paraná river — goya
The town of the Fiesta Nacional del Surubí. Paraná with streams, islands and wetlands, and a big catch-and-release fishing contest.
Goya sits on the Corrientes bank of the middle Paraná, surrounded by streams, islands and wetlands. The target is surubí (pintado) and tiger surubí (cachara), caught on the bottom with natural bait in pools and at stream mouths. Dorado, pacu, boga and manguruyú (jaú) round out the fishing. Fishing is from a boat, with local guides who know the system's streams. Every year the town hosts the Fiesta Nacional del Surubí, a boat-fishing contest with catch and release that brings together more than 1,000 teams. To the south lies the Arroyo Ysoró Natural Reserve, catch and release only.
best season
From late summer to winter, March to August, for surubí. The Fiesta Nacional del Surubí takes place between late April and early May.
Local rules: In the Arroyo Ysoró Natural Reserve (provincial Law 6.655/2023), fishing is catch and release only, no trolling, and with gear defined by law. In Corrientes, dorado is a Provincial Natural Monument (Law 6.730/2025): release every dorado. A Corrientes fishing license is required. Check local rules.
- getting there
- By road, about 220 km south of Corrientes city via RN 12. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Corrientes.
- facilities
- Hotels, cabins and fishing inns, guides with launches, marinas and tackle shops. The town fills up during festival week: book early.
- country
- Corrientes, Argentina
tip
For surubí, live bait (morenita or cascudo) on the bottom, with a sliding sinker and a strong hook. Keep working the pools at stream mouths.
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what you can catch here
before you fish in Argentina
There is no national license: the sport fishing license belongs to each province. In northern Patagonia, the Patagonian Regulation permit issued by Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut or the National Parks Administration (APN) is valid in all these jurisdictions, including the southern parks; in 2025/2026 it cost $40,000 per season for residents of the country and from $50,000 (day) to $280,000 (season) for non-resident foreigners, with online purchase. Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego have their own permits (TDF 2026/2027: foreigners from $78,000 per day to $260,000 per season). On the coast (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos, Corrientes) each province issues its own.
- The license is provincial. In Patagonian national parks, the APN permit or the provinces' Patagonian permit is valid, and fishing is only allowed in the environments listed in the parks' annex.
- Patagonian Regulation (2025/2026): general season from November 1 to May 1; in rivers and streams, including 200 m from their mouths, mandatory release with a single barbless hook, except for exceptions in the annexes; as a rule, one artificial lure with a single hook; selling fish prohibited; felt-soled boots prohibited.
- In national parks, all native species (perch, Patagonian pejerrey, catfish, peladillas) must be released; Atlantic salmon must be released in all environments under the regulation.
- Golden dorado: in Corrientes it is a Provincial Natural Monument (Law 6,730/2025); in Entre Ríos commercial fishing is prohibited and sport fishing is catch-and-release only (Law 11,174/2024); on the Uruguay River, shared with Uruguay, there's a CARU closed season from September 1 to December 31.
- Tierra del Fuego (2026/2027): season from October 30, 2026 to May 2, 2027, fly and spinning only, and mandatory release in all provincial environments starting March 1, 2027.
The rules and closed seasons in the rest of the app are Brazilian. Outside Brazil, the regulations of the country and province apply: confirm with the official agency.
sources and references
Access, facilities and season information changes: check with the lodge, a local guide or the city hall before you travel.
- official Senado de Corrientes — Ley provincial 6.655 (Reserva Natural Arroyo Ysoró)Catch and release only in the Ysoró stream and system lagoons; trolling banned; cites the contests of the Fiestas Nacionales del Surubí and del Pacú
- official Senado de Corrientes — Ley provincial 6.730 (declara o dourado Monumento Natural Provincial)Enacted Oct 22, 2025; enforcement authority: Corrientes Ministry of Tourism
- official Municipalidad de Goya — Boletín municipal de 04/05/2026 (49ª Fiesta Nacional del Surubí)