são francisco mouth — piaçabuçu
Where the Velho Chico meets the sea, between the dunes of Alagoas and Sergipe. Snook and tarpon in the estuary.
The São Francisco ends between Piaçabuçu, in Alagoas, and Brejo Grande, in Sergipe, in an estuary of dunes, islands, mangroves and a lighthouse swallowed by the sea. With flow reduced by the dams, the sea pushes further upriver each year. Fishing is estuarine: snook along the edges and sandbanks, tarpon in the deep channels, pescada-amarela and crevalle jack near the bar. Boat trips to the mouth leave from Piaçabuçu and pair well with the fishing.
best season
Spring and summer, September to February, with less rain and clearer water at the mouth.
Local rules: The mouth lies in the Piaçabuçu Environmental Protection Area (ICMBio), with use rules for the dunes and beach. Tarpon is a threatened species (Vulnerable): catch and release only. The Sergipe shore follows Sergipe's rules. Strong current and surf at the bar: don't head out in a small boat. Check local rules.
- getting there
- About 130 km from Maceió via AL-101 South. From the Sergipe side, the crossing is by ferry or boat.
- facilities
- Inns, restaurants, boatmen and tours out to the mouth at Piaçabuçu.
- basin
- São Francisco
- coast
- Northeast Coast
tip
At the mouth, snook hunt along the break between fresh and salt water: look for the color line on the water and fish the edge of that patch.
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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 ICMBio — APA de Piaçabuçu
- official Imprensa Nacional (DOU) — Portaria GM/MMA nº 1.667, de 27 de abril de 2026 (lista nacional de peixes ameaçados)Camurupim (tarpon) as Vulnerable