Freestone · Volcanic Glacial · Chubut, AR

Río Arrayanes

Rio Arrayanes, Parque Nacional Los Alerces
Today · Closed season
Black Midge
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Season reopens 1 November. Try elsewhere.
45% projected
Today's fly
Black Midge
Black Midge
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp8.1°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather11°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1020 hPa
Rain · recent9.8 mm
Rain · ahead5.4 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Brown Trout
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Brown Trout
When
Nymphing can work through most of the day.
Where
Cover mixed depths.
Method
Start with tight-line nymphs and adjust if fish rise or drift higher.
Kit
9 ft #4 rod, floating line, 12 ft tapered leader to 4–5 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Stoneflies
  • Patagonian stonefliesMost likely
    #6–8–10–12 · Nymph
    Large nymphs in riffles; adults are a bonus.
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10 Uhr

12 Uhr(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 29%
Peak emergence window

Peak activity at 10 Uhr — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Andesiops (Patagonian Olive)Hatch
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Patagonian Mayfly (Large)Hatch
3
3
2
2
3
Smicridea (Patagonian Caddis)Hatch
3
3
3
2
2
3
Patagonian Stonefly (Large)Hatch
2
2
3
3

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Brown Trout
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Argentine Patagonian continental permit (or Chilean Sernapesca licence) required
  • Rules vary by province, National Park and reach — confirm annexes before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 2
  1. Rio Arrayanes, Parque Nacional Los Alerces
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
The full read · show the working · for Brown Trout · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature65 × 28%18.2
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity95 × 18%17.1
Feeding Time70 × 13%9.1
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity32 × 12%3.8
Conditions total= 71
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
Warmer water — toward the 10–16 °C ideal band — would lift the temperature score.
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