Armoured catfish (pleco) in Buenos Aires
2spots12guidespeakoct–feb
Buenos Aires has 2 spots with armoured catfish (pleco) listed on PESQA. Peak season is in oct–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
2spots12guidespeakoct–feb
Buenos Aires has 2 spots with armoured catfish (pleco) listed on PESQA. Peak season is in oct–feb. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Yes: October falls within the armoured catfish (pleco) season in Buenos Aires. The best time is oct–feb.
Peak season for armoured catfish (pleco) in this area is in oct–feb, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 2 spots with armoured catfish (pleco) in Buenos Aires, among them Delta del Paraná, Río Salado (Buenos Aires).
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Buenos Aires's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists 12 guides working spots with armoured catfish (pleco) in Buenos Aires, among them Encanto del Salado, Costa Bambú, La Pesca.
Worms and dough; bait resting on the bottom.
Light bottom gear, a small hook with a worm resting on the bottom. Usually an incidental catch; a steady pull on the hook-set.
La vieja del agua es un pez acorazado de fondo, con boca de ventosa, que se alimenta raspando algas y materia orgánica de piedras y troncos. Pesca de…
Clinging to rocks and submerged logs on the bottom of rivers, streams and the delta.
0,5–2 kg
La vieja del agua cumple un rol importante en el ecosistema del río, limpiando algas y materia orgánica de piedras y troncos, por lo que un manejo… Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides armoured catfish (pleco), Buenos Aires has spots with yellow catfish, boga, brótola (red codling), common carp, black drum (corvina negra).
The scientific name of Armoured catfish (pleco) is Hypostomus commersoni.
