Our fly fishing guides at
Manso Waters Lodge
Our fly fishing guides at
Manso Waters Lodge
Meet our excellent team of guides
We believe a successful fishing trip depends largely on the fishing guide's work; that's why our team has been trained for many years to provide you with the best trout fishing experiences in Bariloche! Each guide is friendly, helpful, a great teacher, and also a very good angler. Our clients consistently mention this in our reviews, as their work is always excellent. You'll be very happy catching trout with them!
Juan Bruzone
Fly Fishing Guide
Juan Bruzone
Juanito Bruzone is one of the Manso Waters Lodge original guides and a lifelong family friend. With extensive experience exploring the rivers and estuaries of northern Patagonia, he now leads casting workshops and helps develop the new fly-fishing school for children. His friendly personality makes every fishing trip a pleasant experience.
Juan Nazetta
Fly Fishing Guide
Juan Nazetta
Juan Nazetta is an experienced guide with over 10 years of experience with at Manso Waters Lodge, specializing in fishing for large brown trout in the Limay and Manso rivers. Known for his excellent English, friendly personality, and passion for learning new fly-fishing techniques, he is dedicated to creating unforgettable experiences on the water.
Yair Tevez
Fly Fishing Guide
Yair Tevez
Yair is the youngest guide at Manso Waters Lodge, passionate about fly fishing and fly tying since childhood. He specializes in fishing the Limay River with dry flies and nymphs, and is always exploring new techniques in search of rainbow trout.
Luciano Bachi
Fly Fishing Guide
Luciano Bachi
Luciano Bachi is a highly experienced guide, known for his friendliness, passion for fly fishing, and culinary skills. He studied aquaculture, runs the Argentine Fly Fishing School, and is a longtime friend and valued member of the Manso Waters Lodge team, creating unforgettable experiences both on and off the water.
Juan Pablo
Fly Fishing Guide
Juan Pablo
Juan Pablo is one of Bariloche’s most experienced and trusted guides, with over 25 years exploring Northern Patagonia. A pioneer of local fishing expeditions and passionate dorado angler, he’s known for his patience, humor, and contagious enthusiasm on the water.
Emanuel Medina
Owner of Manso Waters Lodge and Professional Fly Fishing Guide
For over 25 years, he has been guiding fishing adventures in Patagonia and beyond. He currently organizes and leads expeditions throughout the region and resides at Manso Waters Lodge on the banks of the Manso River.
Emanuel believes that truly understanding a destination lies in personally exploring every river, every lake, and every hidden corner. Throughout his three decades as a professional guide, he has worked in Costa Rica, Panama, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, gaining extensive experience fishing for tarpon, bonefish, dorado, salmon, trout, roosterfish, sailfish, and even sharks.
Passionate about fishing, travel, and exploration, Emanuel enjoys sharing the tranquil waters of Patagonia with his clients, while continuing to travel during the off-season in search of new adventures and destinations.
The best fishing lodge in Bariloche! The guides are experts, and they teach you everything you need to know so you can fish the best trouts in the manso river. Everything 10/10!
MaxiCEO 
We went with our family friends and it was great!! all the guides were amazing and super helpful with our beginners. beautiful views and fishing! highly recommend!
EveyCEO
Wonderful outfit and Yair was a fantastic instructor on the manso river. Fly fishing is our favorite new sport!! Lots of fun and super relaxing!!
MaryExcellent
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