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Río Futaleufú
- Type
- Freestone river, Los Lagos, Chile
- Season
- Nov–May
Where the season comes from
1.- Autorizase la actividad de pesca recreativa de especies salmonídeas en todos los cursos y cuerpos de agua de la provincia de Palena, río Petrohué y lago Todos Los Santos, entre el primero de noviembre y hasta el primer domingo de mayo del año siguiente, ambas fechas inclusive.
Our translation: 1. Recreational fishing for salmonid species is authorised in all watercourses and water bodies of the province of Palena, the Petrohué river and lake Todos Los Santos, between 1 November and the first Sunday of May of the following year, both dates inclusive.
Set for this water by name.
Exceptions on the page:
c) Se condiciona la parte superior del Rio Futaleufú, tramo comprendido entre el límite internacional (Latitud: 43”10”36.78 S; Longitud 71”45”36 O) hasta el sector denominado Sofía (Latitud 43”15”42.10 S; Longitud 71”53”26.35 O), a devolución obligatoria de todas las especies de Salmonideos capturadas.
Our translation: c) The upper Futaleufú river, from the international border to the sector called Sofía, is restricted to mandatory release of all salmonid species caught.
Res. Ex. N° 02428/2025: medidas de administración, provincia de Palena, río Petrohué y lago Todos Los Santos
Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, Dirección Zonal de Pesca Región de Los Lagos · checked 2026-11-04. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- None listed
- Listed by
- 1 authoritative list
- Guides
- 1 name it
- Shops
- None listed
Today on Río Futaleufú
No live reading
Why there is no reading
No provider we read publishes a machine-readable feed on this water. We show no number rather than a guessed one.
Photo credit
The Río Futaleufú, Los Lagos. Photo: Kaaty.7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
More about Río Futaleufú
The Río Futaleufú is a freestone river in Los Lagos, Chile. Chile's Dirección General de Aguas (DGA) runs a telemetered gauge on it, station Rio Futaleufu en la Frontera. This page covers the Chilean Futaleufú, from the border to Lago Yelcho.
Where to fish
About this
Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish. Most waters here need a rod licence or permit and often a beat booking or club ticket; the listing pages under Regulations say which.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Restrooms near Río Futaleufú
Restrooms near Río Futaleufú
Restrooms within 2 miles of Río Futaleufú in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of 2 restrooms near Río Futaleufú
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 2 restrooms near Río Futaleufú, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Restroom
0.1 mi away in a straight lineNot rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · open to everyone? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Open to everyone?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom
0.4 mi away in a straight line- Public (mapped)
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
We don't know yet: is it clean? · flush or vault? · free? · step-free? — tell other anglers: show the questions
- Is it clean?
- Flush or vault?
- Free?
- Step-free?
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
More water near Río Futaleufú (6)
- Río PalenaLos Lagos · Freestone river · about 45 km
- Lago YelchoLos Lagos · Lake or reservoir · about 46 km
- Río YelchoLos Lagos · Freestone river · about 70 km
- Río CisnesAysén · Freestone river · about 158 km
- Río PueloLos Lagos · Freestone river · about 178 km
- Río PetrohuéLos Lagos · Freestone river · about 220 km
Regulations and official lists
About this
Each line is an official list that names this water. Those pages are the authority on seasons, licences, limits and closures for each beat or reach; read them before you go.
Guides and shops near Río Futaleufú
About this
Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
1 guide name it on their website
Guides
La Cabaña Fishing Lodge
- Fly-fishing guide
- Lodge packages
- Unclaimed
Shops nearby
No shop nearby yet.
Species
About this
The species the agency lists for Palena province, which takes in this water; presence varies by reach and season.
b) Solo se permitirá la captura y retención de un ejemplar de Salmón salar, Salmón Coho y/o Salmón Chinook, por pescador, por día de pesca.
Our translation: b) Only one Atlantic salmon, Coho salmon and/or Chinook salmon may be caught and kept per angler per fishing day.
Listed as: Salmón salar, Salmón Coho, Salmón Chinook.
Listed by the agency for Palena province
- Atlantic salmon
- Coho salmon
- Chinook salmon
Fish these in the US
About this
Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.
At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.
Like the Río Futaleufú? Same fish, US waters.
Featured sport-fishing waterPhoto credit
The Rogue Wild and Scenic River, Oregon (BLM). Photo: Bureau of Land Management, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fly-fishing only
Blue RibbonPhoto credit
The Boardman River in the Brown Bridge Quiet Area, near Traverse City. Photo: Phoenix-Five, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Class 1 trout streamPhoto credit
The Bois Brule River at the County Highway B landing (Winneboujou), Wisconsin. Photo: Kriz420 (Wikimedia Commons user), public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Steelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Genesee RiverPhoto credit
Oatka Creek at Le Roy, New York, looking north from the Main Street bridge. Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Genesee River.
Featured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Clearwater RiverPhoto credit
The Snake River near Oxbow, Oregon, with Oxbow Dam in the far background. Photo: Adumbvoget, public domain, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons Not Clearwater River.
Gear checklist
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A steelhead and salmon fly-fishing checklist: a switch or spey rod (or 9′6″ single-hand) in 7–8 weight, Skagit lines and sink tips, swing flies, studded boots and cold-weather layers, with estimated prices and where to buy.
Steelhead & salmon
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistVideos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on reading water
Watch: nymphing basics
About this
Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Fish Tales
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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Río Futaleufú.
No stories from here yet.
Sources for this page
Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
All 3 sources and dates
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Live readings come from the named provider when the page is shown, under the licence shown on each card. Designations, species and the flagship note link to the agency or body that publishes them; this page copies only the list wording and the species names. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the gauge RIO FUTALEUFU EN LA FRONTERA. Water type is our own classification.
- DGA SAT: Visualización de Información de estacionesDirección General de Aguas · checked 2026-10-20
- Res. Ex. N° 02428/2025: medidas de administración, provincia de Palena, río Petrohué y lago Todos Los SantosSubsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura, Dirección Zonal de Pesca Región de Los Lagos · checked 2026-11-04
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30