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Fly Fishing in Jurassic Lake

Jurassic Lake

Bucket List Monster Trout

Lago Strobel, better known as Jurassic Lake, is famous for some of the largest and hardest-fighting rainbow trout on the planet. Fortunately, figuring out what flies to bring doesn't need to be complicated.

Scuds are a major food source and an essential part of any Jurassic Lake fly box, while heavy nymphs, leeches, streamers, and large attractor dries round out the selection.

Located deep in the windswept landscape of Argentine Patagonia, Jurassic Lake—Lago Strobel—has become one of the world's true bucket-list fly fishing destinations. The lake is famous for its extraordinary population of wild rainbow trout, including fish that reach sizes rarely encountered anywhere else. Powerful trout, expansive water, relentless Patagonian wind, and the possibility of hooking the rainbow of a lifetime have made Jurassic Lake a destination that serious trout anglers travel halfway around the world to experience.

Fishing Jurassic Lake can range from stripping streamers and leeches through the lake to presenting nymphs, scuds, and other smaller patterns when conditions call for a more subtle approach. The nearby rivers and tributaries add another dimension to the fishery and give anglers opportunities to target these remarkable trout in moving water. This is a place where every cast carries the possibility of a truly exceptional fish, and having the right selection of proven patterns is essential when you've traveled this far for a bucket-list trip.

If you're headed to Jurassic Lake, these are the flies you want in your box.

Popular Fly Collections for Jurassic Lake

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We've compared fly recommendations from multiple Jurassic Lake lodges, outfitters, guides, and destination experts to build this collection. These are the patterns that consistently show up across their lists—the proven flies anglers rely on when fishing Lago Strobel.

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Adult Stillwater Caddis - Dry Fly

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This pattern comes to us out of a popular fly tying magazine.  The traveling Sedge, or Motorboat Caddis is one of the most exciting stillwater ...

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AP Nymph

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This nymph designed by Andre Puyans, the AP either stands for the designer name or more likely "all-purpose". It just looks like many things that ...

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Balance Leech Tungsten - Solitude

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Excellent lake pattern. Tied on a jig hook with a tungsten bead attached with a post in front of the hook eye. This allows this pattern to sink ...

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Balanced Damsel - Tungsten

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Great damsel nymph imitation. Perfect for those fishing in lakes under an indicator, or rivers plentiful we damsel flies.

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Balanced Leech - Tungsten - Fulling Mill

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Excellent lake pattern. Tied on a jig hook with a tungsten bead attached with a post in front of the hook eye. This allows this pattern to sink in...

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Balanced Leech Crystal Bugger - Tungsten (Barbless)

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Excellent Lake Pattern Tied on a jig hook with a tungsten bead attached with a post in front of the hook eye. This allows this pattern to sink in ...

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Bean's Orange Crush - Fulling Mill

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An easy to see foam pattern. Prime candidate for a hopper and dropper set up. Drives fish wild, great hopper pattern.

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Beetle Bailey

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This new one comes from straight out of a big fly tying magazine.  It's a beetle, its an ant, it's an attractor. The red body contrasts nicely wit...

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Belly Flop Balanced Damsel - Tungsten - Fulling Mill (Barbless)

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Balanced style flies are a must-have in the stillwater box. The Belly Flop Balanced Damsel is a great damsel imitation that can fish just as gre...

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Blonde Balanced Leech - RIO

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Everyone loves a well balanced Blonde, even a trout we have found. Best fished under an indicator or slowly stripped, this fly will get every tr...

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Bomber

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Waking flies such as this one are intended to ride on the surface and create enough fuss so that a summer steelhead will be goaded into a strike. ...

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Brunette Balanced Leech - RIO

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Everyone loves a well balanced Blonde, even a trout we have found. Best fished under an indicator or slowly stripped, this fly will get every tr...

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Bumble Bee - Rainy's

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Bees can be targeted by some fish. Great for lakes. Tied with Rainy's world famous foam.

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Bunny Leech

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This pattern can be used for all game fish, including Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, sea-run trout and Bass. The rabbit fur comes alive in the water, t...

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Carl's Foam Flying Ant - Umpqua

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When one has rowed a boat for over twenty years, then had to re–tie flies at night, as has Boomer, a theme emerges to the creations from his vise: ...

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Chubby Chernobyl

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Description The Chubby Chernobyl is one of the most versatile and reliable dry flies ever designed for western rivers. Built with a high-floating f...

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Chubby Norm - RIO

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The Norm Wood Special has always been one of the best imitations for the Golden Stonefly, then along came the Chubby Chernobyl, which proved itself...

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Cicadicator - Solitude

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High floating fly that is sure to handle the roughest of waters Works well as an attractor or during terrestrial hatches.

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Copper John Rubber Legs-Beadhead

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All the benefits of the Beadhead Copper John with the attraction that rubber legs add. Another variation of the instant classic pattern from John...

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Cress Bug

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Cress Bugs (also known as Sow Bugs) are an extremely important food source in waters containing them. They are available year round, so trout rea...

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Cricket Hi-Vis

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Cricket patterns aren't often found in many fly boxes, but those who fish them have noticed some nice success. While crickets aren't always readil...

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Dirty Bird-Beadhead

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The kind of fly that naturally has an extremely buggy look to it. It can be fished in a variety of conditions and hatches; making this bug a great...

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Double Bead Prince Nymph

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A larger faster sinking Beadhead Prince. Iridescent peacock and those marvelous white wings, and split tail, combine to make this a great attracto...

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Double Fat Albert

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Ah the king of terrestrial patterns, the Fat Albert. If your heading to Montana, chances are your box is full of these and Chubby Chernobyls. ...

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