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Santa Elena - Paraná River
General Information:
Located on Parana River and very close to Corrientes, Santa Elena is a typical provincial village, about 500 km from Buenos Aires. This destination is well known by anglers and hunters because of the good fishing of dorado, pacu and surubi on the one hand, and ducks, partridges and mount pigeons on the other. Situated in Entre Rios Province in the northeast of Argentina, Santa Elena offers a tropical weather throughout the 10 months of the fishing season. The season starts in August and runs through May.

Paraná River and the huge delta covering over 50 km 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 metre 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 profesional 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 in 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.

Option A
01 DAY FISHING / 01NIGHT HOTEL
Option B
02 DAYS FISHING / 03 NIGHT HOTEL
Leaving from Buenos Aires downtown/Hotel
Arrival at Santa Elena (Serrasalmus Lodge)
06.30 hs Getting ready. Boat trip to Islas
07.00 hs Starting fishing day
11.00 hs Snack.
13.00 hs Lunch / Brunch.
17.00 hs Snack.
18.00 hs End of fishing day.
18.45 hs Arrival at the pier
20.00 hs Return to BUENOS AIRES.
00.00 hs Arrival at BUENOS AIRES downtown/Hotel

Leaving from Buenos Aires downtown/Hotel
Arrival at Santa Elena (SERRASALMUS Lodge)
06.30 hs Getting ready. Boat trip to Islas
07.00 hs Starting fishing day
11.00 hs Snack.
13.00 hs Lunch / Brunch.
17.00 hs Snack.
18.00 hs End of fishing day.
18.45 hs Arrival at the pier
19.00 hs Return to SERRASALMUS Lodge
21.00hs Dinner
INCLUDE ONE DAY IN LA PAZ HOT SPRING
Return to BUENOS AIRES.
Arrival at BUENOS AIRES downtown/Hotel
If you wish, you can bring your own equipment.


Additional Information:
YEAR AROUND
Option A: USD $250 ALL INCLUSIVE. Per angler
Option B: USD $350 ALL INCLUSIVE. Per angler
Rates include:
Ground transfers BUE / Santa Elena / BUE, (boat, fuel) bilingual guide and assistant, water, refreshments, beer, snacks, brunch, 12 flies per angler, fishing tackle (rod/ reel/line/ leader) Accompany no fisherman US$ 70 per night
Rates no include:
Alcoholic beverages, clothes and personal equipment. international and domestic flights, transfers in Buenos Aires, nights in Buenos Aires, drinks, foods not detailed, medical covering, tips
Notes: Fishing year around // BEST Season: September / April.

Package: 5 days / 4 night... or more

 

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Optional Activities
Besides the fishing activity, the visitors have the possibility of performing others that are included in this program.
Trekking, rafting, horse riding, kayak, are some of the alternatives that can be scheduled.
Corrientes and Misiones hide many treasures, that are just there to be discovered.
Meeting the most beautiful rivers, falls and towns of the region is another chance.
Places like Isla del Cerrito, Esteros del Ibera, San Ignacio, Puerto Rico, Mocona or Puerto Iguazu, are excellent samples of the Litoral beauties.
In Misiones, you also have the possibility of visiting one of the most majestic spectacle in the world: the Iguazú Falls. Iguazú is a natural scenery with more than 360 water jumps, and the most famous one is the Garganta del Diablo (D evil's Throat) with more than 60 mts high.
Walking through the red earth of Misiones in the middle of the jungle, you will meet the famous mines of Wanda. Agates, amethysts and other varieties of semiprecious rocks merge magically from the earth.
In the middle of the Misionera jungle, you will experience the faithful testimony of the fight for the continent's evangelization.
The ruins of the old Mission of San Ignacio Miní, were rescued by Archaeology.
Corrientes Entre Rios and Misiones are places where the fisher will be able to appreciate the variety of climates that Argentina offers and the great quantity of satisfactions that this circuit has for the him.
Contact us through our form and together we can organize the program of activities that will fulfill all your expectations and possibilities