corriente and paraná rivers — esquina
Town in southern Corrientes where the Corriente River meets the Paraná. Home of the Fiesta Nacional del Pacú, with surubim, boga and dorado among islands and creeks.
Esquina sits on the left bank of the lower Corriente River, which forms a delta where it meets the middle Paraná, at the southern tip of Corrientes. Among islands, creeks and lagoons, anglers find pacu, surubim (pintado), patí, dorado, boga (piapara), amarillo (mandi), armado and criollo salmon (piracanjuba). Fishing is by boat with a guide: chum for pacu and boga, bottom for surubim, and casting in the currents for dorado, which in Corrientes is always released. In February, the Fiesta Nacional del Pacú holds a catch-and-release contest with the local yacht club; the 37th edition was in 2023.
best season
Pacu in the warm months, with the Fiesta Nacional del Pacú in February. Surubim from late summer to autumn, when the river starts to drop.
Local rules: In Corrientes, dorado is a Provincial Natural Monument (Law 6.730/2025): release every dorado. The Fiesta Nacional del Pacú contest is catch and release. A Corrientes sport fishing license is required; the far bank of the Paraná is Santa Fe, with its own license and rules. Check local rules.
- getting there
- From the city of Corrientes, about 333 km via provincial route 27 and national route 12. Esquina is at the southern tip of the province, near the Entre Ríos border.
- facilities
- About 80 lodgings and 3,500 beds, according to the municipality, with island cabins, fishing guides, a marina and landing docks along the river.
- country
- Corrientes, Argentina
tip
For pacu, use a strong hook and a short fine steel leader or heavy braided line: their teeth cut nylon. Chum with fruit and corn to keep the school around.
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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 Argentina.travel (turismo oficial da Argentina) — EsquinaConfluence of the Corriente and Paraná rivers; species listed: pacu, surubim, patí, dorado, boga, amarillo, armado, stingray, catfish and criollo salmon; Fiesta Nacional del Pacú in February
- official Ministerio de Turismo de Corrientes — Esquina se prepara para vivir su 37° Fiesta Nacional del Pacú (fevereiro de 2023)Catch-and-release sport fishing event with the Club Náutico de Esquina; dates change each year
- official Ministerio de Turismo de Corrientes — Esquina muestra su abanico de ofertas turísticas al país (agosto de 2022)About 80 lodgings and 3,500 beds; catch-and-release fishing and tours on the Corriente and Paraná rivers
- official Senado de Corrientes — Ley provincial 6.730 (declara o dourado Monumento Natural Provincial)Enacted Oct 22, 2025; enforcement authority: Corrientes Ministry of Tourism