Summary Rio Gallegos in southern Argentina flows from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean through the remote pampas of patagonia. The river is smaller than it's big cousin the Rio Grande and home to abundant wildlife including flamingos, puma and guanaco. The river is thought to be the first where german brown trout where planted in southern South America, and they soon found their way to the sea. They grew large and returned to spawn. The fishery boomed for locals and well heeled fly fishers willing to travel to the ends of the earth in search of giant sea run brown trout. But locals over fished and the Rio Grand became more legendary. But thanks to conservation efforts to educate locals (even the kids in schools) about the value of catch and release and eco tourism the sea run brown trout have returned making for a great story about conservation efforts enhancing the local economy. We travel the river with guides who once poached on the river and now protect it with conservationist and eco-lodge owner Christer Sjojerberg and host Christ Travis showcasing the river, its guides, and sea run brown trout.

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