Pacu in Corrientes
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Corrientes has 7 spots with pacu listed on PESQA. Peak season is in dec–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Where to fish for pacu in Corrientes
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Corrientes has 7 spots with pacu listed on PESQA. Peak season is in dec–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Ambient photoYes: October falls within the pacu season in Corrientes. The best time is dec–feb.
Peak season for pacu in this area is in dec–feb, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 7 spots with pacu in Corrientes, among them Esquina (Corrientes), Goya (Paraná), Itá Ibaté (Corrientes), Ituzaingó (Yacyretá).
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Corrientes's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists 12 guides working spots with pacu in Corrientes, among them Juan Pablo Calderaro, Power Pesca, Servicio Integral de Pesca.
The Pacu is primarily frugivorous and omnivorous, so the best baits mimic what it eats naturally. Baits and lures that really work in Argentina:…
For the Pacu you need robust gear: it is a fish of great strength that fights near structure, so it's better to be over-equipped than under-equipped.…
The Pacu is fished in several ways depending on the environment and the angler's preference. The methods that produce the most in the Litoral: Bottom…
The Pacu inhabits the great lowland rivers of northeastern Argentina and their associated environments: the main channel of the Paraná and the Paraguay,…
2–8 kg
Pacu fishing in Argentina is regulated and the rules vary by province and by year, so the first and most important thing is to consult the relevant… Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides pacu, Corrientes has spots with yellow catfish, boga, golden dorado, manguruyú (giant catfish), palometa.
The scientific name of Pacu is Piaractus mesopotamicus.
