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Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego

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Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego is included in the Phase 1 Patagonia visitor pack for tierra del fuego sea trout.

Species

A proper day on the water

Low and clear — careful approach country. Stay small, stay accurate.

55% confidence in this read
Water temperature for grayling
Ideal
10°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
The full read · show the working · for grayling · confidence 55%
How the 75 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time15 × 13%2.0
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity56 × 12%6.7
Conditions total= 75
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitymodelled from regional profilemodelled
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Conditions
○Regional est.
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
9.8°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
6°C
Wind
N 17 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1004 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
7.1 mm
Light rain · next 48h

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

Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

How to fish it · for grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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F
M
A
M
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Sea trout runRun
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Trout seasonSeason
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Western Green DrakeHatch
2
2
Flav (Small Western Green Drake)Hatch
2
3
2

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

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.
Directions
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About this water

Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego is included in the Phase 1 Patagonia visitor pack for tierra del fuego sea trout. This record is engine-shaped but still requires reach-level access, gauge and regulation verification before precise condition scoring.

  • Alluvial
Seasons & zones
  • Sea trout1 November → 1 May
  • Trout1 November → 1 May
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