Fishing for peacock bass in the Brazilian Amazon

Durant 9 jours et 8 nuits, venez découvrir notre nouveau Lodge de pêche spécialisé dans la pêche du Peacock Bass en Amazonie brésilienne. Nous avons mis en place ce programme permettant de proposer un vrai séjour de traque des « Tucunarés » géants pour un tarif permettant à tous de découvrir ce magnifique prédateur et bien d’autres espèces. En plein coeur de l’Amazonie, vous serez immergé dans un milieu sauvage à la recherche du peacock bass, l’un des plus beaux poissons trophées de la planète

Information about your guide

Alain

Since 2004, we have been organising and accompanying sport fishing trips in South and Central America, specialising in Peacock Bass in Brazil and Colombia, Dorado in Argentina and record Black Bass in Mexico.

Languages spoken French, English, Português, Svenska

wpffishing@gmail.com

Interior fittings

• Air-Conditioning
• Internet
• Kitchen
• Dishwasher

• Exterior equipment
• Drying room / equipment
• Private access to the course

• What's included
• Hosting
• Sheets
• Towels
• Housekeeping package
• Supervision by a professional
• Transport to the fishing site
• Fully equipped and secure boat
• Meals / drinks / snacks

• What to expect
• Fishing tackle: rods and reels
• Consumables: frames, lures, etc.
• Fishing clothing
• Camera

The detailed programme

From the Lodge you can access the entire archipelago (hundreds of islands) of the Rio Negro, where fishing has become very good again since the ban on all professional fishing for Peacock Bass.

But you'll also be fishing the famous tributaries such as the Rio Demini, Araca and Cuiuni. During the week, a 3-day, 2-night bivouac (you'll sleep in hammocks aboard a small "barco hotel") will be organised at the head of the basin of one of these rivers during your stay, giving you total immersion in the great Amazon rainforest, while being supervised by real guides who were born on the spot and know every nook and cranny, every lagoon, and every plant and animal species of the "Mata Amazonica".

Les repas sont copieux, variés et servis au Lodge pour le petit déjeuner et le dîner. Ils sont composés de poissons, viandes diverses inspirés de la cuisine locale mais aussi parfois de la cuisine internationale et vous aurez une glacière bien remplie pour le casse-croûte du midi (sandwiches, fruits, boissons fraîches à volonté. Hébergement tout confort, chambre avec air conditionné, douche et wc privatifs, accès internet (connexion peu rapide mais permettant d’utiliser whatsapp par exemple).

Each day at around 6.30/7.00am, you'll set off to fish in your 5.50m aluminium boats, powered by a 25hp electric motor and accompanied by a competent local guide (one guide for every 2 anglers). You'll return around 10 to 11 hours later. Our guides don't go in for fuel economy and you may have to sail for more than an hour to get to the fishing spots, but you'll still have at least 8 hours of effective fishing left, which is already very intense given the pace of fishing and the local temperatures.

The fish are best fished with lures on the surface or just below the surface (stick baits, propeller fish, poppers, twich baits, jerk baits, bucktails jigs) and also with flies using large streamers.

You can reasonably expect to catch between 10 and 20 "Tucunarés" a day (many more on certain days) and most anglers catch (or touch) at least one trophy weighing between 6 and 8 kg (weighed and measured with IGFA-certified equipment) and sometimes a 9 to 10 kg trophy during their stay.
There are also other species up for grabs: Peacock Bass Butterfly (Borboletta) and Monoculus (Popoca), Arawanas , catfish (Pirarara, Piraïba Cachara , Caparari), ,Traïra, ,Piranhas, Matrinxa.

Further information

Special holiday dates with guide for the 2019/2020 season:
25 October to 2 November

1 to 9 November 2019

8 to 16 November 2019

17 to 25 January

24 January to 1 February 2020

Fishing for peacock bass in the Brazilian Amazon

Day 1:
Arrival in Manaus, welcome and transfer to your hotel. You are free to stay until the next morning (the shopping centre is nearby, making it easy to go shopping or eat in one of the many restaurants).
Day 2 :
Early morning departure for the domestic airport and flight to Barcelos.
On arrival, transfer to the lodge and settle in. Lunch is served at around 12 noon and you leave at around 2 p.m. for your first fishing session until nightfall.
Days 3 to 8:
Fishing every day on different spots according to the conditions of the moment you will go to fish the Rios Deminis and Araca or the Rio Cuiuni or the islands of the Rio Negro, 2 fishermen per boat plus a guide.On Tuesday morning, departure for a 3-day bivouac (2 nights aboard our mini-barco hotel) to fish the heads of the basins on the Rios Demeni, Araca or Cuiuni. Return to the Lodge at the end of the day on Thursday, the group must comprise a minimum of 4 anglers, otherwise a one-night bivouac (on land) will be organised for groups of 2 or 3 anglers. Friday: return from fishing around 2 p.m., afternoon free, lunch in town (at your own expense in the restaurant of your choice).
Day 9:
Breakfast in the morning, then early morning departure for Manaus, end of services.

This price includes :
Accompanied by Alain, who speaks Brazilian and has over 20 years' experience of fishing for Peacock Bass.
Domestic flight Manaus - Barcelos on a MAP or private flight (baggage allowance 15 kg in the hold plus 5 kg hand luggage plus a small tube of cane per person).
Return international airport and hotel transfers in Manaus.
One night's accommodation in Manaus (based on double room) with breakfast in a 4-star hotel.
Full board (except on the last evening) with unlimited non-alcoholic drinks, Caipirinhas (Brazilian aperitif) and beers included throughout the stay at the Lodge.
Accommodation in a double room with air conditioning, wc and showers at the Lodge.
The organisation of 7 fishing sessions, with one to three nights in a bivouac in the middle of the forest (with mini
Groups of 4 to 6 anglers will spend 3 nights in a "barco hotel" (groups of 2 to 3 people will just spend one night bivouacking ashore, weather permitting) and with a boat, experienced local fishing guide, 25 hp engine, electric motor for 2 anglers.
Laundry service.

This price does not include :

International flights (approx. €850 to €1,200) LATAM , TAP , AIR France , KLM,AMERICAN AIRLINES . Gratuities (around 500 BRAZILIAN REALS for the week, i.e. around 120 euros).
Meals and drinks in Manaus (except breakfast) and in Barcelos (final evening meal).
Les assurances bagages, annulation et rapatriement (à prendre avec un organisme comme APRIL INTERNATIONAL ou MONDIAL ASSISTANCE …).

Fishing equipment (repairs possible on site in the event of breakage).