Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge

Name: Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge
Brand: Blackbone Outfitters
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Rio Bravo sits directly on the Paraná River in Santa Fe, one hour by air from Buenos Aires. It's a rare setup: golden dorado on one of South America's great rivers, paired with world-class wingshooting from the same lodge. You'll fish for river tigers in the morning and be back at the pool by afternoon. Twelve months a year, with the best dorado window running August through February.

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RIO BRAVO LODGE

Argentina · Santa Fe Province · Paraná River
Species: Golden Dorado, Pacú, Duck, Dove, Perdiz

The Paraná is the second-longest river in South America, and the stretch running past Rio Bravo Lodge holds one of the most reliable golden dorado fisheries on the continent. This is not a river you visit hoping for a shot. Dorado are here year-round, and the guides know the water.

Golden dorado are built for the fight. Heavy head, powerful jaws, teeth like a set of pliers. They earned the name river tiger honestly. When one eats, it goes airborne, and you will see everything that makes this fish worth traveling for. You can fish them on fly or conventional tackle, and the guides will rig you either way without making it a debate.

What sets Rio Bravo apart from a pure fishing lodge is what happens when you're not on the water. The same region that produces the dorado fishery produces enormous numbers of ducks, doves and perdiz. You can build a week that's all fishing, or you can split it: two days on the river, two days in the field. Nobody is going to push you one direction or the other.

The lodge itself has eight double bedrooms with private baths, a wine cellar, a jacuzzi and pool, a fire pit, a massage room, and a mezzanine that looks out over the river. There's a fishing dock on property. Meals are gourmet and the bar is open, Argentine wines included. Wi-Fi runs throughout if you need to stay reachable.

Getting there is straightforward. You'll fly into Santa Fe or Paraná, roughly an hour from Buenos Aires, and the lodge handles the two-hour ground transfer along with everything else from the moment you book.

If you've been looking for a trip that satisfies an angler and a wingshooter in the same group without either one compromising, this is the one.

Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge

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Golden Dorado, Doves, and ducks

Golden dorado year-round

The Paraná holds fish twelve months a year. August through February is the window to plan around.

Fish and shoot from the same lodge

Dorado on the river, ducks, doves and perdiz in the field. Build the week however you want it

One hour from Buenos Aires

Short domestic flight to Santa Fe or Paraná, then a two-hour transfer the lodge handles for you.

Eight rooms, full amenities

Private baths, pool, jacuzzi, wine cellar, massage room and a fishing dock on the property.

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The River

The Paraná is the second-longest river in South America, and Rio Bravo sits directly on it. This is a working dorado fishery, not a lodge that happens to be near water. Golden dorado hold here year-round, which means the guides fish the same stretches season after season and know exactly where fish stage as conditions change. You'll fish from boats with guides who read the river for a living. Fly or conventional tackle, both work, and nobody is going to make you justify your choice. Pacú and other river species round out the days when you want a break from chasing dorado.

The Combination

Very few lodges do fishing and wingshooting equally well, and most that claim to are really doing one and tolerating the other. Rio Bravo is genuinely built for both. The same region that produces the dorado fishery produces enormous numbers of ducks, doves and perdiz, and the lodge runs full programs for each. That means you can build a week that's all river, all field, or split down the middle, and it also means a group that can't agree on what kind of trip they want doesn't have to agree. One person fishes, another shoots, everybody's back at the same table for dinner. Perdiz can be added to any itinerary.

The Lodge

Eight double bedrooms, all with private baths, and enough common space that a full lodge never feels crowded. There's a mezzanine over the river with a card room and reading area, a wine cellar, a fire pit, a jacuzzi and pool, and a massage room for after a long day on the water. The fishing dock is on property. Meals are gourmet, the bar is open, and Argentine wines are included throughout. Wi-Fi runs through the whole building if you need to stay reachable. A partner or friend who isn't fishing has plenty of reason to come along.

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Rio Bravo's Cast & blast program

The Cast & Blast program splits four full days between the river and the dove fields, two of each, though the schedule flexes if you'd rather weight it one direction. Dorado are the draw on the water: heavy, fast, and airborne the moment they eat. The dove shooting is high volume, with bird boys working alongside you the entire time. Everything runs from the same lodge. No repacking, no second transfer, no compromise between the angler in your group and the shooter. You'll come off the water, clean up, and be back out with a shotgun before the light goes. Season runs August through April. Four full days, five nights, with guides, meals, beverages and transfers included.

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3 Day | 4 Night Golden Dorado Fishing Package

All inclusive 3-day fishing package at the Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge.

$2970 per person

4 Day | 5 Night Golden Dorado Fishing Package

All inclusive 4-day fishing package at the Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge.

$3400 per person

5 Day | 6 Night Golden Dorado Fishing Package

All inclusive 5-day fishing package at the Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge.

$4500 per person

4 Day | 5 Night Blast and Cast Program

All inclusive 4-days between the river and the dove fields at the Rio Bravo Fishing Lodge.

$3375 per person

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Whats Included

• Meet and assistance on arrival and departure at Santa Fe/Parana Airport

• Full time coordinator from the moment you book your trip.

• Deluxe double bedrooms lodging with private bathrooms

• All beverages, including high quality Argentinean wines, beers, and liquor

• All Gourmet meals, breakfast, lunch, and dinner

• All local taxes and service charges.

• Free WIFI/Jacuzzi/swimming pool.

• Fishing permits.

Optional Extras | Not Included

• International and domestic airfare.

• Transfers and hotel in Buenos Aires.

• Extra airport transfer (when the group does not arrive together).

• Single room ($80 per night).

• Fly fishing kit.

• Laundry

• Gratuities

• Fishing gear rental

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rio bravo logistics & Accomodations

Getting There

Fly into Buenos Aires, then a one-hour domestic flight to Santa Fe (SFN) or Paraná. Lodge handles the two-hour ground transfer both ways.

Arrival Pattern

Morning arrival day one, afternoon to settle in. Check-out at 11am on the final morning.

Group Size

Eight double bedrooms. Well suited to small groups and full-lodge buyouts.

Non-Anglers

Pool, jacuzzi, massage room, wine cellar and river views. Comfortable for a spouse or friend who isn't fishing.

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Dorado in the morning, doves in the evening.

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