grande river — água vermelha lake (cardoso)
Água Vermelha dam lake, on the Grande River, on the border of São Paulo and Minas Gerais. Peacock bass and croaker.
Água Vermelha lake fills the Grande River on the border of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, with Cardoso and Ouroeste on the São Paulo side and Iturama on the Minas side. It is a wide lake, with islands, arms and land points that concentrate peacock bass and croaker (pescada-do-piauí). Trahira in the coves, piau and curimbatá at chum, tilapia everywhere. The shore towns have waterfronts, weekend cabins and boat ramps, and weekend fishing is busy.
best season
Autumn and early spring. During the spawning closure (piracema, Nov 1 to Feb 28), only non-native species in the reservoirs.
Local rules: Border lake: the Minas Gerais shore follows Minas rules, including the state piracema with a reduced bag limit. Spawning closure (piracema) in the Paraná basin, Nov 1 to Feb 28 (IN Ibama 25/2009): in reservoirs, only non-native species, and fishing within 1,500 m of the dam is prohibited. Check local rules.
- getting there
- In northwestern São Paulo state. São José do Rio Preto has the nearest airport with scheduled flights.
- facilities
- Weekend cabins, inns, marinas, boat ramps and guides in Cardoso and neighboring towns.
- basin
- Paraná
tip
On a large open lake, peacock bass gather where the water changes depth: island points and channel edges marked on the fish finder.
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Each card shows the day's index (0 to 100) and, below it, a strip with the index for each hour, from 0h to 23h. from poor to excellent.
what you can catch here
sources and references
Access, facilities and season information changes: check with the lodge, a local guide or the city hall before you travel.
- official Ibama — Defesos continentaisSpawning closure (piracema) in the Paraná basin (IN Ibama 25/2009)
- official Governo de MG — Obter licenças para pesca amadoraRules and bag limit on the Minas Gerais shore