ANDES LAKES & RIVERS (COLOMBIA, ECUADOR & CENTRAL CHILE) FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
The rivers and lakes of the Andes: Colombia's Magdalena River and its reservoirs, the high trout lakes of Nariño and Ecuador, the Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, and the lakes of central Chile between Santiago and Biobío. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Fishing Hot Spots by area
River towns, reservoirs and mountain lakes. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Bocachico runs, mountain trout and pejerrey
Every year the bocachico swim up the Magdalena in the "subienda," and the river towns of Honda and Barrancabermeja fill with fishermen. Higher up, the cold Andes lakes like La Cocha in Colombia and Papallacta in Ecuador hold rainbow trout at more than 10,000 feet.
In central Chile, Rapel and Colbún are pejerrey and trout lakes close to Santiago and Talca, and Laguna del Laja and Lanalhue offer wild trout under the volcanoes.
Rules: Colombia (AUNAP), Ecuador and Chile (Sernapesca) each require a fishing permit or license, and national parks and Indigenous territories have their own rules.
On the bay, in the mangroves or on the ocean, the everyday struggles get left at the dock. For those few hours, it's just you, the water and peace.
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