In 2013 Alex and Nico Trochine were confident that king salmon fishing in Chile had enormous potential if only they could find the right system that set up well for swinging flies and offered a chance at big chrome-bright fish in the 20-60+ pound class right off the tides. It was a major undertaking, but eventually they found the system that had all the criteria. In 2016 they built a wonderful camp and ran their first season which proved a great success. Guests stay in a very comfortable double occupancy tent camp that takes four anglers and offers easy access to the upper beats of their large, clear, free flowing river. The majority of fishing is done with two handed rods while wading but fishing from the boat has also proven very effective and opened up productive water otherwise unreachable to anglers.
The complete history of how and when these King Salmon arrived to Chilean waters is somewhat unclear – some say they were introduced at the end of the 19th Century while others claim they have only been around for the past few decades. Regardless of knowing the exact history, we do know this, they are chrome-bright, large in size, and there are a lot of them! Catch rates average roughly one fish per person per day with majority of the fish weighing in at the 25-50# class. For skilled anglers wanting the challenge of gorgeous big fish in an awe-inspiring setting, Austral Kings is the place.
