Fishing near Aquidauana, Mato Grosso do Sul

Aquidauana sits at the gateway to the Pantanal Sul in Mato Grosso do Sul, where the Rio Aquidauana — 658 km long, rising in the Serra de Maracaju — transitions from fast, rocky highland waters with rapids and canyons into the slow, sinuous channels of the Pantanal floodplain. The river and its surrounding corixos, remansos, and galhadas are the backbone of a well-established sport-fishing scene, supported by riverbank ranchos and barcos-hotel operating out of Aquidauana and nearby Anastácio. The Rio Miranda adds further variety within the region. Fishing here is primarily freshwater, targeting large migratory and resident species across a landscape shared with caimans, capybaras, and giant otters.