Corrientes · Argentina
Karandá Lodge
Middle Paraná River — Bella Vista, Corrientes
FreshwaterGolden doradoSkiff, Wading
SeasonJun–Dec
- Guests
- 10
- Guide to anglers
- 1:2
- Release
- All released
- Tackle
- Fly and spin
US$7,950 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Corrientes, Argentina
Pirá Lodge
FreshwaterSouthern Iberá Marshes and upper Corriente River — Paraje Tacuaral, near Mercedes
Pirá Lodge was built in 1999 near Mercedes, in the southern Iberá marshes, for sight-fishing golden dorado in clear channels. Anglers fish from skiffs and on foot with fly or spinning tackle, and also catch tararira. Seven rooms sleep 12, and non-anglers can go riding or out to see the wildlife.
Published price
US$7,950 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Season
Year-round
Main fish
Golden dorado
and 1 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
12 guests at a time
Season
Year-round
Rates cover the whole year. Spring, September to December, brings big pre-spawn dorado; late December to March is the sábalo migration and topwater fishing; from June to August the fishing is for resident fish in the upper marsh.
The fishing
- Water
- Freshwater
- Species
- Golden dorado
- Tararira
First is the fish the lodge leads with.
- How it is fished
- Skiff, Wading
- Catch and release
- All fish released
- Tackle
- Fly and spin
- Gear
- Rods and reels provided
Price and what it covers
US$7,950 per person · 7 nights · 2027
Per person for 7 nights and 6 fishing days in the 2026-27 season, sharing a room and a boat. Packages of 3 to 6 nights run US$4,050 to US$7,595. A single room and boat add 60%, and non-anglers pay US$650 a night.
Included
- A shared double room
- Meals
- Wine, beer, and local and imported spirits
- Guiding, 2 anglers to each guide and boat
- Loaner fly and spinning rods, reels and lines
Not included
- Flights
- Charter flights
- Transfers to and from the lodge
- Fishing licence, US$100
- Flies
- Laundry
- Tips
Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.
The lodge
- Guests at a time
- 12
- Guiding
- 1 guide to 2 anglers
- Package
- 7 nights, 6 fishing days
- For non-anglers
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Yes
- Established
- 1999
Getting there
- Gateway airport
- Corrientes (CNQ), Corrientes Airport
- From there
- Fly from Buenos Aires to Corrientes, 1 hour, then drive 3.5 hours, or 4.5 hours from Resistencia. Charters can land on the lodge's 5,000-ft grass airstrip, and an overnight sleeper bus to Mercedes leaves a drive of 1 hour 15 minutes.
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The pin marks the lodge itself. Location from the lodge's own website.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.
Lodge website: nervouswaters.com
Lodge website
- nervouswaters.com/the-lodges/pira-lodge for location, species, fishing styles, season, package, price, capacity, guide ratio, fly-only rule, gear, non-angler activities, getting there, gateway airport, year established, map pin, season status
- nervouswaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NW-RATES-ONLINE-26-27_03.… for season, price, capacity, guide ratio, season status
- nervouswaters.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3.-PIRA-LODGE-BROCHURE-20… for price, Wi-Fi, year established
- nervouswaters.com/faqs for fly-only rule, location
- nervouswaters.com/species/golden-dorado/what-golden-dorado-lodge-best-… for gear, non-angler activities, fishing styles
- nervouswaters.com/species/tararira for species
- nervouswaters.com/conservation for catch and release