Pirá pitá (river salmon) in Corrientes
3spots12guidespeaknov–feb
Corrientes has 3 spots with pirá pitá (river salmon) listed on PESQA. Peak season is in nov–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
3spots12guidespeaknov–feb
Corrientes has 3 spots with pirá pitá (river salmon) listed on PESQA. Peak season is in nov–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
In October pirá pitá (river salmon) is out of season in Corrientes. The best time is nov–feb. Off season does not mean there is a closed season: that is set by the province.
Peak season for pirá pitá (river salmon) in this area is in nov–feb, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 3 spots with pirá pitá (river salmon) in Corrientes, among them Ituzaingó (Yacyretá), Paso de la Patria, Esteros del Iberá.
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 pirá pitá (river salmon) in Corrientes, among them Juan Pablo Calderaro, Pesca Deportiva y Excursiones Cuca, Emrrique Ríos Pesca Deportiva ..
Fruit (the classic "cien fruta" berry), dough and large insects; small lures and terrestrial or streamer flies.
Medium spinning or baitcasting gear, 0.30–0.40 mm line and a fluorocarbon leader (no steel needed, unlike the dorado). Small surface and mid-water lures,…
El pirá pitá es uno de los peces más peleadores del Litoral: salta, corre y exige buen equipo, con un espíritu de pelea que recuerda a un dorado chico.…
Clean, fast-flowing waters of the upper Paraná, the Uruguay river and the Iberá marshes. It seeks rapids, shade from the vegetation and spots where fruit…
2–5 kg (hasta 8 kg)
El pirá pitá es una especie más vulnerable que otras del Litoral y muy valorada tanto deportiva como comercialmente, por lo que requiere un manejo… Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides pirá pitá (river salmon), Corrientes has spots with yellow catfish, boga, golden dorado, manguruyú (giant catfish), pacu.
The scientific name of Pirá pitá (river salmon) is Brycon orbignyanus.
