Dorado Fishing in Argentina

The Golden Dorado is, without a doubt, one of Argentina's most renowned native fish. Its sporting qualities have reached far beyond our borders making it a catch of international value. Anglers from all over the world hold close the image of the acrobatic Dorado jumping from the water like a gold bar reflecting the sun. Its original yellow-orange color is drawn from an aggressiveness that few fish can measure up to.   

 

At Los Gringos Lodge, we have been working since 1994 with the sole aim of providing our guests with the highest quality professional service and Old-world hospitality. Located on 45 acres overlooking the Corriente River, and surrounded by the panoramic beauty of the Argentine Mesopotamian wilderness, all the elements converge for epic sport fishing adventures with trophy Golden Dorado. At Los Gringos Lodge, there is a world of fishing adventures waiting to be discovered.

 

The dorado is the most beautiful fish that dwells in the waters of the Paraná River. Baptized as the "tiger of the rivers", its mood and hunting voracity at the time of getting food are the perfect base for its well-deserved nickname. There is not a more fighting species in sport fishing. Owner of impressive teeth, once hooked, the dorado starts to make big acrobatic jumps that increase the level of excitement in this kind of fishing. The fight against this large fish usually lasts long minutes of tension and adrenaline. The fishing of the dorado is considered as one of the best worldwide. Paso de la Patria, opposite the Cerrito Island, is visited every year by anglers from all round the world, who go there to take part in the Fiesta Internacional del Dorado (The Dorado International Day) in the waters of the Paraná River.

 

Up to the North, Itatí, Ita Ibaté and Ituzaingó are also excellent fishing spots, where apart from the traditional surubíes, you can catch the spotted and striped species. The pacú is another large species very much searched by sport anglers in the Argentinian North. Its flesh is magnificent. Its diet consists of fruit and seeds falling from the trees. It is fished in channels and brooks with slow or no current at all, which are the natural habitat of the species.

 

The surubí is another great trophy treasured by the Paraná. In the open river, it can be found on the coast area and deepest banks. But its territory are the channels and brooks crowded with old trees and raigones, which are predominant in the Goya fishing sites, where every year there is an appointment for Fiesta Nacional del Surubí (Surubí National Day). The Dorado's body is a combination of yellow, gold, orange and black which produces spectacular flashes when it jumps under the gleaming sun. Its average weight is between 6 lbs. and 12 lbs., although 20 lb Dorado are not uncommon, and we have seen some trophies of 30-40 lbs.

 

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