
4spots1guidespeaknov–jan
Santa Cruz has 4 spots with creole perch listed on PESQA. Peak season is in nov–jan. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Yes: October falls within the creole perch season in Santa Cruz. The best time is nov–jan.
Peak season for creole perch in this area is in nov–jan, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 4 spots with creole perch in Santa Cruz, among them Lago Roca (El Calafate), Lago Cardiel, Rio Chico, Río Santa Cruz.
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Santa Cruz's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists one guide working spots with creole perch in Santa Cruz: Southern Spirit Lago Argentino.
Worm, small spoons and soft lures; also on the fly (nymphs and streamers).
Light spinning with small spoons, micro-jigs and soft plastics, or fly with small streamers. Bait: worm. It keeps company with the trout in Patagonian…
Spinning, fondo y mosca; busca fondos con piedra y vegetación. Equipo liviano.
Patagonian lakes, rivers and reservoirs; bottoms with rock, logs and vegetation.
0,5–2 kg
Especie nativa: respetá tallas y cupos del reglamento patagónico provincial y cuidá su devolución. Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides creole perch, Santa Cruz has spots with chinook salmon, rainbow trout, brown trout.
The scientific name of Creole perch is Percichthys trucha.