Torneo Internacional de Pesca Variada, Dorado y Boga
Tournament of Club de Caza y Pesca Hohenau, on the Paraná in Itapúa. Held between February and March, with the club as its base.
☎ +595 985 90823614 places across 4 areas
Tournaments drive the season: they fill the local hotels, bring the guides together and are usually catch and release. If you can pick your dates, it is worth knowing when they run.
Itapúa · River Paraná (embalse) · 6 places
Tournament of Club de Caza y Pesca Hohenau, on the Paraná in Itapúa. Held between February and March, with the club as its base.
☎ +595 985 908236One of the country's oldest tournaments, over fifty years old: run by Club de Caza, Pesca y Deportes Náuticos Bella Vista, in Itapúa, between August and September.
☎ +595 985 701067A seventeen-hour non-stop tournament run by Club Pacú Cuá at its San Isidro base in Encarnación. Held in January.
☎ +595 71 209428Contest run by Club de Pesca y Náuticos Nueva Alborada, in Itapúa. The first edition was held in October.
☎ +595 984 256618Catch and release ray tournament run by Club de Pesca Tacuary, in Carmen del Paraná. Held for the town's anniversary.
Get in touchNot a tournament: it is the fish festival of San Cosme y Damián, in September, with the local fishermen and river food. Run by the municipality of San Cosme y Damián, at the municipal sports centre.
☎ +595 73 257250Capital · River Paraguay · 4 places
The metropolitan circuit, run by the Asociación Metropolitana de Pesca Deportiva del Paraguay: eight clubs competing through the year, based at Rancho Sajonia on the Chaco shore facing Asunción. It starts in April. The clubs are Deportivo Sajonia, Amigos de Pesca, Mbiguá, 3 Puntos, Copa Puku, Gaspar R. de Francia, San Pedro and the Asociación Paraguaya de Caza y Pesca.
Get in touchAn eight-hour tournament run by the Asociación Paraguaya de Caza y Pesca at its Itá Enramada base in Asunción. Held between August and September.
☎ +595 972 909909Anniversary tournament of Club Nacional de Regatas El Mbiguá, on Asunción bay. Held in May.
☎ +595 984 312546International tournament of Club Deportivo Amigos de Pesca, held in August and based at Club Nacional de Regatas El Mbiguá.
Ñeembucú · River Paraguay · 2 places
Paraguay's oldest fishing tournament. The 55th edition ran April 1 to 4, 2026, with around 500 competitors from Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil and close to 90 boats of three crew each. Catch and release, under the motto "Our fish, our future". Declared of district tourist interest. Entries on (0981) 919709 or (0975) 434624.
Get in touchCorvina tournament in Colonia Mburicá, Tacuaras, 27 km north of Pilar, 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 122520Misiones · River Paraná · 2 places
The Ayolas tournament, on the Paraná river and the Yacyretá reservoir, organised by Club de Pesca Yacyretá. The 24th edition is on Sunday, September 27, 2026: eight hours of boat fishing for dorado and mixed species, catch and release, with over Gs. 100,000,000 in prizes (Gs. 50,000,000 for first place, a 15 HP outboard motor for second, Gs. 10,000,000 for third, a generator for fourth and Gs. 2,500,000 each for fifth to eighth, plus trophies, medals and draws by boat number). Entry per boat: Gs. 800,000 cash, or Gs. 900,000 in three instalments until September 26; from tournament day, Gs. 900,000. Information and entries: (0975) 621818, (0971) 755312 and (0975) 613443.
☎ +595 975 625111The newest tournament in Ayolas: the first edition was held in June, organised by Club de Pesca Yacyretá.
☎ +595 975 625111Pira Experience, the sport fishing guide to Paraguay.
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