New Lodge at Jurassic Lake

Lago Strobel Lodge

Giant Rainbow Trout Fishing

Estancia Laguna Verde's new Lodge is a great value! The Lodge is only 300 yards from Jurassic Lake. You are able to fish the NE side of the lake within a few miles of the Lodge everyday. You'll also get in one day of fishing on the Barrancoso River, the only tributary of Jurassic Lake. Three anglers per professional English-speaking guide.

2024 Hosted Week:
7-nights and 6-days guided fishing
$3,750.00 per person
April 7-15, 2024
Brad Staples hosts

Jurassic Lake

Lago Strobel is also known as Jurassic Lake. Rainbows here average ten pounds, some are over twenty. The new Lodge has exclusive access to more than ten miles of coastline of the world-famous Jurassic Lake. Over 27,000 acres of crystal clear waters, the Lake's unique conditions are the perfect habitat for the best giant wild rainbow trout fishing in the world.

The Lodge's exclusive area has some really beautiful waters. There are big bays, areas with islands, deep waters, sandy beaches. Some places are becoming known as big fish locations. Serrana Bay, a larger bay, is fishable during any wind condition, as it is extremely protected and great fishing. The new lodge is an 80-minute drive from the parent lodge—Estancia Laguna Verde.

Guided Fishing Facts

Lodge Season: The Lodge is open for fishing from mid-October through April 30.
Travel Time: The Lodge is 300 yards from the Lake. The guides will drive you from the Lodge in Toyota Hilux 4WD trucks to the fishing areas and the one-hour drive to Barrancoso River.
Guides: English-speaking fly fishing guides. Three anglers per guide.
Equipment: Please bring your own equipment. In case of breakage, a limited amount of loaner gear is available. Flies are available for purchase at the Lodge. A detailed gear and tackle list is provided in our confirmation packet.
Boots: New boots are not required. The guides wash and disinfect guests' boots and waders at the beginning of the week.
Fishing License: Your fishing license is not included in the package, $60.00/week or $80.00/annual.
Barrancoso River: You'll spend one day fishing the Barrancoso, the only tributary of Jurassic Lake. This beautiful river runs through the neighboring (parent) property, Estancia Laguna Verde. This mountain freestone river is about 30 to 50 feet wide, with transparent waters and large boulders. Amazing rainbows lie in its pools, flats, and pocket waters. Barrancoso rainbows average 4-to 7-pounds with fish over 15-pounds.

A Typical Fishing Day
8:00 am, Enjoy breakfast then head out to fish.
Noon: Lunch varies from a barbecue to a picnic on the shoreline, depending on your location. After lunch, enjoy some rest (siesta) or a cup of coffee or tea with freshly baked cookies. Your guide will drive you to your next fishing spot.
6:30 pm, You’ll return to the Lodge.
7:30 pm, Enjoy appetizers such as cold cuts, cheese, and wines.
8:00 pm, Dinner is served. (Late dinners are typical for Argentina.) After dinner, coffee, tea, or a digestif (a post-dinner liquor) are served at the bar in the great room.

The Barrancoso River

Freestone Mountain River - The Barrancoso

Jurassic Lake Rainbow Trout

Lago Strobel Lodge

The Lodge is a comfortable ranch home "Estancia" in excellent condition. The spacious home accommodates eight anglers in four double-occupancy bedrooms with private bathrooms. The Lodge also has a satellite TV, Wi-Fi, a drying room for waders, and a BBQ.
Communications: The Lodge doesn’t have a phone. Since free Wi-Fi is available, they recommend the app WhatsApp. This service allows you to make international calls and texts free of charge.

The Lodge's Great Room

You'll gather and dine in the Lodge's new great room.
Meals: Delicious chef-prepared traditional Argentine dishes. Appetizers include an excellent selection of cheeses, cold cuts, and wines.

Getting to Lago Strobel Lodge:

1.) You'll fly to Buenos Aires and then take a three-hour domestic flight to El Calafate.
2.) You'll stay overnight at a hotel in El Calafate. (Airfare and hotel nights are not included in the package.)
3.) The following morning, a Lodge representative will drive you from El Calafate to the Lodge, a five-hour drive. The Lodge is 85 miles from Gobernador Gregores, Santa Cruz Province.
Departure Day: You’ll take the late afternoon flight from El Calafate to Buenos Aires. A hotel night is required in Buenos Aires. (You will need to arrange this hotel night in advance.) The next day, you'll transfer to the Ezeiza International Airport for your flight home. (A Buenos Aires hotel night is required due to the late flight out of El Calafate.)