Trip Overview

Located on Corriente River and very close to the Parana, Esquina is a typical provincial village, about 373 miles from Buenos Aires. This destination is well known by anglers and hunters because of the good fishing of dorado, pacu and surubi on one hand, and ducks, partridges and mount pigeons on the other. Situated in Corrientes province in the northeast of Argentina, Esquina offers a tropical weather throughout the 8 months of the fishing season. The season starts in September and runs through May.

Corriente River and the huge delta covering over 31 mls with hundreds of channels, streams, brook and marshlands are home to a great flora and fauna, making the place perfect for dorado fly fishing. Depending on the condition of the river and its brooks and channels, you may cast on sight with floating lines and surface flies. Fast sinking lines are a good choice to fish the runs and riffles where the larger dorados hide. You may also fly fish for chafalote, sometimes reaching one meter long, palometa or piranha, tararira and cabeza amarga. The river shows white sandy shores along some sections which allow wading for dorados.

Known as "the river tiger", the dorado (Salminus Maxillosus) is the most exciting native game fish of South America. Even though it is found all year round, the best time of the year runs from September through May. The average size in the area ranges from 4.5 to 17 pounds; however, larger fish are caught every year.

Package

All the anglers are accompanied by a professional guide who knows the best fisheries and dorado´s favorite spots using fully equipped boats to cast from the bow and with the appropriate safety equipment.
In addition to great fishing the lodge offers a wide variety of activities.
Depending on the time of the year, the fishing day starts early in the morning and finishes in the afternoon, with a short break to have lunch in one of the picturesque slopes at the shade of the carob trees. When it is very hot you may prefer to go back to have lunch at the lodge, go for a swim at the swimming pool, take a nap and return to the river until late in the evening.