Join our Montana Angler hosted trips with our friends at Magic Waters Patagonia Lodge in Chile. We have been hosting several trips lately to Magic Waters and it is hard to find a more diverse fishing operation for wild trout anywhere in South America. Explore small spring creeks, big rivers, trophy lakes and more. Each day provides another adventure to new waters. Our hosts Eduardo and Consuelo Barrueto welcome us into their family run lodge where we enjoy amazing Chilean cuisine along the banks of several private lakes full of big trout. December is one of our favorite times to visit this region of Chile and is when we enjoy a lot of aquatic hatches, lightly pressured waters and ideal river flows and temperatures.
Past trip reports to Magic Waters
February 2024 Trip Report
February 2023 Trip Report
March 2022 Lodge Trip Report
February 2020 Lodge Trip Report
March 2018 Lodge/River of Dreams Trip Report
March 2017 Lodge/Camp Combo Trip Report
January 2016 Trip Report
March 2015 Trip Report
February 2015 Trip Report
January 2015 Trip Report
February 2014 Trip Report
2025 Hosted Weeks:
Hosted week Dec 6-13 2025:
Itinerary:
Dec 4th (Thursday): depart US on overnight international flight
Dec 5th: arrive Santiago, stay at local hotel in a fun and vibrant neighborhood with dinner at a local award winning restaurant
Dec 6th: direct flight to Balmaceda, transfer to Magic Waters Lodge (option to fish DIY on the private lakes around the lodge)
Dec 7-12th: 6 days of guided fishing, fish new waters every day with a blend of spring creeks, mountain float rivers, private access wading and trophy dry fly lakes
Dec 13th: fly home, connect in Santiago (overnight flight)
Dec 14th: arrive home late morning in US
Trip price: $7500/person
*** NOTE - we can often pair up single anglers to avoid single fees on hosted trips
($200 per night single occupancy fee for guests that request a single room)
($300 per day for a single angler, private guide)
*extra costs include meals in Santiago, taxi fair in Santiago, hotel night in Santiago and lodge/guide gratuities