Argentina offers a world of
possibilities for the lovers of sporting fishing. As it has a large climatic
diversity and multiple scenaries, appart from being immersed in unparalleled
landscapes, the alternatives are numberless:
More than 3500 km. of coasts over
the Atlantic Ocean.
Plentiful rivers such as the
Paraná, Uruguay, Salado, De la Plata, Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Colorado, and Negro,
among others.
Numberless lakes, rivers, and
mountain streams.
A large quantity of ponds and plains
water courses.
A large amount of artificial dams
embedded in varied scenaries.
This data gives an idea of the
variety of alternatives that our country offers for the sporting
fishermen.
Here we will give a panorama of the possibilities that each of the tourist
regions offer for sporting fishing:
In
this region, the tourist will come accross three different scenaries. Plentiful
rivers, mainly in plain zones; dams and ponds (in plain and mountaineous zones);
and mountain rivers and streams.
Large River
Salta: the Pilcomayo, Bermejo and Juramento rivers where it is possible to
obtain Dorados, Surubíes, Manguruyúes, Pacúes, Bogues, etc.
Dams and Ponds
Salta: Cabra Corral, Campo Alegre, Las Lomitas, Mojorojo and Las Maderas.
Herring smelts, Catfish and Carps can obtained.
Jujuy: In La Ciénaga, Las Maderas, Alisos, Catamontaña, pond of Yala, Rodeo
and Comedero. You can mainly obtain Herring smelts.
Santiago del Estero: Río Hondo, Los Quiroga and La Dormida. Catfish,
Bogues,Tarariras, American shads and Dorados.
Tucumán: Angostura, Escaba, Cadillal, Frontal and El Cajón. Mainly Herring
smelts, and also Carps, Catfish, Tarariras and Salmonids can be obtained.
Catamarca: El Jumeal, Ipizca, Motegasta, Las Pirquitas, Collagasta, La Cañada,
Sumampa, Sauce Mayo. You can find Herring smelts and Rainbow trouts.
La Rioja: Los Sauces , El Cisco , Anzulón , El Saladillo , El Portezuelo, De
Pinchas, De Olta. Mainly Herring smelts, Perch and Catfish.
Mountain
rivers and streams
In numberless water courses of the provinces of Salta, Jujuy, Tucumán,
Catamarca and La Rioja it is possible to obtain Salmonids, and mainly Rainbow
trouts.
This
is one of the most important regions of the country for the practice of sporting
fishing. Here you can find huge rivers such as the majestic Paraná,
the Uruguay, Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Paraguay, Dulce, Salado, Iguazú, and some
others; where species of considerable size (more than 20 kg.) such as the
Dorado, the Tararira, the Surubí and Manguruyú delight the crowds of
fishermen.
During the month of August, in Corrientes, The Dorado National Celebration takes
place. It is the most important world famous national tournament of the
country.
Chaco
The Bermejo and Lagunas rivers offer the possibility of obtaining Tarariras and
other species. In the Paraguay and Paraná rivers you can get Bogues, Pacúes,
Surubíes, Maguruyúes and other species.
Formosa
The Pilcomayo, Bermejo and Paraguay rivers, where you can find river Croakers,
Dorados and Surubíes.
Santiago del Estero
The Dulce and Salado rivers provide Catfish, Bogues, Tarariras, American shads
and Dorados.
Santa Fe
The Paraná, Salado, ponds and some other small rivers provide Dorados,
Surubíes, etc.
Misiones
Paraná, Iguazú, and other small rivers.
Corrientes y Entre Ríos
The Paraná, Uruguay, ponds and other small rivers, where the tourist can obtain
Dorados, Surubíes, Pacúes, Moncholos, Herring smelts, etc.
In
this mountaineous region, the fishing of salmonids is fundamental, and the
places to carry out this activity are the artificial dams, and the natural
ponds, rivers and streams.
Dams
Mendoza: Agua del Toro, El Carrizal, El Nihuil, Los Reyunos and Valle Grande,
where it is common to get specimens of Salmonids, Herring smelts, Perchs and
Catfish.
San Juan: Valle Fértil, Ullum, where you can obtain Herring smelts and Yellow
catfish
Ponds
Mendoza: Atuel, Blanca, Diamante, Del Valle, Llancanelo and Sosneado, where it
is possible to obtain specimens of Salmonids and Herring smelts.
San Juan: Del Batidero, Chica, Blanca, Gunancache, De Los Antas, Del Tronco, De
las Garzas, Del Padre, Portezuelo, Rincón, Rosario and Silverio.
Rivers
and Streams
Mendoza: Atuel, Diamante, Grande, Mendoza, Tunuyán and other smaller rivers and
streams, where you can obtain, mainly, species of Salmonids.
San Juan: San Juan, Castaño, and other smaller streams and rivers, where you
can mainly obtain species of Salmonids.
This
region of sierras posseses a large number of rivers, streams, artificial dams
and natural ponds to practise sporting fishing both in Cordoba and San
Luis.
Dams
and Ponds
Here you can obtain specimens of Herring smelts, Carps, Perchs and Trouts among
others.
Córdoba: San Roque, El Cajón, Los Molinos, Cruz del Eje, Río Tercero, Ing.
Allende and La Quebrada, among others.
San Luis: San Felipe, Potrero de los Funes, Cruz de Piedra, Dique Chico, La
Huertita, Luján, La Florida and El Volcán, among others.
Rivers and Streams
IThere are an infinity of rivers and streams where you will find Herring smelts,
Perchs and Trouts (these last two species can be found in the higher water
courses).
In
this region we can identify two big divisions: fishing in rivers and ponds, and
the type of fishing that takes place in the coast over the Atlantic Ocean.
Rivers
and Streams
The most important basin of this region is that of the Paraná river, the
Paraná Delta and the Río de la Plata, although we do find some other important
rivers such as the Salado (Buenos Aires) and the Colorado (La Pampa). Besides,
there are numberless streams and rivers of lesser importance.
Within the Paraná and the delta basin we find Bogues, Armados, Dorados and
Surubíes. In the Río de La Plata you can practise fishing out of the
industrial zone, for it is polluted. Within the other rivers already mentioned
we can find Herring smelts, Carps and other species.
In the zone of the Ventana Sierras we can obtain Trouts.
Ponds
There are a large number of Trouts all along the territory of the Pampean
plains. Among the most important ponds we can mention those of Chascomús,
Lobos, San Miguel del Monte, Guaminí and Salada Grande (Buenos Aires); and Don
Tomás, Blanca Grande, Larga and La Amarga (La Pampa). In these ponds the most
common varieties are the Herring smelt and, in second place, the Carp.
We can also find the Mar Chiquita pond, a lagoon (a pond that gets into the sea)
where it is possible to obtain specimens of Atlantic soles and mullets,
appart from the classical Herring smelt.
Atlantic
Coast
The Atlantic Ocean littoral offers many possibilities for fishing, both from the
coast or pier of the different beach resorts or embarked.
The species that can be obtained are the following: Black-mouth and Fair
croaker, (with specimens of about 20 kg.), Herring smelt, Pomfrets and
others. If you prefer fishing embarked: Bluenose warehou, Argentine seabass, Sea
salmon, Forkbeard, Patagonic mullet, Sharks (which can weigh more than 100
kg.) and many others.
This mountaineous region, with
a large number of lakes and rivers, is the special place for fishing salmonids.
The variety and quality of these salmonids are highly appreciated. This region
posses several places to carry out this activity and some of them are considered
to be among the best in the world.
Neuquén
The Correntoso river and the mouth of the Chimehuín river are the best places
in the world for the fishing Rainbow and Brown trouts.There were cases of
specimens of about 10 kg.
Besides, there are other rivers (such as the Limay) and several lakes where the
possibilities of getting salmonids are quite high: Aluminé, Correntoso,
Lácar, Traful (where we find Closed Salmon), Falkner, Filo Hua Hum,
Huechulafquen, Paimún, Pichi Traful, Nahuel Huapi, Tromen, Villarino, etc.
Río
Negro
This zone comprises a large quantity of rivers and lakes where you can obtain
the following varieties of salmonids:
Rainbow, Brown and Brook trouts, and Closed Salmon. We can also find Perchs
and Patagonic Herring smelt.
Among the rivers we can mention the Limay and among the lakes the Fonck, Hess,
Gulielmo, Gutiérrez, Mascardi, Moreno, Nahuel Huapi, Roca, Steffens and
Martín, among others.
Chubut
Just as the other provinces of the region, Chubut comprises, in its Andean zone,
a large variety of rivers and lakes for fishing salmonids and other species.
Among these species we find: Rainbow trouts, Silver salmon, Brook trout, Criolla
trout, Brown trout, Herring smelt (inferior bed of the Chubut river).
Among the lakes we can mention the Epuyén, General Paz, Menéndez,
Futalaufquen, Fontana, La Plata and others.
There are numerous rivers, but the most important ones are the Chubut and the
Futaleufú.
Santa
Cruz
In the Gallegos, Santa Cruz rivers and other smaller rivers and streams we can
find quite big brown trouts and perchs.
In the numerous lakes of the province such as the Argentino, Viedma, Buenos
Aires and San Martin, we can find good examples of salmons, Rainbow, Streams,
and Brown trouts, Perchs and Herring smelt.
Tierra
del Fuego
In the Lapataia, Pipo, Olivia, Turbio, Claro, Ewan, San Pablo, Fuego,
Candelaria, Mac Lennan, De la Turba, Bella Vista, Grande and Chico rivers,
Fagnano, Yehuin and Mellizas lakes we can obtain good specimens of Fontinalis,
Brown and Rainbow trouts and also Sebago salmon.
In
Patagonia, all along the Atlantic Ocean littoral there are several possibilities
for fishing, both from the coast and embarked
The species we can obtain are the following: Fair and Black-mouth croakers (with
specimens of about 20 kg.), Herring smelt, Pomfrets and others. If you prefer
fishing embarked: pez limón, Argentine seabass, Sea salmon, Antarctic
butterfishl, Fork beard, Patagonic mullet, Sharks (that cab weigh more than 100
kg.) and many others.
Neuquén
The Correntoso river and the mouth of the Chimehuín river are the best places
in the world for fishing Rainbow and brown trouts. There were cases of specimen
of about 10 kg.
Besides, there are other rivers (such as the Limay) and several lakes where the
possibilities of getting salmonids among others are quite high: Aluminé,
Correntoso, Lácar, Traful (where we find Encerrado Salmon), Falkner, Filo Hua
Hum, Huechulafquen, Paimún, Pichi Traful, Nahuel Huapi, Tromen, Villarino, etc.
Río
Negro
The Atlantic littoral of Rio Negro posseses , all along its coasts, many
possibilities for the practice of sporting fishing. Golden croakers, Black-mouth
croakers , Herring smelts, Weak fish, Patagonic mullet, False salmons, Argentine
hakes, pelagic sting rays, Argentine conger, Anchovy, Mackarels, and other
species can be obtained.
As regards the places apt for fishing, we can mention: El Cóndor beach resort
(in the zone of Los Pozones and El Pescadero), Bonita Beach (with a
natural rocky breakwater of 80 m. into the sea), La Lobería and Bahía Creek.
Submarine hunting is succesfully practised in los Loros and Nuevo León
coves, Los Lobos islet, point Pozos, point Sierras and point Pórfidos.
Chubut Vast
sand or stony beaches are ideal places for fishing from the coast. Here there
are plenty of species such as the Herring smelt, Patagonic mullet, Flathead
fish, hog fish and also rays and sharks.
In the deep rocky coasts we find Argentina seabass, Salmons, turkish fish, White
stumpnose, Escrófalo and Fork beard.
Santa
Cruz
In the zone of Puerto Deseado we find Lenguado, Patagonic mullet, Abadejo, Sea
Salmon and Shark.
In the zone of Puerto San Julián we find Patagonic mullet, Abadejo, Argentine
seabass and Shark.
In the zone of Puerto Santa Cruz and Río Gallegos we find Argentine seabass,
Abadejo, Herring smelt, Argentine seabass, Fueguina sardine, Ray, Mackarel and
Shark.
Santa
Cruz
In the Grande river, and others next to it, there exists different varieties of
Trouts.
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In
this region, the tourist will come accross three different scenaries. Plentiful
rivers, mainly in plain zones; dams and ponds (in plain and mountaineous zones);
and mountain rivers and streams.
This
is one of the most important regions of the country for the practice of sporting
fishing. Here you can find huge rivers such as the majestic Paraná,
the Uruguay, Pilcomayo, Bermejo, Paraguay, Dulce, Salado, Iguazú, and some
others; where species of considerable size (more than 20 kg.) such as the
Dorado, the Tararira, the Surubí and Manguruyú delight the crowds of
fishermen.
In
this mountaineous region, the fishing of salmonids is fundamental, and the
places to carry out this activity are the artificial dams, and the natural
ponds, rivers and streams. 
This
region of sierras posseses a large number of rivers, streams, artificial dams
and natural ponds to practise sporting fishing both in Cordoba and San
Luis. 
In
this region we can identify two big divisions: fishing in rivers and ponds, and
the type of fishing that takes place in the coast over the Atlantic Ocean. 
In
Patagonia, all along the Atlantic Ocean littoral there are several possibilities
for fishing, both from the coast and embarked