Final Images from Chile

We’ve been back from fly fishing in Chile for several weeks, but I wanted to share some final images from Chile. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Blue Dot on Brown | www.johnkreft.com

I love finding these prominent blue spots on Brown trout!

Here is a view of Torres del Paine National Park from our hotel room in Puerto Natales.

Torres del Paine from Hotel | www.johnkreft.com

Our hotel

Noi Indigo in Puerto Natales | www.johnkreft.com

Guanacos around Torres del Paine National Park.

Guanacos Around Torres del Paine | www.johnkreft.com
Guanacos Jumping Fence | www.johnkreft.com

Besides guanaco, we were able to see fox and rhea.

Fox at Estancia Cerro Guido | www.johnkreft.com
Rhea on Rio Baguales | www.johnkreft.com

We fly fished one day on Lago Porteño. It was a slow day and while we only caught three Brown trout, they were nice ones.

Dancingtrout with Lago Porteño Brown Trout | www.johnkreft.com

Lago Porteño Brown Trout | www.johnkreft.com

Lago Porteño Brown Trout with Nathan | www.johnkreft.com

All of these trout were caught using two streamers.

Streamers on Lago Porteño | www.johnkreft.com

Beginning our day on Lago Porteño.

Starting Our Day on Lago Porteño | www.johnkreft.com

Outflow from Lago Porteño into the next lake.

Outflow from Lago Porteño | www.johnkreft.com

Flowers ready to bloom on the upper Rio Penitente.

Flowers Ready to Bloom on Rio Penitente | www.johnkreft.com

Brown from Upper Rio Penitente.

Brown from Upper Rio Penitente | www.johnkreft.com

Brown taken with Elk Hair Caddis from Upper Rio Penitente.

Brown Taken on Elk Hair Caddis on Brown from Upper Rio Penitente | www.johnkreft.com
Upper Rio Penitente Brown Trout | www.johnkreft.com
Upper Rio Penitente Brown | www.johnkreft.com
Wild Brown Trout Adipose Fin on Rio Penitente | www.johnkreft.com

Double butter Browns on Rio Penitente.

Double Butter Brown | www.johnkreft.com

Here is the TFO Axiom II-X 6 weight rod we purchased with bluish colored rocks on the Rio Penitente. (You can read the story why the rod was purchased HERE.)

TFO Axiom II-X 6 on Rio Penitente | www.johnkreft.com

The team at Rumbo Patagon – from left to right – Nathan, Cesar, Paulina, Jorge, Maxx.

Rumbo Patagon Team in Puerto Natales | www.johnkreft.com

Paulina who took care of our every need at the lodge and our chef, Jorge.

Paulina and Jorge at Rumbo Patagon | www.johnkreft.com

Here is the last Brown trout I caught in Chile.

Last Brown Trout Caught in Chile | www.johnkreft.com
Torres del Paine National Park | www.johnkreft.com

Thanks to everyone at Rumbo Patagon! We had a wonderful trip.

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Enjoy…go fish!

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  1. THANKS for all the wonderful pics, we all live vicariously through your posts……some of us can’t afford to go to Chile or anywere out of the U.S. for that matter , but would love to……Thanks again.TOOTY

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