Patagonia Fishing Report › Pucón
In short: This page is the fishing report for the Río Trancura (Alto and Bajo), its tributaries (Río Liucura, Río Maichín, Río Puesco, Río Palguín and Río Carhuello) and lakes Villarrica and Caburgua in Chilean Patagonia, part of Patagonia Fishing Report. Right now: Bajo Trancura / Río Pucón 267 m³/s (9,429 cfs), Río Liucura 28.7 m³/s (1,014 cfs), Alto Trancura 37.3 m³/s (1,317 cfs) and Río Maichín 25.6 m³/s (904 cfs). Today's forecast for Pucón: 10 to 27 °C (50 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 38 km/h (24 mph) (Open-Meteo).
Updated Oct 28, 2026, 11:00 AM (Chile)
The Río Trancura (split into Alto and Bajo) for drift boat floats and heavy trout, the spring-fed Río Liucura for technical dry-fly sight fishing, and pristine mountain tributaries like the Maichín, Puesco, and Palguín.
Bajo Trancura / Río Pucón 267 m³/s (9,429 cfs), Río Liucura 28.7 m³/s (1,014 cfs), Alto Trancura 37.3 m³/s (1,317 cfs) and Río Maichín 25.6 m³/s (904 cfs). Today's forecast for Pucón: 10 to 27 °C (50 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 38 km/h (24 mph) (Open-Meteo).
The report uses hourly and daily Open-Meteo forecasts for Futaleufú, Lago Espolón, Puerto Ramírez, Lago Yelcho and Palena, including barometric pressure. Today's forecast for Pucón: 10 to 27 °C (50 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 38 km/h (24 mph) (Open-Meteo).
The Palena province trout season opens November 1, 2026 (in 4 days). The app shows Palena province's rules from the Sernapesca resolution: Upper Río Futaleufú, from the border to the “Sofía” sector: mandatory release of every salmonid, all season. Artificial lures (flies) with barbless hooks only. Landing nets max 100 cm long, 70 cm across. Always confirm with Sernapesca.
Yes. Patagonia Fishing Report can send push notifications to your phone when a water drops into its ideal range, when the season opens, or when flow crosses a threshold you choose, checked every hour. On iPhone you first add the app to your Home Screen.
River flows come from the Chile Water Levels gauges (Hidroeléctrica Futaleufú dam page and DGA Chile provisional real-time stations). Lake levels come from the DGA public real-time map. Weather is from Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). All readings are provisional and can be missing or late.
Provisional data. Conditions on the water change quickly: scout, check local rules with Sernapesca and use a local guide on big water.