Fresh Buenos Aires Fishing Reports

Many people ask us why we don't have fishing tours of fewer hours. We, after 36 years of experience fishing in these waters, explain to you: you are going to be fishing in the widest river in the world!!! This is not easy, but it is terribly exciting my friend. With Delta Aventura Buenos Aires, you will be sailing and fishing in the Paraná Delta Biosphere Reserve. Designated by UNESCO in 2000 and expanded in 2007. It is located in the Province of Buenos Aires, in the second and third sections of the Islands of the Buenos Aires Delta (Lower Delta). To be able to do reasonably good fishing, in a natural and unpolluted environment, you need no less than 4 hours. They also ask us: Is there a concentration of fish in closer places? Yes, in sewage drainage areas and port areas very close to Buenos Aires. Due to the dumping of waste, these areas serve as concentrators of small fish that are attractive to hunting fish. The problem is that you will be exposed to water pollution, noise pollution that comes from port activity and environmental pollution that comes from Buenos Aires, with its almost eighteen millions inhabitants. For all these reasons and because fish usually choose to live in beautiful places, that is why we sail and fish in natural reserve areas. This is why it takes no less than 4 hours to enjoy nature and a beautiful fishing trip. Any questions, I remain at your disposal. Thank you very much and tight lines! Captain Mauricio

In the past couple of years, we've been seeing some epic fish action in the Río de la Plata. Loads of youngsters are hanging out in the estuary, and we've got these big schools of fish cruising down from upstream, loving life thanks to the heavy rains up north in Argentina. Mother Nature, you know, she throws surprises our way, and right now, we've got this sweet opportunity to snag some dorado, the rockstar of fish, just a hop and a skip from home. It's not an everyday thing, but today, it's on! We kick off from Puerto Norte, right by the aeroparque, taking the afternoon shift from 2 to 7 pm. It's a new move for the summer when the heat is cranked up. Five hours on the water are more than enough, considering the rods are practically buzzing from all the action. We cruise south, pointing towards the port, looking for those sweet fishing spots along the shore. Saturday's forecast was a bit iffy, some rain threat that eventually ghosted away. Once we hit the spot, we busted out the Storm Arashi lure, basically catnip for dorados. First few meters in, bam, got a bite that bent the rod. Third leap, and the dorado swiped my lure, making me switch to one with rattling. That worked like a charm, just like the short paddle ones. Most bites came from chucking towards the coast, against the rocks or at metal structures. They hit hard in the first few meters, but once you're away from the shore, the bite game weakens. The wild twist of the day was hooking a massive sabalo that went for the lure, crazy, but true. Remember, it's all catch-and-release fishing. Big point here is, it's a team effort. You gotta position the boat just right so all the anglers can throw their lines like pros. The electric motor is your best bud to make that happen. Plus, your casts need to be on the money. On this outing, we dealt with a crazy ebb, which meant less action. But we kept on the hunt, looking for new spots or hitting up the ones we'd checked before, making it a killer day of fishing with lures for one of Argentina's sportiest species, all practically in our backyard.

We are having a very good fishing season in the Rio de la Plata (Buenos Aires -Argentina) At Delta Aventura Buenos Aires, we are fishing for golden dorados every day!! Even on December 23, our clients were able to catch a dorado that was the record of 2023. A golden dorado weighing almost 11 kilos!! It is not usual in this water, such a large golden gold. Usually, the average is about 2 to 5 kilos. Surely, it is because a few months ago, we have been having a lot of water coming down from the Paraná and Uruguay rivers and the large schools of small fish are dragged by the current, downstream to the Rio de la Plata. Their predators, luckily for us fishermen, come after all this food and this is where we can find them. We are fishing with live bait and artificial lures. Drift fishing is the most profitable. We only fish in fixed points, after a large flood, because most of the hunting fish are at the mouths of streams and lagoons waiting for their food. Any questions, I am at your disposal. Thank you very much and tight lines for everyone! Captain Mauricio

We kicked off the golden dorado season in Buenos Aires, and I want to share how our latest outing went! It was in November 2023, and we started the day in an unusual way for Rio de la Plata fishermen: stepping off the boat to walk through dense vegetation. Our initial goal was the tarariras, a strong and elusive fish. In this estuary, where the river changes direction, and the water level varies a meter four times a day, the conditions are quite a challenge. High waters indicate the presence of dorados or palometones, but they often hide in inaccessible places. With the right scent and flavor, we can attract the tarariras, but it's a bit more complicated with fly fishing. In these conditions, we need the estuary to be low, and the vegetation dry so that the tarariras gather in the trenches. We started fishing with light gear, but the surprise came when we found tarariras and doradillos at the same time. We could detect the doradillos by their attacks and wakes while patrolling. In such small areas, we only catch two or three before moving to another fishing spot. As the bank dried up, the tarariras became more active, especially the larger ones from 2 to 3 kg. It was intense, with the tarariras smashing the surface with jumps and tail slaps. After lunch, we waded up to our necks and went to fish for dorados on the rocks of the Uruguayan coast. We tried a new anchoring technique to comb the stones surgically, varying speeds and angles in the presentation of the streamers. We switched from floating lines to sinking lines to cover different levels of the water column. The dorados increased in size, with several specimens averaging 2 kg, some approaching 4 kg, and a giant of 5 kg that broke free in the first jump. The Rio de la Plata is on fire this year, so let's make the most of it! We look forward to welcoming you to enjoy this unforgettable fishing season in all its forms. Don't miss out! These photos are from outings in recent days with anglers from Fishing Booker.

As we are used to, this Argentine classic awaits us with excellent silverside fishing, with more than satisfactory quantity and quality. We left very early and after crossing the Miter Canal a few thousand meters, we set off to dribble with very good results. We got a large number of silversides of good quality, some even weighed up to a kilo. For this occasion we used 19/1 floating lines of the "bellied" type with brads that did not exceed 25 cm in depth. In a year full of difficulties, the Río de la Plata continues to give us reasons to enjoy this beautiful pastime. Take advantage, we are on the eve of what will undoubtedly be an excellent season.

We fish with floating line. For bait, we use a small catfish. Golden dorado season is running up to april. Some times they stay here up to june.