The lodge is newly renovated, and classically decorated and its friendly and professional staff will treat you to outstanding Argentine hospitality. Tecka offers two unique luxury lodges: Caridad and Tecka Headquarters.
The CARIDAD Lodge has room for 12 anglers in 6 bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom.
TECKA Headquarters’ Lodge holds 8 anglers in 4 double rooms each with ensuite bathroom. This lodge is the "old" ranch headquarters and was recently beautifully renovated to encompass an atmosphere reminiscent of early days steeped in historical character.
Both lodges offer the quality of the food, wine and service, which is not only superior, but simply as good as it gets anywhere one might choose to travel. Reserved for fly-fishing only, the Rio Corcovado runs wild and clear across the pampas and 45 miles of the vast Tecka Ranch. Tecka’s guides lead you to isolated deep pools full of large rainbow and brook trout.
Accessed by drift boat, you will fish in some of Patagonia’s most carefully protected and managed waters against a backdrop of snow-covered Andean peaks The Rio Tecka is a classic spring creek with a low gradient and slowly moving, clear water. This intimate fishery will have you sight casting to a large population of rainbow, brown and brook trout.
Trout here average 14-16" with many larger fish holding in the prime lies. Several very small and widely scattered largunas also hold surprisingly huge Brook Trout and Rainbow
Trout which will attack a well presented fly as if they have been waiting their entire life to do so. Season: November 1– April 30. All fishing is catch and release and single barbless hooks.
Estancia Tecka offers 175.000 hectars of land, wirgin waters and streams beond believe. For those who long for wilderness, untouched areas and luxurous accommdodations in the middle of nowhere.
In 1998 the owners of Tecka started the fishing lodge at the remodeled headquarters house of Estancia Caridad. The lodge has access to many miles of the Rio Corcovado and Rio Tecka. These rivers have plentiful wild rainbow, german brown and brook trout.
We recommend at least a weeks fishing at Tecka/Caridad. A great combination would be a week at Tecka in addition to a week on Rio Grande.
The Fishing
Reserved for fly-fishing only, the Rio Corcovado runs wild and clear across the pampas and through 45 miles of the vast Tecka Ranch. Tecka’s guides lead you to isolated deep pools full of large rainbows and brook trout. Accessed by drift boat, you will fish in some of Patagonia’s most carefully protected and managed waters. The Corcovado cuts across territory famous for its beauty. Fish against a backdrop of snow-covered Andean peaks with nothing but the horizon to obstruct your cast.
You will also have the opportunity to fish the Rio Tecka, which is a spring creek. Tecka is a classic spring creek with a low gradient and slowly moving, smooth, clear, water. This intimate fishery will have you sight casting to a large population of rainbow, brown and brook trout. Trout here average 14-16" with many larger fish holding in the prime lies. The fishing in Tecka Spring Creek requires finer tippets and techniques than those required in the Rio Corcovado, but you will find that the Tecka’s trout are more than willing to take a well presented fly.
There many possibilities for non fishing wives, since bird watching, horse riding, trekking (an hour an a half walking we have some ancient caves from headquarters'), Corcovado rapids, lenga woods, and many other interesting places to walk.
Sample Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at Estancia Tecka
Your trip begins at Esquel airport, where a representative from Tecka will pick you up for the 1-hour drive to Caridad Lodge. Flights from Buenos Aires arrive at Esquel in the late afternoon on Mondays and Fridays. After settling in, you’ll have the chance to fish until dark today, and then back to the lodge for dinner, drinks, lies, and relaxation.
Day 2-7: Six Full Days of Fishing
After breakfast each morning you will head out to your fishing for the day. With over 45 miles of the Corcovado to choose from, you can fish different water each day. You will return to the lodge for lunch and a siesta before heading back out to the river in the mid-afternoon.
You will typically fish until dark and then return to the lodge for supper around 8 or 9 PM. The siesta is shorter and the dinner is served earlier during the shorter days at the beginning and end of the season. At dinner each evening, you will plan out the fishing for the following day. You have the option of fishing either the Rio Corcovado or the Rio Tecka spring creek.
Day 8: Depart Estancia Tecka
You will have half a day’s fishing today returning to the lodge for lunch. After lunch you will gather your gear together for the drive back to Esquel and your late afternoon flight back to Buenos Aires and connections to the US.
Useful information for anglers visiting TECKA
Lax-á line - fly fishing rods designed in Iceland
Lax-á is now starting a new line of rods that suit most of our fishing destinations. The rods reflect a good craftsmanship and high quality.
The rods have been tested on the icelandic rivers by experienced anglers, who give them their best recommendation. For Argentinean trout rivers we have two sizes of single hand rods. These first rods come in limited numbers so they will be a collecters item:
Lax-á 9´0" line 5/6 in 5 sections
Lax-á 9'6" line 7/8 in 5 sections
Luxury lodges at Caridad and Tecka Headquarters
The CARIDAD Lodge
Caridad Lodge is the base from which you will embark for each day’s fishing. There’s room for 12 anglers in 6 rooms at Caridad and each room has its own private bathroom. The lodge is newly renovated and the friendly staff will treat you to real Argentine hospitality.
TECKA Headquarters’ Lodge
TECKA holds 8 anglers in 4 double rooms. Tecka lodge is the "old" lodge/headquarter's for the estancia. Last year the whole lodge was beautifully renovated but still holds the atmosphere from the old days, when Estancia Tecka build it's reputation from being one of the biggest Estancias in the are for sheeps.
As in all our Argentinean lodges the quality of the food, wine and service is as it gets best!
In between fishing hours lunch/asado will be served in a special "ASADO" cabin near one of the rivers. After lunch and a drink of "mate" and anglers have their "siesta" either inside the capins or just under a tree outside. What a nice life!!!
Estancia Tecka, Esquel, Chubut.
Endless "fields of gold" untouched land and virgin waters!!!
Estancia Tecka is located in Patagonia, south of the town of Esquel in the province of Chubut. Nestled up against the Andes close to the Chilean border, it would be hard to imagine a more picturesque venue to fish for trout. Surrounded by over 400,000 acres of working sheep ranch, the Corcovado and the Tecka rivers both run through the ranch.
An interesting bit of history about Estancia Tecka happened in the early 1900's, when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid had a hideout in this area. In late 1909, they captured and held the owner of Estancia Caridad (now part of Estancia Tecka) for ransom. He escaped 28 days later by chewing through the rawhide straps that held his wooden cage together.
There are 42 "Gauchos" families that life inside the land of Estancia Tecka, some of them are so isolated that the Gauchos horses had never before seen a car when we were there last December! The Gauchos, work on the Estancia, taking care of the land, sheeps and cows. In addtion to guiding the land.
We are PROUD to be the SOUL AGENT in Europe for Tecka. This is the finest private water fishing for Rainbow, Brown and Brook Trout in the universe. Estancia Tecka offers 900 square miles of private ranch land and virgin waters for those who long for wilderness, untouched areas, spectacular visits, and luxurious accommodations.
