Pirá pitá (river salmon) in Misiones
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Misiones 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.
3spots2guidespeaknov–feb
Misiones 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.
Yes: October falls within the pirá pitá (river salmon) season in Misiones. The best time is nov–feb.
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 Misiones, among them Alto Paraná (Misiones), Río Paraná, Río Uruguay (Moconá).
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Misiones's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists 2 guides working spots with pirá pitá (river salmon) in Misiones, among them Zona de Pesca "Don Manuel Antonio Llanes", Misión Paraná.
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), Misiones has spots with boga, golden dorado, manguruyú (giant catfish), pacu, patí (catfish).
The scientific name of Pirá pitá (river salmon) is Brycon orbignyanus.
