Pacu in Jujuy
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Jujuy has 2 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 Jujuy
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Jujuy has 2 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 Jujuy. 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 2 spots with pacu in Jujuy, among them Río Lavayén, Río San Francisco.
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Jujuy's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists one guide working spots with pacu in Jujuy: Ecoportal de Piedra.
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, Jujuy has spots with boga, golden dorado, argentinian silverside (pejerrey), surubí (spotted catfish), trahira (tararira).
The scientific name of Pacu is Piaractus mesopotamicus.
