Trip Overview

The area between Itatí and Ita Ibaté in the province of Corrientes on the Paraná River is one of the few destinations in the Argentine Northeast where big golden dorados can still be fly fished. The natural features of Paraná River in this area, with clear and rough waters, many geographical features, islands and wide stone bed riffles, turn this spot into the ideal destination to find these amazing predators.
To access the area, you can fly from Buenos Aires to Corrientes or Resistencia, and then drive for 3 hours.
The dorados caught in Itatí weight between 5 and 10 pounds. However, over 15 and up to 25-pounders are usually caught. There are also Pacú, a species similar to the Permit, which usually weight from 8 to 12 pounds. Another species found in the area is the Pira Pita (called "salmon" by local people). They can reach 15 pounds, and are good fighters and jumpers.
All in all the fishing can vary and be definitely fun. These last species can also be caught on dry fly.

Package

The fishing packages include roundtrip transportation from Corrientes or Resistencia, full board accommodation, fishing on boat and well qualified fishing guides with a wide knowledge of the river.
Breakfast is served at 5.30 am. Depending on the fishing spot picked by the guide that day, the anglers are taken to fish the channels or to Repeski, famous for the heavy concentration of fish, 15 or 30 minutes away.
Because of the high temperatures at midday, we usually return to the Lodge for lunch and take a nap. We go back to the river at 3.30 in the afternoon to fish until sunset.
The fishing season runs from January through June and from mid August through November 1st.