Fly Fish Hidden Spain

LEAVING NOTHING TO CHANCE

The Challenge and Reward of Pioneering New Adventures

We knew Spain was home of large browns in breathtaking scenery but to decode where, when, and how needed effort. Three decades of passion and discipline, rewarded us with a selection of rarely-fished waters across the largest playground ever operated by a guiding company.

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EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE PYRENEES

Fly Fishing

Non-Angling

An Absolute Must for the Well-Travelled Angler

To protect the fishery, only our in-house team serves a few small-group departures per season from several locations, including the only authentic fly fishing lodge in the Pyrenees.

Your Time is Safe in Our Hands

We refined a guiding methodology you won’t find anywhere else, to adapt all possible aspects before, during and after your valuable fishing time. Excellent food, wine, and people are always guaranteed.

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Real People, Unique Experiences

Enjoy the expertise of fly-fishing authority Ivan Tarin, who has grown a successful business around fishing and hospitality.

Fly Orvis Guide to Adventure, USA

We don’t know of anyone who works harder than Salvelinus does to keep all of their guests happy.

Barry and Cathy Beck, Pennsylvania USA

The best of Spanish food, wine, culture and fly fishing with friendly personalized service and first-class accommodation.

Rob Sloane, Australia

Very seasoned and highly professional guide team that intimately understand the region´s many fishing options.

Ken Morris, Oregon USA

A welcoming lodge in a class of its own, run like a Swiss watch by a team of fantastic, knowledgeable people.

Christopher Rownes, Switzerland

Trips with non-anglers and or multi-lodges are logistically complex, but not a problem at all for Salvelinus.

Richard French, Toronto, CANADA

The fishing is reminiscent of that of the American Wild West, with a richer overall experience.

Magazine, USA

Salvelinus offers unrivalled knowledge of its fishery, including world-class trout fishing along some countless treasures.

Peter McLeod, UK

Definitively a different fishing trip down to ‘attention to detail’ by Ivan and his guides: the superb hosts of the Spanish Pyrenees.

Gilly Bate, UK

This is proper trout fishing for good-sized wild trout with true professionals guiding for two decades.

Tarquin Millington-Drake, UK

These guides have discovered a wonderful fishery through more than a quarter century of research and trial-and-error.

Magazine, USA

Half a dozen of 25+ inch. browns were gulping insects in slow surges that brought their dark backs out of the slack current.

Magazine, USA

Ivan and his team of expert fishing guides have created a master compendium of off-the-beaten path fishy havens.

Magazine, USA

Iván, with the help of his friends, guests, and guides, has taken it upon himself to restore stretches of several Pyrenees rivers.

Alberto Rey, New York,US

The finest, most detailed, and gifted outfitter I have ever fished with, after 25 years hosting trips worldwide.

Xavier Carbonet, California USA

I have been hearing from a number of my guests who said it was the best Orvis trip they ever took.

Tom Rosenbauer, Vermont, USA

“On our 25th Anniversary, I am thrilled to continue leading anglers to new destinations along Spain’s most hidden corners in 2026. If you prefer authentic rather than common adventures, I invite you to discover my most exclusive angling secrets”

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