Steelhead & salmon
11′–13′6″ two-hand rod, 7–8 weight, Skagit head + sink tips · Steelhead and Pacific salmon
Open the checklistRío Llanquihue
- Type
- Freestone river, Los Ríos, Chile
- Season
- Nov–May
Where the season comes from
Río Llanquihue y sus afluentes, incluyendo nacimiento en la unión de los ríos Neltume y Fuy, y su desembocadura en el lago Panguipulli hasta su fin en el lago Riñihue; el río San Pedro desde su nacimiento en el lago Riñihue, incluyendo el río Mañío, hasta su confluencia con el río Malihue, región de Los Ríos. Del segundo viernes de noviembre al primer domingo de mayo del año siguiente
Our translation: Río Llanquihue and its tributaries, from its source at the junction of the Neltume and Fuy rivers and its mouth in lago Panguipulli to its end in lago Riñihue; the río San Pedro from its source in lago Riñihue, including the río Mañío, to its confluence with the río Malihue, Los Ríos region. From the second Friday of November to the first Sunday of May of the following year
Set for this water by name. Fly-only, catch-and-release for all species; one salmon (coho, Atlantic or Chinook) may be kept.
Exceptions on the page:
Modalidad pesca con mosca, con señuelo simple y sin rebarba, pudiendo utilizar una mosca remolcada en tándem (Dropper ).
Our translation: Fly fishing only, single barbless hook, a tandem dropper fly allowed.
Medidas de administración de pesca recreativa en Chile 2026-2027 (PDF, v20261104)
SERNAPESCA · checked 2026-11-05. Dates change each season: confirm them there. - Live gauges
- None listed
- Listed by
- 1 authoritative list
- Guides
- None listed
- Shops
- None listed
Today on Río Llanquihue
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.
More about Río Llanquihue
The Río Llanquihue is a freestone river in Los Ríos, Chile. Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) names it in its recreational-fishing measures for 2026-2027. The Los Ríos river formed where the Fuy and the Neltume meet, which runs into Lago Panguipulli; not Lago Llanquihue in Los Lagos.
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 Llanquihue
Restrooms near Río Llanquihue
Restrooms within 2 miles of Río Llanquihue 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.
No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.
Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.
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 Llanquihue (6)
- Río CalcurrupeLos Ríos · Tailwater · about 45 km
- Río San PedroLos Ríos · Tailwater · about 49 km
- Lago VillarricaLa Araucanía · Lake or reservoir · about 63 km
- Río TolténLa Araucanía · Tailwater · about 63 km
- Río TrancuraLa Araucanía · Freestone river · about 65 km
- Río LiucuraLa Araucanía · Freestone river · about 74 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 Llanquihue
About this
Listings are unclaimed: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Guides
No guide within 60 km yet.
Shops nearby
No shop nearby yet.
Species
About this
The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.
Salmón coho Onchorhynchus kisutch Salmón del atlántico Salmo salar Salmón chinook Onchorhynchus tshawytscha Río Llanquihue y sus afluentes, incluyendo nacimiento en la unión de los ríos Neltume y Fuy, y su desembocadura en el lago Panguipulli hasta su fin en el lago Riñihue; el río San Pedro desde su nacimiento en el lago Riñihue, incluyendo el río Mañío, hasta su confluencia con el río Malihue, región de Los Ríos.
Our translation: Coho salmon, Atlantic salmon, Chinook salmon: Río Llanquihue and its tributaries, from its source at the junction of the Neltume and Fuy rivers and its mouth in lago Panguipulli to its end in lago Riñihue; the río San Pedro from its source in lago Riñihue, including the río Mañío, to its confluence with the río Malihue, Los Ríos region.
Listed as: Salmón coho, Salmón del atlántico, Salmón chinook.
Listed by the agency
- Coho salmon
- Atlantic 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 Llanquihue? 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
About this
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.
Videos for this water (5)
Watch: reading a trout stream
About this
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
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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 Llanquihue.
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 OpenStreetMap feature “Rio Llanquihue, Choshuenco, Panguipulli, Provincia de Valdivia, Los Ríos, Chile” (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), found with Nominatim; a point on or near the named feature, approximate. Water type is our own classification.
- Medidas de administración de pesca recreativa en Chile 2026-2027 (PDF, v20261104)SERNAPESCA · checked 2026-11-05
- OpenStreetMap via Nominatim (position)© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · checked 2026-10-20
- Overture Maps places (guide map points)Overture Maps Foundation, CDLA-Permissive 2.0 · checked 2026-09-30