Lu Warner has been guiding and hosting fly fishing trips and back country adventures for over 20 years

in Alaska, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. In 1989 he established one of the first mountain bike touring companies in Moab, Utah and successfully operated this outfitting business throughout the Western U.S. for many years before discovering Patagonia and its’ charms in the mid-nineties. In 2006 he purchased the Valle Bonito Lodge http://www.vallebonitochile.com/ near Futaleufu, Chile where he bases during the Patagonia summers. In the Rocky Mountain summers he guides for Dragonfly Anglers in Crested Butte, Colorado.

Fishing and traveling in Patagonia since 1995, he has developed extensive personal contacts in both Southern Chile and Argentina that create many diverse and unique options for his clients.  By working with other lodge owners. close friends and local guides, he is able to offer a choice of custom fly fishing trips in Patagonia that can accommodate many different budgets, timeframes, group sizes and interests.

As opposed to the common lodge mentality of staying in one place the whole time, Lu can offer you several different venues during your stay here, optimizing the good fishing and lodging while providing you with new waters to fish everyday.

A skilled boatman, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, Wilderness First Responder, backcountry guide, fly fisherman, casting instructor and people person extraordinaire, Lu’s knowledge and experience assure you of a safe, fun-filled and productive adventure to Patagonia.