collon cura
One of the most prolific fisheries in all of Patagonia, the Collon Cura river provides action packed angling while day floating by sandstone cliffs in a high desert valley.
The Collon Cura river stands in a class with the Big Horn and the Missouri as one of the most prolific fisheries in the world, except without all the people. Running through a expansive high desert valley, the river resembles the Snake River near Jackson Hole, but willow lined and interspersed with high sandstone cliffs. The Collon Cura's mild gradient and broad gravel riffles makes for comfortable floating and wading. For those clients with physical restrictions the guides walk the boats to work the more productive runs.
All forms of fly fishing can be effective on the Collon Cura. Large dry flies such as chernobyl ants, madam x's, and rubberlegged hoppers can be extreamly effective fished off the banks and twitched through the riffles and runs. On the calmer mornings rising trout can be found in the tailouts, eddies, and soft water feeding on mayfly spinners and we often carry an extra rod set up to target these fish. Usually there is a good evening caddis hatch and an elk hair or goddard caddis skittered across the surface produces explosive strikes. The most productive form of fishing the Collon Cura is with streamers which are effective throughout the season. Minnows
running up out of the resevoir from late January through the end of February provide for the most productive part of the season on the lower Collon Cura. Millions of minnows move up out of the resevoir during the mid-summer and infest the lower 4-8 miles of the river. The trout target this incredible food source almost exclusively and sparce, inch and a half long clousers or other minnow patterns are essential for success. During this time period on the river an average day would be to land 30-40 fish, with many days exceeding 50-60 fish, and a few 80+ days.The Collon Cura trout are truly exceptional and while the trout average 14-20 inches, many 14" trout will take you straight into the backing. Every year Collon Cura browns are landed in the 8-15 lb range and December and April are the best times to chase these monsters with a heavy sinking line (teeny 200 or 300) and large size 4 streamers.
This is a must see river for any southbound client of beginning to intermediate skill level. We reccomend four fishing days on the Collon Cura for these anlgers and those fishermen looking for lots of trout to bend the rod. We utilize two different ranches to guarantee the Collon Cura will fit into any Patagonia itinerary. Both estancia Collon Cura and Quemquemtreu offer 4 complete days floats on the river, with accommodations for up to 8 anglers.
The Collon Cura river stands in a class with the Big Horn and the Missouri as one of the most prolific fisheries in the world, except without all the people. Running through a expansive high desert valley, the river resembles the Snake River near Jackson Hole, but willow lined and interspersed with high sandstone cliffs. The Collon Cura's mild gradient and broad gravel riffles makes for comfortable floating and wading. For those clients with physical restrictions the guides walk the boats to work the more productive runs.All forms of fly fishing can be effective on the Collon Cura. Large dry flies such as chernobyl ants, madam x's, and rubberlegged hoppers can be extreamly effective fished off the banks and twitched through the riffles and runs. On the calmer mornings rising trout can be found in the tailouts, eddies, and soft water feeding on mayfly spinners and we often carry an extra rod set up to target these fish. Usually there is a good evening caddis hatch and an elk hair or goddard caddis skittered across the surface produces explosive strikes. The most productive form of fishing the Collon Cura is with streamers which are effective throughout the season. Minnows
running up out of the resevoir from late January through the end of February provide for the most productive part of the season on the lower Collon Cura. Millions of minnows move up out of the resevoir during the mid-summer and infest the lower 4-8 miles of the river. The trout target this incredible food source almost exclusively and sparce, inch and a half long clousers or other minnow patterns are essential for success. During this time period on the river an average day would be to land 30-40 fish, with many days exceeding 50-60 fish, and a few 80+ days.The Collon Cura trout are truly exceptional and while the trout average 14-20 inches, many 14" trout will take you straight into the backing. Every year Collon Cura browns are landed in the 8-15 lb range and December and April are the best times to chase these monsters with a heavy sinking line (teeny 200 or 300) and large size 4 streamers.This is a must see river for any southbound client of beginning to intermediate skill level. We reccomend four fishing days on the Collon Cura for these anlgers and those fishermen looking for lots of trout to bend the rod. We utilize two different ranches to guarantee the Collon Cura will fit into any Patagonia itinerary. Both estancia Collon Cura and Quemquemtreu offer 4 complete days floats on the river, with accommodations for up to 8 anglers.