Exploring the Other Tierra del Fuego

The 'Land of Fire' has a kinder, gentler side and some huge fish as well

Erik Argotti

Wind. And sea-run brown trout the size of Clydesdales. For most anglers, that quickly sums up Tierra del Fuego-the land of 40-knot gales, 400-grain lines, and rivers that wind through treeless, barren moonscapes. The kind of place one visits if, and only if, you absolutely must notch a double-digit sea-run brown trout on your wading belt.

But there is a kinder, gentler Tierra del Fuego, one where sylvan meadow streams glide through fields dotted with herds of camel-like guanaco, where mountain brooks tumble through lush, virgin forests straight out of The Lord of the Rings, where small beaver ponds hold log-size brown trout. And where no one fishes.

To reach this forgotten land where wild trout literally

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