paranaguá and guaratuba bays
Two large bays on the Paraná coast, with snook in mangroves and rocks and croaker in the channels.
Paranaguá Bay, with Antonina and Ilha do Mel, is one of the largest estuaries in the South. Guaratuba, further south, has a smaller bay that is much sought after for snook. In both, swordspine snook and fat snook on the rocks, islands and river mouths, caranha in mangrove burrows, croaker and weakfish on the channel bottoms. Sargo on the hulls and rocks. Boat fishing with artificial lures and live bait, and bank fishing from the piers.
best season
Summer, October to April, is the best season for snook.
Local rules: Currais Islands Marine National Park and conservation units of Ilha do Mel: fishing banned or restricted. Goliath grouper (mero): catch banned nationwide. Check local rules.
- getting there
- Curitiba, about 90 km via the BR-277 to Paranaguá. Guaratuba via the PR-412 and ferry from Matinhos.
- facilities
- Marinas, inns, fishing guides, live bait and rental boats.
- basin
- South Atlantic
- coast
- South Coast
tip
Fish the island rocks on the incoming tide with mid-water bait. Big snook hold at the corner of the current.
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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 — Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais
- technical ISA (Unidades de Conservação no Brasil) — ESEC da Ilha do MelParaná state conservation unit in Paranaguá
- official Imprensa Nacional (DOU) — Portaria GM/MMA nº 1.667, de 27 de abril de 2026 (lista nacional de peixes ameaçados)Mero (Epinephelus itajara) as Critically Endangered