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NERVOUS WATERS

A HIGHER FORM OF FISHING

Argentina, Chile & The Bahamas

About Us

The Nervous Waters collection of fishing lodges stands alone in the world of sportfishing. Built around the best resource destinations, our lodges offer a level of service on par with the finest boutique hotels of the world, yet each shines with its own personality.

The quality of our lodges is only surpassed by the dedication and expertise of our management and guiding teams who have spent decades mastering their craft, and their waters. Constantly on a quest to do even better, there is truly no family of angling destinations that compares!

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Our Collection

KAU TAPEN
LODGE
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Sea-Run Brown Trout
VILLA MARÍA
LODGE
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Sea-Run Brown Trout
PIRÁ
LODGE
Iberá Marshlands, Argentina
Dorado
SUINDÁ
LODGE
Itatí, Argentina
Dorado, Pacú & Pira Pitá
DELTA
LODGE
Paraná Delta, Argentina
Dorado, Tararira & other native species
PARANÁ RIVER
OUTFITTERS
Endorsed by Nervous Waters
Bella Vista, Argentina
Dorado
NORTHERN PATAGONIA
LODGE
Junín de los Andes, Argentina
Rainbow & Brown Trout
FUTA
LODGE
Futaleufú, Chile
Rainbow & Brown Trout
BAIR'S
LODGE
South Andros, Bahamas
Bonefish
ABACO
LODGE
Great Abaco, Bahamas
Bonefish
KAU TAPEN
LODGE
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Sea-Run Brown Trout
VILLA MARÍA
LODGE
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Sea-Run Brown Trout
PIRÁ
LODGE
Iberá Marshlands, Argentina
Dorado
SUINDÁ
LODGE
Itatí, Argentina
Dorado, Pacú & Pira Pitá
DELTA
LODGE
Paraná Delta, Argentina
Dorado, Tararira & other native species
PARANÁ RIVER
OUTFITTERS
Endorsed by Nervous Waters
Bella Vista, Argentina
Dorado
NORTHERN PATAGONIA
LODGE
Junín de los Andes, Argentina
Rainbow & Brown Trout
FUTA
LODGE
Futaleufú, Chile
Rainbow & Brown Trout
BAIR'S
LODGE
South Andros, Bahamas
Bonefish
ABACO
LODGE
Great Abaco, Bahamas
Bonefish

OUR OTHER SPORTING LODGES

The Kautapen Group (TKG) is a boutique collection of 21 fishing and hunting lodges spanning Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and the Bahamas. Since 1984, we’ve built decades of experience as industry leaders in luxury sporting travel. We are proud to continue to offer our guests a level of service matching and exceeding the finest boutique hotels in the world, each with a unique personality.

Attention to detail is our highest priority in the lodge and the field. Every property has been carefully curated to give our guests direct access to the highest quality sporting opportunities, and luxurious accommodations that allow guests to unwind and recharge after the day’s adventures.

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Conservation

Around the world, fisheries are under threat. Development continues to encroach on wilderness areas, and climate change is affecting oceans and river habitats. Overfishing has also taken a toll on our finite fish species. Therefore, as fly-fishing business operators, we have a responsibility to not only protect these resources but to help preserve them for many generations to come.

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From Our Social

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Jan 23

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The perks of early season: These fish are fresh, powerful, and big. If the water level is right, they run straight up from the Atlantic Ocean and their fins will still be transparent. Although we get fresh fish all the way through the end of the season, there is something special about these fish from the first weeks of the season. 📸: @theflyfishingnation . . #NervousWaters #KauTapenLodge #TheKautapenGroup #FlyFishing #FlyFishingTravel #Argentina #BrownTrout #BrownTroutFishing #RioGrandeTierraDelFuego #WildlifePhotography #Explore #Destination #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #FlyFishArgentina #TroutFishing #SeaRunBrownTrout #ArgentinaBrownTrout

The perks of early season: These fish are fresh, powerful, and big. If the water level is right, they run straight up from the Atlantic Ocean and their fins will still be transparent. Although we get fresh fish all the way through the end of the season, there is something special about these fish from the first weeks of the season.
📸: @theflyfishingnation
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#NervousWaters #KauTapenLodge #TheKautapenGroup #FlyFishing #FlyFishingTravel #Argentina #BrownTrout #BrownTroutFishing #RioGrandeTierraDelFuego #WildlifePhotography #Explore #Destination #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #FlyFishArgentina #TroutFishing #SeaRunBrownTrout #ArgentinaBrownTrout ...

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Jan 19

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The Parana’s spring Golden Dorado migration is the prime time to connect with the largest fish in the system. The @ParanaRiverOutfitters team specializes in pursuing and landing these moving targets as they make their way upstream to spawn. Sight cast to aggressive predators from the decks of their custom skiffs and on foot for a Dorado experience like no other! 📸: @pablochapero . . . #ParanaRiverOutfitters #NervousWaters #GoldenDorado #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyFishingTravel #FishingLodge #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #BigFish #Argentina #StreamerFishing #DoradoFishing #EpicFishing #ExplorePage #FishingGuides #FlyFishingTravel

The Parana’s spring Golden Dorado migration is the prime time to connect with the largest fish in the system. The @ParanaRiverOutfitters team specializes in pursuing and landing these moving targets as they make their way upstream to spawn. Sight cast to aggressive predators from the decks of their custom skiffs and on foot for a Dorado experience like no other!
📸: @pablochapero
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#ParanaRiverOutfitters #NervousWaters #GoldenDorado #FlyFishing #Fishing #FlyFishingTravel #FishingLodge #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #BigFish #Argentina #StreamerFishing #DoradoFishing #EpicFishing #ExplorePage #FishingGuides #FlyFishingTravel ...

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Jan 17

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Never underestimate how shallow a dorado will go to find an easy meal at the sandbars of @SuindaLodge. Hiding in the shadows of the rolling sandy bottom, they’ll burst forth from their ambush point, spraying water in barely knee deep water to inhale a well placed fly! 📸: @mboi_jagua . . . #suindalodge #flyfishing #nervouswaters #fishinglife #flyfishingaddict #flyfishingjunkie #outdoors #dorado #doradofishing #doradoonthefly #pacu #goldendorado #fishing

Never underestimate how shallow a dorado will go to find an easy meal at the sandbars of @SuindaLodge. Hiding in the shadows of the rolling sandy bottom, they’ll burst forth from their ambush point, spraying water in barely knee deep water to inhale a well placed fly!
📸: @mboi_jagua
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#suindalodge #flyfishing #nervouswaters #fishinglife #flyfishingaddict #flyfishingjunkie #outdoors #dorado #doradofishing #doradoonthefly #pacu #goldendorado #fishing ...

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Jan 9

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An early season Rio Grande male from @KauTapenLodge on display. Amongst our first run of fish are some true monsters that act in accordance with European salmon tactics. There is nothing quite like a 20 lbs class fish responding to a fast stripped Sunray - it is an experience that one must see to believe. 📸: @lherraniz  . . #NervousWaters #KauTapenLodge #TheKautapenGroup #FlyFishing #FlyFishingTravel #Argentina #BrownTrout #BrownTroutFishing #RioGrandeTierraDelFuego #WildlifePhotography #Explore #Destination #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #FlyFishArgentina #TroutFishing #SeaRunBrownTrout #ArgentinaBrownTrout

An early season Rio Grande male from @KauTapenLodge on display. Amongst our first run of fish are some true monsters that act in accordance with European salmon tactics. There is nothing quite like a 20 lbs class fish responding to a fast stripped Sunray - it is an experience that one must see to believe.
📸: @lherraniz 
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#NervousWaters #KauTapenLodge #TheKautapenGroup #FlyFishing #FlyFishingTravel #Argentina #BrownTrout #BrownTroutFishing #RioGrandeTierraDelFuego #WildlifePhotography #Explore #Destination #FlyFishingNation #FlyFishingAddicts #FlyFishArgentina #TroutFishing #SeaRunBrownTrout #ArgentinaBrownTrout ...

Fishing by Species

Sea-Run Brown Trout
Sea-Run Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) are one of the most widely distributed non-native fish introduced to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
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Golden Dorado
Freshwater dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) are strikingly beautiful, extremely strong, and they jump like a Tarpon when hooked. All in all, they may claim the prize as the most exciting freshwater gamefish on the planet.
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Brown Trout
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) have the ability to grow to 9+ pounds. Although in most small rivers a mature brown might average 2 to 3 pounds.
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Rainbow Trout
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is favored by fly fishers because of its beautiful coloration—for which it’s named—and its fighting ability.
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Bonefish
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) are pound-for-pound some of the strongest and fastest saltwater gamefish.
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Pirá Pitá
In northern Argentina, there are two species belonging to the Brycon genus, both of them known in mainstream fishing culture as Pirá Pitás.
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Pacú
Like Pirá Pitá, Pacú are omnivorous, and chances are you might find them surface feeding on fruit or insects.
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Tararira
Hoplias malabaricus, aka tararira, is one of the most popular gamefish to catch on flies or lures around Buenos Aires.
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Sea-Run Brown Trout
Sea-Run Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) are one of the most widely distributed non-native fish introduced to Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
Read More
Golden Dorado
Freshwater dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) are strikingly beautiful, extremely strong, and they jump like a Tarpon when hooked. All in all, they may claim the prize as the most exciting freshwater gamefish on the planet.
Read More
Brown Trout
Brown trout (Salmo trutta) have the ability to grow to 9+ pounds. Although in most small rivers a mature brown might average 2 to 3 pounds.
Read More
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is favored by fly fishers because of its beautiful coloration—for which it’s named—and its fighting ability.
Read More
Bonefish
Bonefish (Albula vulpes) are pound-for-pound some of the strongest and fastest saltwater gamefish.
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Pirá Pitá
In northern Argentina, there are two species belonging to the Brycon genus, both of them known in mainstream fishing culture as Pirá Pitás.
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Pacú
Like Pirá Pitá, Pacú are omnivorous, and chances are you might find them surface feeding on fruit or insects.
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Tararira
Hoplias malabaricus, aka tararira, is one of the most popular gamefish to catch on flies or lures around Buenos Aires.
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