Pilar

Fishing in Pilar

Ñeembucú, on the Paraguay River

20 places 🐟 Golden dorado🐋 Surubí catfish🥭 Pacú🥖 Boga

Capital of Ñeembucú and home to the Holy Week International Fishing Tournament, one of the country's most traditional (55th edition, 2026). Has its own Association of Fishing Guides and hotels full every season.

Accommodation (9)

Hotel Las Garzas Ñeembucú
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Hotel Las Garzas Ñeembucú

★ 4.5 (429)

Hotel in Pilar, on Roberto Cabañas between Avda. Irala and Avda. Antequera. Open 24 hours.

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Las Hortensias Hotel Boutique
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Las Hortensias Hotel Boutique

★ 4.7 (654)

On the corner of Roberto Cabañas and Saavedra, Pilar's only boutique hotel. Minimalist architecture with Italian influence, honouring the immigrants who arrived after the war of 1870. Central garden with fountain, pools for adults and children, outdoor cocktail bar. Humaitá Restó, Don Luís Bistró and quincho with HD acoustic sound.

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Hotel Vera
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Hotel Vera

★ 4.3 (323)

Curupayty and Ayolas. Buffet breakfast, WiFi, restaurant and parking. Open Monday to Sunday, 6:30 to 23:00.

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Hotel El Paisano
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Hotel El Paisano

★ 4.3 (63)

On Route IV, across from the América field. Rooms with private bathroom, parking inside the grounds and a restaurant serving Paraguayan food. Open around the clock, handy if you arrive before dawn. It bills itself as the first hotel in Pilar.

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Pilar Plaza Hotel

★ 4.5 (384)

Av. Irala between Tacuary and Alberzoni. Breakfast included and private parking.

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Hotel Monumental

★ 3.7 (233)

Avda. Irala c/Tacuary. Two locations in Pilar.

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Hotel Restaurant Malian

Hotel with restaurant in Pilar, on Avda. Irala between Tacuary and Alberdi. Senatur certified.

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Posada Mburukuja Poty
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Posada Mburukuja Poty

Guesthouse in Pilar, on Teniente Mendoza between Mello and Ayolas, sleeping up to 80. Senatur certified. The stay includes breakfast, WiFi and parking, and there is a heated pool and a quincho with a grill.

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Casa del Río

Family-run guesthouse in Pilar's old town, on Mcal. José Félix Estigarribia near Mello. They offer fishing outings to their guests. Tel: (0975) 290499 and (0975) 290500.

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Fishing guides (8)

Fishing guide

Asociación de Guías Turismo de Pesca de Pilar

The association of Pilar's fishing guides: boat fishing and river trips on the Paraguay, Paraná and Tebicuary, with tackle and safety gear on board. The municipality of Pilar publishes the list of its guides with each phone number; all six have their own listing in this guide.

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Aldo Pérez

Guide with Pilar's fishing guides association. A 115 HP boat for 4, offering boat fishing and trips on the Paraguay, Paraná and Tebicuary.

☎ +595 975 122156
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Luis Martínez

Guide with Pilar's fishing guides association. A 90 HP boat for 4, and fishing tackle for sale.

☎ +595 971 369505
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Jorge Manuel Cáceres

Guide with Pilar's fishing guides association. Two boats, 115 and 70 HP, for 4 and 3 people.

☎ +595 972 775000
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David Vargas

Guide with Pilar's fishing guides association, who has two boats of 100 and 115 HP.

☎ +595 975 775060
Fishing guide

Leocadio Guillén - Guía de pesca

Local guide and river tours on the Paraguay, Paraná and Tebicuary rivers. Boat trips from Pilar for up to 45 people. Listed with Pilar's fishing guides association.

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Fabián Penayo - Guía de pesca

Local fishing and navigation guide in the Pilar and Ñeembucú area.

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Federico Vázquez, guía de turismo

Senatur licensed tour guide in Pilar, on 14 de Mayo near Primero de Marzo.

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Fishing tournaments (2)

Fishing tournament

Torneo Int. de Pesca Semana Santa

The 55th edition ran April 1 to 4, 2026, with around 500 competitors from Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil and 80 boats of three crew each at the start. Catch and release, under the motto "Our fish, our future". Declared of district tourist interest. Entries on (0981) 919709 or (0975) 434624.

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Fishing tournament

Torneo de la Corvina y Mburifest

Corvina tournament in Colonia Mburicá, Tacuaras, on the Paraguay River, alongside the Mburifest festival. Held in March and organised by the fishing department of Club Deportivo Pilarense; the base is Posada del Tebicuary. The club confirms the exact dates of each edition.

☎ +595 975 122520

Trips (1)

Trip

Ramón Quintana, paseos en lancha

Boat trips from Pilar on the Paraguay River. Listed with Pilar's fishing guides association.

☎ +595 971 431635

What you catch here

🐟 Golden dorado · Year round outside the closed season; best from March to May and from August to October
🐋 Surubí catfish · Year round (outside the closed season); from June to September it holds in the deep pools
🥭 Pacú · Outside the closed season: on the Paraná, summer (December to March); in the Pantanal and on the upper Paraguay, low water from July to October
🥖 Boga · Year round (outside the closed season)

Getting there and crossing the border

⛴️ Port of Pilar: Pilar and Puerto Bermejo (Chaco) or Puerto Cano (Formosa) · Monday to Saturday, 6 am to 6 pm; Sundays, on request.

According to the immigration office's list of October 23, 2026.

Other fishing areas

Ayolas and the Paraná CorridorAsunción and Chaco'iEncarnación and San CosmeConcepciónCerritoPaso de PatriaVallemí and San LázaroVilla Florida

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