Where can you fish Palometa in Argentina?

Some of the best places to fish palometa are Isla Los Petos, Boca del Isoró, Río Paraná, Río Paraná (Isla del Cerrito). On PESQA you get the map, access info, seasons and verified guides for each one.

What's the best time to fish Palometa?

The best time for palometa is jan–feb. Check each place's page for the bite calendar and to respect current closed seasons.

Palometa — where and when to fish it

Rivers, lagoons and marshes of the Litoral and the Plata basin.

Fish strips and baitfish; also lures. Always use a steel leader (sharp teeth).

Medium tackle with a steel leader. Careful unhooking: the teeth cut.

Spinning con cucharas y jigs, y embarcado a media agua sobre cardúmenes superficiales.

Respetá los cupos vigentes de la costa atlántica.

The palometa brava —one of the two piranhas in our rivers— is a voracious fish of the Plata basin. Deep, compressed body, olive back and reddish belly, with a powerful toothed jaw. Fished with cut bait and a steel leader (it cuts line); a short, fierce fight. Abundant in the Paraná and its lagoons.

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