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What to know before you come: the season by water, permits and prices, Alicurá and Nahuel Huapi, getting here from Buenos Aires.
Fishing in Bariloche in winter
Yes, you can fish Bariloche in winter: Alicurá reservoir in northern Patagonia is open all 12 months, from a boat, with a keep limit of 5 rainbow trout a day. What closes, what stays open, prices, and how to pair it with skiing at Cerro Catedral.
Fishing permit (license): prices and how to buy
What the Patagonia fishing permit, the fishing license, costs in 2025/26: ARS 10,000 a day for residents, 50,000 for non-residents, plus a trolling supplement. Who counts as a resident, how to buy online, and the season calendar by water.
Alicurá: the trophy reservoir
Everything about Alicurá, the reservoir 100 km from Bariloche in Argentine Patagonia: open all year, a 5-rainbow-plus-2-perch limit, cage aquaculture, closed zones, methods, and what a guided day looks like.
Nahuel Huapi: the lake in town
Fishing Lake Nahuel Huapi in Patagonia: season 1 November to 1 May plus restricted May and October, a two-salmonid limit, trolling along the drop-offs, 10–20 minutes from town. The best option with kids or for a single day.
A fishing weekend from Buenos Aires
How to do a one- or two-day fishing trip to Bariloche, Patagonia, from Buenos Aires: AEP–BRC flights in 2 h 20, what to bring, documents for the permit, per-boat prices, and how to take your catch home.
Fishing in Patagonia from Bariloche: the trips, the season, the cost
A guide's answer to the Patagonia fishing questions: which waters you fish from Bariloche (Alicurá, Nahuel Huapi, the Limay), trolling and spinning versus fly fishing, the best months, what a boat day costs in US dollars, the permit, and the flight from Buenos Aires.