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Golden Dorado Fly Fishing Holidays

Golden Dorado are known as steel-jawed hunters and are strongly piscivorous and feed primarily on a mullet-like fish called Sabalo. Freshwater anglers have excellent success with lures and flies that can imitate this favourite food. Found in deep fast-moving rivers in such places as Argentina and Uruguay, the species is a great jumper and a prodigious fighter. Once fooled with bait, their arm-wrenching strike is a testament to their aggressiveness and ferocity. As soon as an angler sets the hook, these wild leapers explode out of the water in a series of outrageous jumps.

Pluma Lodge | Golden Dorado Fly Fishing | Bolivia

Tsimane Pluma Lodge, which overlooks the Pluma River, is considered the most deluxe and diverse of the Tsimane lodges. Strategically located in the middle of the Pluma River below the confluence of two world-class systems, the upper Pluma and the Itirizama, makes this one of the best destinations to fly fish for Golden Dorado... Read more

Category: Freshwater Fly Fishing

Season: May to October

Rio Parana Lodge | Golden Dorado Fly Fishing | Argentina

The famous Pintis Lodge that is right on the banks of the Rio Parana River, offers you the perfect opportunity to present flies to hungry Golden Dorado. A great benefit of this lodge it sits right on the best water of the river. Just make sure you ready for this action-packed holiday?.. Read more

Category: Freshwater Fly Fishing

Season: Beginning January to end October

Agua Negra Camp | Golden Dorado Fly Fishing | Bolivia

Tsimane Agua Negra Camp is designed for just 4 people who will fish two main river systems, the Secure and the Agua Negra. Each season hundreds of thousands of baitfish migrate up the greater Secure system and with them come thousands of large, aggressively feeding Dorado... Read more

Category: Freshwater Fly Fishing

Season: May to October

PIRA LODGE | GOLDEN DORADO FLY FISHING | ARGENTINA

If you have ever wanted to experience fly fishing for Golden Dorado in stunning surroundings, then Pira Lodge is the perfect destination. Explore this huge expanse of creeks, lagoons and rivers from our Hells Bay flats boats, searching for Golden Dorado in the crystal clear water that is eagerly awaiting your fly... Read more

Category: Freshwater Fly Fishing

Season: December to March

Secure Lodge | Golden Dorado Fly Fishing | Bolivia

Secure Lodge is the perfect destination for just 6 fly anglers looking for the jungle experience. With access to lots of water giving all anglers lots of opportunities for fly fishing with both heavy and light fly rods. The rivers contain hundreds upon hundreds of Dorado all aggressively feeding on the migrating bait fish. One fly fishing destination that you will remember for many years to come... Read more

Category: Freshwater Fly Fishing

Season: May to October

Secure Lodge | Hosted Golden Dorado Fly Fishing | Bolivia

If you have ever wished to go and experience some of the best Golden Dorado fishing on this planet? These hosted trips are for just 6 people each week, so perfect for single anglers. This is one of the most pristine environments of the world combine the stunning wildlife and amazing fishing this will be a holiday you talk about for a very long time... Read more

Category: Fishing Holidays, Freshwater Fly Fishing, Hosted Fishing, Hosted Freshwater Fly Fishing, Hosted Guided Fly Fishing Trips

Season: May to October

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Additional Information

Name: Golden Dorado

Also Known as: Dorado

Scientific Name: Salminus Brassilensis

Description: The Golden Dorado is a fish that cannot be mistaken for any other, the big sleek solid shape of this is packed with muscle and is perfect for high-speed bursts when predating on smaller fish. The large head on this fish is extremely powerful and is full of razor-sharp teeth. As a predator fish, Dorado teeth give anglers reason to be cautious when un-hooking due to the species aggressive energy and speed. Golden Dorado teeth will easily cut through the fishing line, so steel wire bite tippets are recommended.

Average Size: They can reach sizes in excess of 70lb’s but the average size that is mainly found in these waters is around 12lb.

Where to catch: Native to the freshwater rivers and basins of South America. Countries such as Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina are all world-renowned for their specimen Golden Dorado fishing. Rivers in Bolivia that hold a phenomenal head of Golden Dorado are the Pluma River and the Agua Negra River. Another spectacular place to fish for the Golden Dorado is in Argentina on the Corriente River and in the llbera Marshes.

Fishing methods: Being such a ferocious predator, the best methods to fish for this species are ones that entice the fish into feeding. Working artificials is both the best and most exciting way to fish the specimen with many heart in mouth moments experienced by the anglers targeting these fish. These are targeted by anglers using fly fishing tactics which can and will provide some explosive sport with fish being enticed to whack a fly in fast running shallow water.

Lures are another top way to target this particular fish. Strong tackle is needed to tame these beasts. These fish will hit everything from metals to shallow divers but the most fun method is working a surface popper across the top and watching as the water erupts around your lure when these monsters hit hard. Find out more about our Golden Dorado Argentina fishing trips here. You can also explore all our Argentina fishing trips here and remember you can request a free brochure.

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