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ivinhema river — ivinhema

Floodplain (várzea) river of the Paraná basin in southern MS, with fishing cabins and inns. Dorado and surubim catch and release; the lower course is a state park.

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The Ivinhema rises at the junction of the Brilhante and Vacaria rivers and flows southeast to the Paraná River, on the border with the state of Paraná, between gallery forests and floodplains (várzeas). At Ivinhema, the river forms the boundary with Nova Andradina and has fishing cabins and inns on its banks, according to the official state fishing guide, which lists dorado, surubim and piracanjuba as the river's fish. Added to them are migratory fish such as piapara and curimatã, and catfish such as jaú and barbado. In the lower course, the floodplains form the Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema State Park, created as compensation for the Engenheiro Sérgio Motta (Porto Primavera) hydroelectric plant.

best season

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March to May and September to October. During the spawning closure (Nov 1 to Feb 28), there is no fishing in MS rivers.

Local rules: In MS, recreational fishing is catch and release: you may eat the fish on site and carry only 1 native specimen within the size limits, plus 5 piranhas; peacock bass and other exotic species have no limit (Decreto 15.166/2019). A state license from Imasul is required in addition to the federal one. Dorado: catch banned until Mar 31, 2027, catch and release only (Lei 5.321/2019, as amended by Lei 6.390/2025). Piracanjuba: critically endangered, catch banned. Surubim: vulnerable species, catch only under the recovery plan, with a minimum of 90 cm in the Paraná basin (PI MPA/MMA 15/2024) and a maximum of 125 cm in MS. Spawning closure Nov 1 to Feb 28: in MS rivers there is no fishing and no catch and release in this period (Decreto 15.166/2019, art. 11). Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema State Park (full protection, Imasul), in the lower course, in Jateí, Naviraí and Taquarussu: today only research and scheduled educational visits, no fishing. Check local rules.

getting there: About 280 km from Campo Grande.
facilities: Fishing cabins and inns along the river; hotels in town.
basin: Paraná

tip

Floodplain river with muddy water: natural bait and a sliding sinker in the eddies and banks of the channel; dorado hunt in the current at the bends.

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what you can catch here

Bryconidae

Golden dorado

Salminus brasiliensis

The king of the river. A rapids predator that strikes violently and leaps out of the water several times. In MS, MT and PR it may only be fished for catch and release.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Aug–Oct