Patagonia Fishing Report › Puelo
In short: This page is the fishing report for the Río Puelo (Alto, Medio and Bajo), the Río Manso, its tributaries (Río Ventisquero and Río Traidor) and lakes Tagua Tagua and Las Rocas in Chilean Patagonia, part of Patagonia Fishing Report. Right now: Alto Río Puelo (Frontera) 214 m³/s (7,557 cfs) and Río Puelo (antes Junta Manso) 375 m³/s (13,243 cfs). Today's forecast for Río Puelo (Cochamó): 5 to 27 °C (41 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 31 km/h (19 mph) (Open-Meteo).
Updated Oct 28, 2026, 12:35 PM (Chile)
Alto Puelo and Río Manso feature real-time DGA telemetry; Lower Puelo is calculated via composite basin mass balance.
The Río Puelo is globally famous for its autumn run of colossal 30–60+ lb King salmon (Chinook) on the Lower Puelo and Lago Tagua Tagua, alongside acrobatic wild rainbow and brown trout in the crystal jade waters of Alto Puelo, Río Manso, and Río Ventisquero.
Alto Río Puelo (Frontera) 214 m³/s (7,557 cfs) and Río Puelo (antes Junta Manso) 375 m³/s (13,243 cfs). Today's forecast for Río Puelo (Cochamó): 5 to 27 °C (41 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 31 km/h (19 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 Río Puelo (Cochamó): 5 to 27 °C (41 to 81 °F), 0 mm rain, gusts up to 31 km/h (19 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.