ESTANCIA LA ELVIRA

A long drive on a dirt road, about 2 hours from Cholila, takes you to Estancia La Elvira, where we stay and have private and exclusive access to fly fishing 25km of the best part of the Gualjaina. This Estancia lies about eight miles below the Arroyo Pescado, one of Patagonia's most famous spring creeks. Your host Federico, has recently completed a wonderful fisherman's cottage for the anglers of Esquel Outfitters. La Elvira is a 60,000 acre estancia. The Gualjaina is formed by Arroyo Pescado and the Rio Tecka, at the border of the estancia. This section of river has not permitted fisherman for almost 10 years, and now Esquel Outfitters is exclusively using the estancia to fish the entire river. It yields abundant numbers of rainbows and browns on dry flies, nymphs and streamers. It is solely walk/wading and an angler could easily spend 2 to 3 days there without covering the same water.

We are currently building accommodations for 4 anglers and from this location we are a 10 minute drive to Arroyo Pescado and a short walk to the Rio Gualjaina. Estancia La Elvira has several fresh water springs on the property and contains a rich environment for birds. We can arrange horseback riding and riverside asados using the horses to get to different areas for fishing on the river. Our 25 km on the Gualjaina combined with our 55 km of private water on the Rio Segilo gives Esquel Outfitters over 80 km of private water in Argentina.