FishNerdFishNerd.ai
← Back

Pesqueiro Santo Agostinho

Indaiatuba, SP

Pesqueiro Santo Agostinho
Best months
Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Water
Freshwater

Fishing conditions now

See the fishing conditions at Pesqueiro Santo Agostinho

Bite forecast, best hours and alerts — free in the app.

Open in FishNerd

First things first: the address and phone number circulating online are wrong. Pesqueiro Santo Agostinho is not in Bragança Paulista — it's in Indaiatuba (SP), on Rodovia Lix da Cunha (SP-073), in the Tombadouro neighborhood. It's a complex with at least three ponds (catch-and-release, pay-by-the-kilo catch-and-keep, and a small pond for kids), a family restaurant, shaded covered kiosks, and an on-site bait/tackle shop.

What you can catch

  • Pirarara (Redtail Catfish) — the star of the catfish pond, with reports of large specimens
  • Pintado/Surubim (Spotted Catfish) and Cachara (Tiger Shovelnose Catfish) — bottom-dwelling catfish
  • Tambaqui (Black Pacu), Tambacu (hybrid) and Pacu — the round-bodied fish, the main target during hot weather
  • Tilapia — present in the catch-and-keep ponds; the exact variety ('Saint Peter') could not be confirmed
  • Carp (bighead, grass) and Matrinxã (a type of tetra), Piau (a type of tetra), Corimba (a type of tetra) — secondary species mentioned in anglers' reports

Best time to fish

November to March (summer) is the peak period: the heat speeds up the metabolism of the round-bodied fish and the redtail catfish, making them more aggressive both on the surface and on the bottom. Fishing doesn't stop outside this period — carp and tilapia remain active even in fall/winter, and some anglers actually prefer the cold for pintado and dourado (golden dorado), which prefer cooler water.

Techniques and baits that work here

  • Tambaqui/Tambacu/Pacu: chumbada rig or mid-water float with traditional sweet/savory dough bait, floating bread, sausage or softened dog food
  • Redtail catfish and pintado: bottom fishing, heavy line (0.50mm+) or braided line with fluorocarbon leader, chicken heart, pepperoni or fish chunks as bait
  • Carp: bottom float rig with dense peanut, banana or sweet potato dough
  • Tilapia/matrinxã: simple cane pole or ultralight rod near the bank, with sweet corn or fine dough bait

Facilities and prices

The venue has an à la carte restaurant, covered kiosks, a kids' area, a shop with rod rental and bait sales, fish filleting service, and ample parking. As for prices: there's disagreement between the sources consulted — one estimates sport fishing between R$ 40 and R$ 50/day, another keeps the range at R$ 60 to R$ 90/day — and neither is the official website nor the Google listing, so treat the price as an estimate and confirm by phone before you go.

How to get there

Access is 100% paved, no dirt roads: from São Paulo or Campinas, follow Rodovia Santos Dumont (SP-075) to Rodovia Lix da Cunha (SP-073), near km marker 2,739, Tombadouro neighborhood — about 10 minutes from downtown Indaiatuba. Watch out for GPS apps that sometimes suggest detours through dirt roads.

Video

What you can catch

Location

Social media

Take FishNerd fishing

Log your catches, see what is biting, and find your next trip.

App StoreGoogle Play

Sources

Pesqueiro Santo Agostinho, Indaiatuba, SP — fishing park guide · FishNerd