I am Baptiste Conquet, a French state-certified fly fishing guide and instructor. I design fishing trips to the north of Neuquén province, a wild Patagonia few anglers know. I also chase the mythical golden dorado in northern Argentina, and I guide in Aveyron and Lozère, on the rivers where I grew up.
State-certified fly fishing guide and instructor.
Born in Espalion, on the banks of the Lot in Aveyron, I passed my diploma in Lozère and have been a state-certified guide since 2020. Fifteen years criss-crossing Argentina and the Andes, fluent Spanish. Over there I design the trips with Patagonia Trashumante, whose licensed team guides on site, and I stay with the anglers from the first day to the last.
My full story →The territory
The fish
The tableMore than 400 km of rivers of every profile, in a land that swings between arid steppe, volcanoes and giant valleys, deep in the Andes. You meet nobody out there, apart from the gauchos who live on it.
Wild browns and rainbows, all naturally spawned: no stocking here. A strong density of fish with a fine average size. Long drifts with big flies, and they come up with a confidence long gone elsewhere.
Asado, chivito a la llama and traditional Argentine dishes, cooked at the water's edge and served with Malbec. Local produce, honest cooking, meals that count as much as the fish.
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John Buchan
It is the first question people ask me, before flies, before rods. Here is an honest answer, built on the trips I put together in northern Neuquén year…
On the shores of Lago Strobel, the question is not whether you will hook a big fish. It is whether your gear will hold when it happens. The…
"A great day in Baptiste's company working on European nymphing. Very good advice on the casting motion, positioning, rigging the line... and a sharp sense of the river that got us into some very fine fishing!"
"I spent a great day with Baptiste, who answered my very specific request perfectly: learning to fish dry-dropper on a small river. Mission accomplished, hands down..."
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I guide in Aveyron and Lozère: courses, first casts and guided days on rivers I know by heart.
