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abrolhos and caravelas

The largest coral bank in the South Atlantic, with reef fishing outside the park and snook in the Caravelas estuary.

Caravelas is the base for the Abrolhos Bank, a wide, shallow platform with shoals and coral heads (chapeirões). Outside the Marine National Park, bottom fishing and trolling produce dentão, cioba, guaiúba, badejo, olho-de-boi and cavala. In the Caravelas estuary and mangroves, snook and camurupim. Trips to the bank are long and depend on the sea. From July to November, humpback whales occupy the region and share the space with boats.

best season

JanFebSeaAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Summer, October to March, with calmer seas for long trips to the bank.

Local rules: Abrolhos Marine National Park: fishing banned throughout the park. The Cassurubá Extractive Reserve, in the Caravelas estuary, has its own rules. Whales from July to November: keep at least 100 m of distance. Goliath grouper (mero): catch banned nationwide. Check local rules. Camurupim is a threatened species (Vulnerable): catch and release only, preferably without lifting the fish out of the water; capture, retention and transport are prohibited.

getting there: Teixeira de Freitas and Porto Seguro airports. Caravelas is about 90 km from Teixeira de Freitas.
facilities: Inns in Caravelas and Alcobaça, tour operators, boatmen and local fishing guides.
coast: Northeast Coast

tip

On the bank, look for isolated coral heads on the echo sounder. Big reef fish hold on the ones nobody marks.

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what you can catch here

Centropomidae

Common snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Brazil's largest snook and the prize of coastal fishing. Hunts with the tide running at inlets, mangroves and rocky shores.

EstuarySea

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar

MegalopidaeVU

Tarpon

Megalops atlanticus

The 'silver king': over 2 m, jumps non-stop and breathes air. Vulnerable species: fishing for it is prohibited in Brazil.

EstuarySea

time of yearbest: Aug–Jan

Lutjanidae

Dog snapper

Lutjanus jocu

Fighting snapper of reefs and rocky shores, with huge canines. Juveniles in the mangrove attack small lures.

SeaEstuary

time of yearbest: Oct–Apr

Lutjanidae

Mutton snapper

Lutjanus analis

A reef red fish of the Northeast and Southeast, wary and a fighter. A trophy in bottom fishing with natural bait and in light jigging.

Sea

time of yearbest: Oct–Nov

Lutjanidae

Yellowtail snapper

Ocyurus chrysurus

A red fish with a yellow tail that schools in midwater. Fast and fun night fishing with chum.

Sea

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar

EpinephelidaeEN

Black grouper

Mycteroperca bonaci

Large, fast reef grouper. Endangered: recreational anglers catch and release only, with a closed season in August and September.

Sea

time of yearbest: Nov–Apr

Carangidae

Greater amberjack

Seriola dumerili

The bulldozer of the submerged reefs. Fights on the bottom with brute force and is the main target of vertical jigging in Brazil.

Sea

time of yearbest: May–Sep

Scombridae

King mackerel

Scomberomorus cavalla

The largest cavala on the coast, strong and sharp-toothed. Widely caught by trolling and in the artisanal fishing of the Northeast, and excellent eating.

Sea

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar