Fishing in Paraguay in November

November is closed season in Paraguay: no fishing. When it starts, how long it runs on each river, and which species come back after.

Closed season
Closed season. The annual closed season starts in the first days of November. During it, no fishing.

In season this month, but the closed season is on

A species’ season tells you when the bite is best. The closed season tells you when you do not fish, and it wins: while it is on, these species are NOT fished, however good the month.

🐟 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»

🔥 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 ParanáVilla FloridaPilarPaso de PatriaCerritoCiudad del EsteEncarnación y San CosmeVilleta e Ypeka'eAsunción y Chaco'iConcepciónBahía Negra y PantanalVallemí 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.