Home of the Largest Golden Dorado the Parana River Beginning its life in southern Brazil, the mighty Parana River flows south through Paraguay and Argentina for over 3000 miles. It is the second largest river system in South America (yielding only to the Amazon in reach), fourth longest in the world, and the number one …
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I’ve enjoyed watching these incredible fish as they live, feed, and survive, in various types of fisheries and waterways. But only a few times in all of these years, and only in the farthest reaches of the Upper Parana River, was I lucky enough to witness the unparalleled drama of the Dorado spawning.
The primary prey fish of the Golden Dorado is the Sabalo, a medium sized schooling fish that often weighs between 3 and 5 pounds, which requires a bit of strategy along with opportunity.
These adventures are commonly reviewed as the highlight of the trip and more often we have requests from repeat anglers to do more adventure venues, which has been the motor for us to constantly seek for the next one to find.
About Omar Rojas Our years exploring the wild Ibera Marsh in northeastern Argentina have provided us the opportunity to meet some very interesting people. Locals who live, work, treasure the traditional way of life, and who maintain the customs of interacting with the wetlands and nature in the old way. It becomes even more meaningful …
The most extraordinary fish in the world to catch this way, is the Golden Dorado. The Dorado has always been atop the list of freshwater gamefish for its beauty if nothing else. But there’s more than beauty to this beast, with vicious topwater strikes, powerful runs, and spectacular acrobatics.
Sitting at the top of the food chain, the Golden Dorado (also known as the River Tiger) shows no hesitancy after deciding to attack a fly. There is nothing delicate about “the take” and even the most seasoned angler feels the anticipation and excitement for the battle that is about to begin!
The beauty, majesty and might of Mother Earth is proudly on show at Iguazu Falls, a true natural wonder of the world…
this unique camp that allows us to take our guests deep in the reserve and while fishing really unspoiled waters get the chance to interact with these people that continue to conserve “guarani language”
Even if golden dorado didn’t inhabit the Parana River, it would still be worth making the trip just to fish for the omnivorous species that also call this diverse river home.
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