Fishing near Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso

Barra do Garças sits at the confluence of the Rio Araguaia and Rio das Garças in eastern Mato Grosso, a region of Cerrado and gallery forest where sport fishing is a central part of local life. The Rio Araguaia is the marquee water here, drawing anglers for its variety of native species and its sandy beaches that emerge during the dry season. The Rio das Garças and surrounding ribeirões round out a network of accessible freshwater fishing close to town.

Top waters to fish near Barra do Garças

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Cachorra

Hydrolycus tatauaia

Caribe boca de locha

Pygocentrus nattereri

Cíclido pavorreal de kelber

Cichla kelberi

Curimatá

Prochilodus nigricans

Dentudo

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

Leporinus venerei

Pirambeba-vermelha

Serrasalmus humeralis

Piranha preta

Serrasalmus rhombeus

Pirantera

Hydrolycus armatus

Tucunaré

Cichla pinima

Aracu cabeça gorda

Leporinus friderici

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