Puerto Cárdenas & La Junta, Chilean Patagonia
Martín Pescador Lodge
Eleven’s Saturday-to-Saturday week: Río Yelcho Lodge at Puerto Cárdenas, then Río Rosselot Lodge at La Junta.
Two riverfront lodges
Brown & rainbow trout
Guided floats
Los Lagos, Chile
Two Lodges, One Week South of Chaitén
Eleven Martín Pescador is one Saturday-to-Saturday week at two riverfront lodges in Chile’s Lake District. The week starts at Río Yelcho Lodge in Puerto Cárdenas, on Lago Yelcho, then moves south to Río Rosselot Lodge in La Junta. Guides fish Río and Lago Yelcho, the Río Futaleufú, Río and Lago Rosselot, the Río Figueroa, the Río Pico, and the Río Palena. Angler Adventures books the week and helps plan the travel.
Chilean Patagonia holds a lot of trout water. Eleven splits this week between two bases so the fishing covers two watersheds, with a ground transfer between the lodges included.
Río Yelcho Lodge sits in Valdivian rainforest: five private casitas with wood-burning stoves, en suite bathrooms, and decks, plus a main lodge, glacier and river views, two hot tubs, and a sauna. Río Rosselot Lodge, farther south at La Junta, has five double rooms with river views, wraparound decks, a living room with a wood stove and a stocked bar, and a hot tub. Both lodges have a boat dock and a wader room.
The summer season on Eleven’s page runs from January through the end of March, and the off-peak rate window continues to April 24. January is the dragonfly hatch and higher water. February is the dry-fly month. March is when the trout feed hard ahead of winter.
Book Martín Pescador, get a quote, or ask us about the two-lodge week in Chile.
or call 860-434-9624
Fly Fishing from Yelcho and Rosselot
The week fishes from two places. From Río Yelcho Lodge at Puerto Cárdenas, guides work Río Yelcho, Lago Yelcho, and the Río Futaleufú. From Río Rosselot Lodge at La Junta, they work Río Rosselot, Lago Rosselot, the Río Figueroa, the Río Pico, and the Río Palena, plus stretches the boats can reach that a road cannot.
Days are guided floats. Eleven keeps jet boats, pangas, catarafts, whitewater rafts, and lake boats, and trucks for drive-in put-ins away from the lodges. The guides set the day around the water and how you like to fish.
In January, the dragonfly hatch is on, the water is higher, and trout take dries, dry-droppers, and streamers. February brings steadier water and the dry-fly season: mayflies, caddis, and terrestrials. In March the trout feed ahead of winter, and dry flies still work on the warmer days.
Gear Eleven Provides
- Rods: Thomas & Thomas
- Reels: Abel Vaya
- Wading: Simms waders, boots, and Taco bags
- Flies: Montana Fly Company, plus flies the guides tie
The fishing license is included. Plan on using the lodge gear for the week.
The Two-Lodge Week
The package is seven nights, Saturday to Saturday, with nights at both lodges. You arrive at Río Yelcho Lodge, about an hour from the Chaitén airport. The drive south to Río Rosselot Lodge at La Junta is included.
Eleven’s published offer describes the peak week as seven nights and six fishing days. Angler Adventures confirms the fishing-day count for the dates you want.
Staying at Río Yelcho and Río Rosselot
Río Yelcho Lodge is the first base, in the rainforest at Puerto Cárdenas. The casitas are set up for twin or king beds, each with its own bathroom, a wood stove, and a deck. The main lodge has the dining room, a stocked bar, and a deck that looks at the glacier and the river. There are two hot tubs and a sauna.
Río Rosselot Lodge is the second base, at La Junta. Five double rooms have twin or king beds, en suite bathrooms, and river views. Wraparound decks, a living room with a wood stove, a stocked bar, and a hot tub fill out the house. Both lodges keep a boat dock and a wader room on the property.
Chefs cook breakfast, lunch, après, and dinner from local farms and the Pacific: mussels, clams, Chilean sea bass, and beef from Chile and Argentina, with an asado during the week. The bar pours Chilean wine, pisco sours, and Patagonian beer.
- Río Yelcho Lodge: five casitas, main lodge, two hot tubs, sauna, Puerto Cárdenas
- Río Rosselot Lodge: five double rooms, wraparound decks, hot tub, La Junta
- Both lodges: en suite bathrooms, wood stoves, boat dock, wader room, stocked bar
Martín Pescador Rates
Eleven publishes one 7-night price for the two-lodge week, per angler. Double occupancy and single occupancy are listed separately. Off-peak and peak dates are the windows on Eleven’s Martín Pescador page.
- Off-peak Jan 2–9 & Mar 27–Apr 24: $8,450 dbl / $11,830 single (7 nights)
- Peak Jan 9–Mar 27: $9,850 dbl / $14,775 single (7 nights)
- Saturday-to-Saturday at both lodges: Río Yelcho Lodge (Puerto Cárdenas), then Río Rosselot Lodge (La Junta)
USD per angler, as published by Eleven Experience for a set 7-night stay. January 9 and March 27 appear on both the off-peak and peak windows on that page. Call 860-434-9624 to confirm which rate applies on those dates.
Angler Adventures services are free. Call 860-434-9624 or send a message to start planning your Martín Pescador trip.
What the Martín Pescador Week Includes
Included
- 7 nights, Saturday to Saturday, at Río Yelcho Lodge and Río Rosselot Lodge
- Daily guided float fishing
- Jet boats, pangas, catarafts, rafts, and lake boats
- Fishing license
- Thomas & Thomas rods, Abel Vaya reels, Simms waders and boots, Simms Taco bags, and flies
- Breakfast, lunch, après, and dinner, including an asado
- House beer, wine, liquor, and non-alcoholic drinks
- Ground transfer between the two lodges
- Round-trip flight from Puerto Montt (PMC) to Chaitén, luggage up to 30 pounds (15 kg)
- Ground transfers at the Chaitén airport, and Puerto Montt airport taxis to and from hotels
Not Included
- International airfare and the flight from Santiago (SCL) to Puerto Montt (PMC)
- Hotel in Puerto Varas (Eleven can arrange the room; it is extra)
- Meals, activities, and extra taxis in Puerto Varas
- Luggage over 30 pounds (15 kg) on the Chaitén flight
- Gratuities (Eleven suggests $1,200–$1,500 per guest for the week)
- Travel insurance
- Reserve alcohol, specialty tastings, wellness, and activities outside the fishing program
Getting to Martín Pescador
The week begins at Río Yelcho Lodge, about an hour from Chaitén. Río Rosselot Lodge is farther south, at La Junta on the Carretera Austral.
- Santiago (SCL): international flights land in Santiago.
- Santiago to Puerto Montt (PMC): a domestic flight. This leg is separate from the included Chaitén flight.
- Puerto Varas: Eleven recommends the night before check-in, about 45 minutes from the Puerto Montt airport. Airport taxis are included. The hotel room, meals, and extra taxis in town are not.
- Puerto Montt to Chaitén: a commercial flight of about 35 minutes, included, with luggage up to 30 pounds (15 kg).
- Chaitén to Río Yelcho Lodge: an Eleven vehicle, about an hour, included. The later transfer to Río Rosselot Lodge at La Junta is included.
Trout of the Yelcho and Rosselot
Brown trout
(Salmo trutta)
Wild browns are the fish in Eleven's Martín Pescador photos and the late-season target. January fish come up for the dragonfly hatch. March is when Eleven points anglers at the larger browns.
Rivers & lakes · Dries, streamers
Rainbow trout
(Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Rainbows share the same rivers and lakes: Yelcho, Futaleufú, Rosselot, Figueroa, Pico, and Palena. February's mayfly, caddis, and terrestrial hatches are the dry-fly stretch of the season.
Two watersheds · Dry-fly season
Martín Pescador FAQ
What is the Martín Pescador week?
One Saturday-to-Saturday trip at two lodges. You start at Río Yelcho Lodge in Puerto Cárdenas, then move to Río Rosselot Lodge in La Junta. Eleven runs it as a single 7-night program.
What fish can I catch?
Wild brown trout and rainbow trout, on the Yelcho, Futaleufú, Rosselot, Figueroa, Pico, and Palena, plus Lago Yelcho and Lago Rosselot.
What does the week cost?
Off-peak (January 2–9 and March 27–April 24) is $8,450 double and $11,830 single. Peak (January 9–March 27) is $9,850 double and $14,775 single. Prices are per angler for 7 nights. January 9 and March 27 sit on both windows on Eleven's page.
What is included?
Guided floats, the boats, the fishing license, rods, reels, waders, and flies, meals, the house bar, the transfer between the lodges, and the round-trip Puerto Montt–Chaitén flight with luggage up to 30 pounds.
How do I get there?
Fly to Santiago, then to Puerto Montt. Stay in Puerto Varas the night before. The next day, fly Puerto Montt to Chaitén (included, about 35 minutes) and ride about an hour to Río Yelcho Lodge. The hotel in Puerto Varas is extra.
When should I go?
January for the dragonfly hatch and higher water, February for dry flies, and March for trout feeding ahead of winter. The published season on the lodge page runs January through March, with off-peak rates through April 24.
Plan Your Martín Pescador Week
Book the two-lodge week, or ask about dates at Yelcho and Rosselot.