Fishing near Chapecó, Santa Catarina

Chapecó sits in the far west of Santa Catarina, in a landscape of rolling hills drained by tributaries of the Rio Uruguai basin. The surrounding river network — including the Rio Chapecó, Rio Tigre, Rio Chapecozinho, and smaller lajeados such as Lajeado São José and Lajeado do Pilão da Pedra — gives local anglers a variety of freshwater options within easy reach of the city. The Rio Uruguai itself, the main collector of the region, is the marquee water, while the Rio Chapecó is the most frequently fished tributary nearby.