paraná river — itá ibaté
Village on the middle Paraná between Corrientes and Ituzaingó, with high cut banks and currents. Boga, pacu, dorado and surubim near the islands.
Itá Ibaté is one of the few villages on the Paraná bank between the city of Corrientes and Ituzaingó, in General Paz department. High cut banks above the river create currents and eddies that anglers use to cast for dorado and to chum for boga (piapara) and pacu. Surubim (pintado), patí and manguruyú (jaú) fall to bottom fishing. Facing the village are islands such as Melilla, Ovechá and Santa Isabel, with public quinchos (open-sided shelters) for a day out. The town runs the Boga and Pacu Boat Fishing Tournament, catch and release, now in its 17th edition as of 2022.
best season
From autumn to spring, with the river lower. The town's boga and pacu tournament is usually held in June.
Local rules: In Corrientes, dorado is a Provincial Natural Monument (Law 6.730/2025): release every dorado. The Paraná is the border with Paraguay: in Paraguayan waters the MADES license and closed season apply. A Corrientes sport fishing license is required. Check local rules.
- getting there
- It is 2 km from National Route 12 and 161 km from the city of Corrientes. The nearest airports with scheduled flights are Corrientes and Posadas.
- facilities
- Campsites, inns and fishing guides with launches. On the islands opposite the village there are public quinchos.
- country
- Corrientes, Argentina
tip
For boga, chum with corn and fish with a light float tight to the bank. The river is wide and the wind blows hard: go out with a life jacket and watch the weather.
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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 Ministerio de Turismo de Corrientes — Se anunció oficialmente el XVII° Torneo de Pesca Embarcada de la Boga y el Pacú de Itá Ibaté (junho de 2022)Boga and pacu tournament with catch and release, with shore and boat events; dates change each year
- 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 MADES — MADES establece periodo de veda pesquera 2025–2026 (Resolución 523/2025)Closed season in the Paraguayan waters of the Paraná; renewed each year