Once again I had to opportunity to fish giant rainbow trout at Jurassic Lake Lodge. Jurassic Lake Lodge sits in a rugged valley where the Rio Barrancose flows into Lago Strobel. The lodge boasts of large comfortable rooms with private bathrooms and gourmet dining. The lodge sits about a 5 minute walk from the mouth of the Barrancose and other beats which all hold massive rainbows.
I have fished Jurassic numerous times but always in September/ October when the season begins and the peak spawning activity occurs. Lodge owner, Carlos Casanello, always suggested I try the end of April when numerous monster chrome rainbows can be landed. This year I came with some old friends and a few new friends. Was great to once again meet up with old friends Llew and Julian at the lodge.
The fishing was simply outstanding especially near the river mouth. The average rainbow during our stay pushed the scales to around 14 lbs and a few up to 23 lbs were landed during the week. The hurricane level winds Jurassic is known for did not disappoint. When the winds are howling, the rainbows go wild feeding on scuds and midges and everything else which is blown in. The weather was warmer than I expected pushing into the upper 40F.
Top flies during the stay were the balanced leech under a striking indicator. Some of the guys in the group even had good success with mice flies in the river.
Due to no predators in the lake other than large rainbows, the average size seems to get larger each season. I cannot wait to wet a line in Lago Strobel again this coming September where one can literally walk on top of thousands of monster rainbows.
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