Fishing near São José dos Pinhais, Paraná

São José dos Pinhais sits in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, on the Primeiro Planalto Paranaense, crossed by the Rio Iguaçu and its tributaries. The local fishing scene revolves around pesque-pague (pay-to-fish) lakes stocked with tilápia, carpa, pacu, and pintado, alongside natural rivers where traíra and lambari are the main quarry. Parque São José and venues such as Recanto do Bass and Pague e Pesque São José draw families and casual anglers looking for a structured day on the water close to the city.

Top waters to fish near São José dos Pinhais

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Learn what type of fish are in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná and what's needed to catch them.

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Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Tilápia

Coptodon rendalli

Acoupa Weakfish

Cynoscion acoupa

Barred Grunt

Conodon nobilis

Black Drum

Pogonias courbina

Bluefish

Pomatomus saltatrix

Common Snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Fat Snook

Centropomus parallelus

Smooth Weakfish

Cynoscion leiarchus

Southern Kingcroaker

Menticirrhus americanus

Whitemouth Croaker

Micropogonias furnieri

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Tarango

Hoplias malabaricus

Trairão

Hoplias intermedius

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