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itá lake — uruguay river

Hydroelectric lake on the Uruguay River, between Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Trahira, jundiá and piava, with dorado in the river.

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The Itá plant's lake flooded the Uruguay River valley and its tributaries, with long arms between hills and forest. It's lake fishing: trahira in shallow coves and brush, jundiá and piava on the bottom, carp and tilapia in numbers. Below the dam and in the current stretches, dorado appears. The town of Itá was rebuilt on the lakeshore, with a waterfront and tourist infrastructure. Boat and bank fishing, with natural and artificial baits.

best season

JanFebSeaAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

End of summer and autumn, February to April, and early spring. Outside the Uruguay basin spawning closure.

Local rules: Spawning closure (piracema) in the Uruguay basin (confirm the dates). Dorado has restrictive rules in RS and may have its own rule in SC: when in doubt, release. The dam's safety zone is off-limits. Check local rules.

getting there: Chapecó airport, about 80 km by road.
facilities: Hotels, inns, a resort, a waterfront with ramps, boats and local guides.
basin: Uruguay

tip

Trahira slows down in the cold: natural bait resting on the bottom of the coves. In heat, frog in the brush.

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what you can catch here

Erythrinidae

Trahira

Hoplias malabaricus

The predator of lagoons and small farm ponds, found in almost all of Brazil. Explosive strike at the surface frog among the water hyacinth.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar

Heptapteridae

South American catfish

Rhamdia quelen

The leather catfish of the rivers of the South and Southeast. Nocturnal, tolerates cold water and bites well on worms on the bottom.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar

Anostomidae

Piapara

Megaleporinus obtusidens

The queen of chum fishing on the Grande and Paranaíba rivers. Nibbles delicately, demands a quick hookset and fights hard for its size.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Mar–Apr and Oct

Bryconidae

Golden dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

The king of the river. A rapids predator that strikes violently and leaps out of the water several times. In MS, MT and PR it may only be fished for catch and release.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Aug–Oct

Cyprinidae

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

Exotic Eurasian fish, common in reservoirs, small farm ponds and fishing lakes in the South and Southeast. Fights hard and requires patience. Don't release it into a river.

Freshwaternon-native

time of yearbest: Oct–Mar

Cichlidae

Nile tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Exotic African fish, found in almost every small farm pond and reservoir in Brazil. Easy, fun fishing on light tackle. Never release it into a river or lake.

Freshwaternon-native

time of yearbest: Oct–Apr