The Lake District and Aisen, Chile

You are best to fly into Santiago, Chile to start your fly fishing adventure in the Lake District and Aisen, Chile. The best time for fishing there is from February through to mid-April.

The main fish species in this region are rainbow, brown and brook trout; king, coho and Atlantic salmon. You will need a 6-7 weight rod with floating and sinking-tip lines. The flies to use are a basic trout selection; Woolly Buggers, Con-Head Middlers, Chernobyl Ants, deerhair mouse patterns and crayfish imitations.

A word of warning is to beware as the UV radiation in the Southern hemisphere can be stronger than you realise on cool, overcast days…