paraná river — la paz
High riverbanks on the middle Paraná, with dorado and surubim. Fishing base in northern Entre Ríos.
La Paz lies in northern Entre Ríos, on high riverbanks of the middle Paraná, facing the islands and the floodplain. The river has a deep main channel, side creeks and lagoons that fill during floods. Dorado and surubim (pintado) are the targets; boga, pacu, tiger surubim and manguruyú show up depending on the season. Fishing is from a boat, with trolling and casting for dorado, and bottom fishing with natural bait for the catfish. Local guides take you to the creeks and lagoon mouths on the islands.
best season
From autumn to spring, April to October, for dorado and surubim. Pacu does better in the heat.
Local rules: In Entre Ríos, dorado is a species of tourist interest: commercial fishing is banned and sport fishing is only allowed with mandatory release (Law 11.174). Other fish follow the species and size rules of the provincial regulation. An Entre Ríos fishing license is required (Dirección de Recursos Naturales y Fiscalización). The opposite bank is in Santa Fe, with its own rules. Confirm the local rules.
- getting there
- It is about 160 km north of Paraná, the capital of Entre Ríos, which has the nearest airport.
- facilities
- Hotels, cabins and campsites, guides with boats and marinas along the Paraná shore.
- country
- Entre Ríos, Argentina
tip
When trolling for dorado, follow the foam lines at the creek outlets. For surubim, use live bait on the bottom of the deep pools at dusk.
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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 Boletín Oficial de Entre Ríos, 30/12/2024 — Ley 11.174 (dourado, peixe de interesse turístico provincial)Bans commercial fishing for dorado; sport fishing only with mandatory release
- official Boletín Oficial de Entre Ríos, 16/04/2026 — Disposição da Dirección de Recursos Naturales y Fiscalización sobre pesca no rio ParanáSport fishing on the Paraná follows the species and sizes of the provincial rule; reinforces the commercial ban on dorado