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Located on Corriente River and very close to the Parana, Esquina is a typical provincial village, about 600 km from Buenos Aires.
This destination is well known by anglers and hunters because of the good fishing of dorado, pacu and surubi on the one hand, and ducks, partridges and mount pigeons on the other. Situated in Corrientes Province in the northeast of Argentina, Esquina offers a tropical weather throughout the 8 months of the fishing season. The season starts in September and runs through May. Corrientes River and the huge delta covering over 50 km with hundreds of channels, streams, brook and marshlands are home to a great flora and fauna, making the place perfect for dorado fly fishing. Depending on the condition of the river and its brooks and channels, you may cast on sight with floating lines and surface flies. Fast sinking lines are a good choice to fish the runs and riffles where the larger dorados hide. You may also fly fish for chafalote, sometimes reaching one metre long, palometa or piranha, tararira and cabeza amarga. The river shows white sandy shores along some sections which allow wading for dorados. Known as "the river tiger", the dorado (salminus maxillosus) is the most exciting native game fish of South America. Even though it is found all year round, the best time of the year runs from September through May. The average size in the area ranges from 4.5 to 17 pounds; however, larger fish are caught every year.
PACKAGE ONE
DURATION:
6 days; 5 of intensive fishing and 5 nights at Hambare lodge
SEASON:
January through November.
TRIP INCLUDES:
5 intensive days of fishing; 5 nights of lodging in first-level accommodation; 4 meals (breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner) and beverages (wine, beers, sodas); boat rental; experienced guide; meal and drinks during the fishing trip; fishing authorization.
TOTAL COST:
Total cost of the program per fisherman is $USD 2700 (2 fishermen).
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE:
International and domestic airfare, telephone calls, travel or personal insurance, personal expenses and tips.
PACKAGE TWO
DURATION:
8 days; 7 of intensive fishing and 7 nights at Hambare lodge
SEASON:
January through November.
TRIP INCLUDES:
7 intensive days of fishing; 7 nights of lodging in first-level accommodation; 7 meals (breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner) and beverages (wine, beers, sodas); boat rental; experienced guide; meal and drinks during the fishing trip; fishing authorization.
TOTAL COST:
Total cost of the program per fisherman is $USD 3400 (2 fishermen).
TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE: International and domestic airfare, telephone calls, travel or personal insurance, personal expenses and tips.
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
ALTERNATIVE:
$USD 500 Per day per fisherman all inclusive.
TRANSPORT:
We can hire private planes to travel to the lodge (2 hours), or private pick up from the airport in 4x4 to take them to the lodge ( 6 hours ), or by bus 8 hours.
Also we can hire hotels to sleep in Buenos Aires, and travel next day to the lodge

TACKLE AND CLOTHING:
Rods: for line #7 or 8, 9 to 10 feet long.

Reels: Any high-performance reel will do. Strong brake system, with at least 150 yards of 20-pound backing. Lines: WF floating line for tropical weather. We recommend Ultra 3 bonefish taper of Scientific Anglers. Also, fast-sinking shootings Teeny T-200 and T-300.

Leaders: for floating lines from 7 to 9 feet long, with strong butts to turn big flies, 16-pound- resistance tippets, with 20 cm of 20-pound steel wire. Flies: Deceiver type, sizes should range from 2/0 to 3/0. Poppers and divers with muddler head and weighted are also used. Black, black and red, black and yellow, chartreuse, white and yellow and olive have proved good color options. Accessories: Pincers, hook sharpener, a pair of pliers, polarized glasses, sun block, lip protector, insect repellent, neoprene wading boots, a weighing scale, etc.

Clothes: Light shirt and trousers for tropical weather ( Exoficcio, Patagonia, Columbia, etc), hat, sandals, and a light water-proof jacket.