements: Patagonia Airport / Lodge Transfers - TBD Buenos Aires arrangements: Hotels and transfers – to be determined as requested: Transfer Ezeiza / Aeroparque / hotel / Ezeiza TBD 2015 or Ezeiza / Aeroparque / Ezeiza TBD 2015 Deposit payment refund policy: A non-refundable deposit of 50% of the land cost is due at time of reservation. Balance payable at time of final land package invoicing. Final / full payment is also non-refundable unless client replacement is provided.
Your Airline Connection to Argentina In addition to providing a superior experience while you’re fishing in South America, the Airline Department at Frontiers can coordinate all of your travel logistics to and from Buenos Aires. LAN Airlines, our preferred airline partner to Argentina, was recently voted 2014’s Best Business Class to Latin America/South America. They were the first carrier flying between the USA and South America to offer a fully flat bed in their premium cabin in this market, and are offered on all of their 767 and 787 aircrafts. The Premium Business cabin is arranged in a 2 – 2 – 2 configuration with all seats facing forward, making them perfect for any traveler. The generous 74-inch pitch and fixed shell seat back eliminates the ‘climb over’ problem faced by window seat occupants on other airlines and the variable seat width provides a high level of comfort. * Itinerary subject to change
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South America Department Manager Toll-free: 1-800-245-1950 Phone: 724-935-1577 hingram@frontierstravel.com Hank Ingram and Ben Hoffman
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