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miranda river — passo do lontra

Pantanal along the Estrada Parque, with inns on the Miranda's banks. Surubim, pacu and piraputanga everywhere.

Passo do Lontra is on the Miranda River, along the Estrada Parque Pantanal. It's mid-river fishing, with cutbanks, snags and bays. Surubim and cachara at night and early in the morning in the pools, pacu on shaded banks, piraputanga in clearer water, dorado at bends with current. Jurupoca and piranha round it out. Bottom fishing with live bait and casting for dorado. It combines well with wildlife watching: caiman, giant river otter (ariranha), jabiru and, with luck, jaguar.

best season

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Season from March to October, with a peak from August to October, when the river is low.

Local rules: In MS, catching and transporting dorado are banned (Law 5.321/2019, extended, with a planned validity until March 2027): catch and release only. Spawning closure (piracema) in state rivers from Nov 5 to the end of February. Check local rules.

getting there: Along the BR-262, from Campo Grande or Corumbá, to Buraco das Piranhas, then on the dirt Estrada Parque Pantanal to Passo do Lontra.
facilities: Riverside inns and fishing hotels, boat rentals, fishing guides and bait.
basin: Paraguay (Pantanal)

tip

Surubim in the Miranda bites best on live bait at the end of the pool, at dusk. Don't leave the rod.

next 7 days here

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Each card shows the day's index (0 to 100) and, below it, a strip with the index for each hour, from 0h to 23h. from poor to excellent.

what you can catch here

PimelodidaeVU

Spotted sorubim

Pseudoplatystoma corruscans

The great leather catfish of the Pantanal, the Paraná and the São Francisco. Nocturnal, heavy and with long runs. Vulnerable on the national list.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Aug–Oct

Pimelodidae

Cachara

Pseudoplatystoma reticulatum

The striped sorubim of the Pantanal. Smaller than the pintado, more common along the shore and much sought in night drifting with tuvira.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: May and Aug–Oct

Serrasalmidae

Pacu

Piaractus mesopotamicus

The fruit eater of the Pantanal. Caught by batida (tapping the water with the rod), under the trees, or with crab. Pulls hard and dives into submerged timber.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: Mar–Apr and Oct–Nov

Bryconidae

Piraputanga

Brycon hilarii

The fish of the crystal-clear waters of Bonito and the upper Paraguay. Fast, wary and excellent on a fruit-fly pattern.

Freshwater

time of yearbest: May and Aug–Oct

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