Fishing near Florianópolis, Santa Catarina

Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina state, sits on an island along Brazil's southern Atlantic coast and has a deep-rooted fishing culture stretching back generations. The surrounding sea, coastal lagoons such as Lagoa da Conceição and Barra da Lagoa, and nearby rivers including Rio Ratones and Rio Cubatão give anglers a range of inshore and freshwater options. Tainha (mullet) is the fish most closely tied to the city's identity, though declining stocks have made the fishery a shadow of what it once was.