WHY CHOOSE US: Our Guides

Fly Fishing Patagonia guides are bilingual, licensed professionals that intimately know all rivers you’ll be fishing.  Some have international experience; some are on pro-staffs and some consistently win angling tournaments.  Our Patagonia fishing guides have an invested interest in every client’s success.  Whether you ask to fish till dark or return to yesterdays river, they will always answer with a smile and say “No problem”.  Perhaps most importantly, they are all-around great guys whom you’ll laugh and joke with from day one.  Inevitably, you’ll leave Argentina with a connection to a country that feels more like a friend.

 Alejandro Plaza (Ale or Alex) 
Alex is from Buenos Aires but has lived in Bariloche for 8 years.  He has learned a great deal about Patagonia rivers and trout in that time.  After his first year guiding he showed exceptional leadership and guiding skills.  All our guests comment on his warm hospitality and rate him as one of the best guides they’ve ever had.  Alejandro is bilingual, a musician, a computer wiz and also a businessman.  He has turned out to be a valuable asset to Fly Fishing Patagonia.

Oscar Dono
Oscar is a co-founder, co-owner and chief guide for Fly Fishing Patagonia.  His organizational skills and level of professionalism assure our international guests they have made the right choice with Fly Fishing Patagonia.

Oscar grew up in Buenos Aires were he spent the weekends with his father fishing for Golden Dorado on the Corriente River.  As a teenager, he traveled several times to fish in Patagonia.  In the early 90’s he had a fishing shop in Buenos Aires but gave it up in 1993 to be a guide and live in Patagonia.

Oscar has worked in Italy, Mexico, British Columbia and fished in Cuba, Colorado, New York, Florida, Chile and Venezuela.  His ability to catch fish is uncanny and his guiding skills are simply unbeatable.  His lightheartedness can brighten the gloomiest fishing day with a laid back smile and a “No problem” attitude.

Nicolas Repossini (Nico)
We first met Nico in the early days of Fly Fishing Patagonia when we used to take our guests to the Hess Lodge.  (The Hess Lodge was sold, renovated and is now called Rio Manso Lodge.)   Nico was a teenager then, and worked as the head fishing guide for Hess Lodge.  At that time he could not speak English, but he knew the waters of the Manso River and Fonck and Hess Lake like the back of his hand.  He is a great addition to our team and one of the nicest guys you’ll meet in Argentina.

Julian Cabal
Julian joined the Fly Fishing Patagonia guide staff 4 years ago and already has our clients raving about him and requesting him on their next visit.  He takes his job seriously and we aim to keep him for as long as we can.  Last year Julian finished his studies of aqua culture and got married.

Francisco Britos (Pancho) Pancho is the youngest member of the Fly Fishing Patagonia guide staff but comes to us well seasoned from the teachings of his father, who guided anglers for over 14 years.

At a young age, Pancho traveled to all corners of northern Patagonia fishing famous and hidden waters with his father. In his mid teens, he passed the rigorous exam to be a licensed, fly fishing guide in Patagonia.

Pancho has completed his economics degree and continues to take English language classes at a university in Bariloche.  Between his studies and guiding, Pancho also finds to time enjoy his 3 year old son, Tomas, who will no doubt follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.

Pancho’s favorite rivers are the Limay in April and the Caleufu in January.

Justiniano Campa (Justi)
Justi is also the co-founder and co-owner of Fly Fishing Patagonia.  His guiding experience expands 10 years in various parts of the US and Argentina.  With his Spanish/American background he serves his company well with a deep understanding of Spanish and Latin cultures as well as being acutely aware of his American guest’s sensitivities.  He moves back and forth from Argentina and the United States answering the needs of future and previous guests.  For more information please contact him at: jcampa@flyfishingpatagonia.com,  888.486.8972 or 434.249.1783.