Freshwater Dorado

Salta Province in NW Argentina is the only place on earth where you can consistently catch large freshwater dorado (Salminus maxilosus) on small, clear streams.

Parque Nacional del Rey in Salta is located in the transition zone between the high altitued Andes range and theYunga, an extension of the Amazon watershed.

Our home waters, the Rio Tucanes, is a tributary of a tributary of the Parana River basin.

Our new Dorado Lodge is located on a 20,000 acre private ranch with exclusive access to the best section of Rio Tucanes, adjacent to the border of a National Park, a great sanctuary for wildlife, including the fabled Golden Dorado.

Our private stretch of river is 19 km long and only 30’ to 60’ wide.  It is protected within a jungle (yunga) canyon and here’s no wind, making it very easy to fly fish.

From Dorado Lodge we have access to the Juramento River.  This fantastic river was tamed after the building of a hydroelectric dam in 1973.
Dorado migrated from the Parana River basin and created what is the only clear tailwater river with “L” size Dorado (up to 40 lbs)

The Juramento averages 100 ft wide but you rarely cast longer than 50 ft.

The average Dorado is 8 to 10 lbs and during your stay you may hook fish well over 20 lbs.  Our record Dorado to the boat on a fly is 37 lbs.