Fishing near Juazeiro, Bahia

Juazeiro sits on the western bank of the Rio São Francisco in the sertão of Bahia, directly across from Petrolina, Pernambuco. The São Francisco is the dominant fishing water here — a major river running through semi-arid caatinga country — and the vast Represa de Sobradinho reservoir, formed by the Sobradinho dam downstream, extends the fishable water considerably. Freshwater sport fishing for species like dourado, piranha, trairão, and matrinchã draws local and visiting anglers to both the river and the reservoir.