Brown trout in Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz has 20 spots with brown trout listed on PESQA. Peak season is in mar–apr. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Where to fish for brown trout in Santa Cruz
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Santa Cruz has 20 spots with brown trout listed on PESQA. Peak season is in mar–apr. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Ambient photoIn October brown trout is out of season in Santa Cruz. The best time is mar–apr. Off season does not mean there is a closed season: that is set by the province.
Peak season for brown trout in this area is in mar–apr, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 20 spots with brown trout in Santa Cruz, among them Río Gallegos, Lago Roca (El Calafate), Lago Cardiel, Lago San Martín.
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 7 guides working spots with brown trout in Santa Cruz, among them Mamá Margarita, Las Marías Tienda Patagónica, Retamar.
The brown trout responds very well to lures that imitate its prey (small fish and insects). Those that work best in Argentina: Wobbling spoons (Toby,…
Gear is chosen according to the environment and the expected size. A versatile, concrete setup: Spinning (general use, rivers and lakes): Rod: 1.80 to…
The brown is fished using several methods depending on the environment. The main ones: Spinning (rivers and lakes). This is the most versatile technique.…
The brown trout inhabits cold, clean, well-oxygenated waters: mountain and steppe rivers, streams, and lakes and lagoons of Patagonia and high-altitude…
1–4 kg; ejemplares de más de 10 kg en aguas selectas
Brown trout fishing in Argentina is regulated to protect the species and, above all, its reproduction. The closed season (veda) is the period when… Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides brown trout, Santa Cruz has spots with creole perch, chinook salmon, rainbow trout.
The scientific name of Brown trout is Salmo trutta.
