Peacock Bass Fishing Report

Peacock Bass Fishing Reports

River Plate Anglers - Brazilian Amazon

February 27th to March 1st, 2010

The “ALL TACKLE WORLD RECORD” Butterfly Peacock Bass was caught in the Fly In Floating Cabins III on the Urubaxi. It was a little over 17 lbs and was caught by Mr. George Walters from Charlotte city, state of North Carolina on a Top Water Prop Lure. All information is being sent to the IGFA for registration.

Peacock Bass fishing is good except, on the Rio Negro Barcelos - Sta. Isabel area. In 2 ½ days a total of 1288 Peacock Bass were landed by 28 anglers, 55 of which were in the 10-16 lbs. class, 3 in the 17 - 19 lbs. class, 2 in the 20-22 lbs. class and 1 in the 23 lbs. class.

Water levels at our Amazon Peacock Bass fisheries:

North & Mid-North: (North Negro tributaries and South Negro Tributaries) Water levels at the headwaters of the North Negro tributaries which were too low, are slowly rising as of last Friday and fishing is improving drastically. On the other hand, fishing on the Rio Negro channel itself has dropped in part because of the fish spawning cycle and in part from survival, commercial and even sport fishing pressure.

Mid-North: ( South Negro tributaries and the Unini Preserve ) See Above ^

North-East: ( Roraima State ) The Branco tributaries water levels on River Plate’s exclusive fisheries (Taperá,Xeurini, Shufaris, and Homero ) continue to be extremely low and, in the case of the upper Tapera, even too low for our Fly-In Floating Cabins.

Mid-South: ( Igoapaçú Indian Reservation ) Water levels were perfect mid-October till mid-November and, are now high which is normal this time of the year.

South: ( Marmelos Indian Reservation ) Water levels were perfect during July-August and, are now high which is normal for this time of the year.