Fishing in Paraguay in January

In January the closed season is still on in some rivers and over in others. What you catch, where, and through what date on each water.

Closed season depending on the river
Closed season depending on the river. This month the closed season is still on in part of the country and over in another, depending on which country the water is shared with. Check the exact date before you travel.

In season this month, but the closed season is on

On the days the closed season is on, these species are not fished, however good their season. Check through what date it runs on the river you are going to.

🐟 Golden dorado

Season: Year round outside the closed season; best from March to May and from August to October

Why it appears: «Year round outside the closed season; best from March to May and from August to October»

🐋 Surubí catfish

Season: Year round (outside the closed season); from June to September it holds in the deep pools

Why it appears: «Year round (outside the closed season); from June to September it holds in the deep pools»

🥭 Pacú

Season: On the Paraná, summer (December to March); on the Pantanal and the upper Paraguay, low water from July to October

Why it appears: «On the Paraná, summer (December to March); on the Pantanal and the upper Paraguay, low water from July to October»

🔥 Pirá pytá

Season: Spring and summer

Why it appears: «Spring and summer»

🥖 Boga

Season: Year round (outside the closed season)

Why it appears: «Year round (outside the closed season)»

⚡ Tararira (wolf fish)

Season: September to April, in lagoons and marshes

Why it appears: «September to April, in lagoons and marshes»

🌙 Patí catfish

Season: Year round (outside the closed season)

Why it appears: «Year round (outside the closed season)»

🦷 Piranha

Season: Year round (outside the closed season)

Why it appears: «Year round (outside the closed season)»

Where to go this month

The areas where at least one of the in-season species is fished (12 in all).

Ayolas y Corredor ParanáPilarPaso de PatriaCerritoCiudad del EsteEncarnación y San CosmeVilla FloridaConcepciónBahía Negra y PantanalVilleta e Ypeka'eAsunción y Chaco'iVallemí y San Lázaro

What the guide says about the closed season

🚫 Annual closed season
Every year MADES closes sport and commercial fishing during spawning; only subsistence fishing from the bank is exempt. Pattern: starts in the first days of November. In waters shared with Argentina: until December 20. Inland rivers, streams and lagoons follow that same date. In waters shared with Brazil: until January 31 of the following year. Always verify the exact date at mades.gov.py before booking. Fishing during the veda: fine of 3,001 to 20,000 minimum daily wages, today Gs. 351–2,342 million.

Licence, closed season and sizes in detail →

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Pira Experience, the sport fishing guide to Paraguay.
Each species’ months are derived from its season exactly as loaded in the guide, and quoted verbatim. A species naming neither month nor season appears in no month.