Peacock Bass Houseboat jan 25

Numbers and sizes on the Rio Negro

Peacock Bass Houseboat jan 25

Numbers and sizes on the Rio Negro

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We cooperate with Amazon-Angler for this fishing trip. This company has specialised in perfectly organized fishing trips to the furthest corners of the Amazon for many years. Steve Townson, the owner of Amazon Angler, has arranged these fishing trips in detail and you are in the best of hands. All these trips are unique fishing trips to different locations in the Amazon jungle.

This fishing trip is set up for fishermen who appreciate a fantastic adventure as well as comfort. You fly deep into the Amazon jungle on a floatplane and stay on a luxurious and comfortable houseboat. You will then fish in Aug - Sept in the Southern tributaries and from Oct - Feb on the Rio Negro and Northern tributaries, for Giant Peacock Bass, Arowana, Traira/Wolfish, Bicuda, Piranha, Jacundá, Matrinxá, Surubim Cats, Redtail Cats and Piraiba/Filhote Cats. All in all, more than enough variety and top fishing in an impressive environment.

Amazon-Angler’s 'Cabeçeiras' Houseboat Peacock Bass trip in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest is an exciting adventure fishing trip for Giant Peacock Bass. Our 'all inclusive' jungle adventure trips are based out of Manaus by floatplane on a large Houseboat on our Southern Fishery and also on the Rio Negro and tributaries.

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This trip will take place from 23 January till 1 February 2025. This is one of the best periods to fish for big Peacock Bass and other species, as the water levels have dropped and the fish are more concentrated and therefore easier to catch. Depending on water levels, catfish species can also be found here.

23 Jan flight to Manaus and overnight stay
24 Jan transfer to houseboat by private charter, lunch and fishing from 2 pm onwards
25-30 Jan six full days of fishing from the houseboat
31 Jan flight back to Manaus transfer to hotel and overnight stay
1 Feb flight home

The price is € 4.450,- per person.

Includes:

personal guidance from Worldsbestfishingtrips
transfer upon arrival day before the trip and overnight in hotel in Manaus
return flight by seaplane to the houseboat and back
transfer to hotel on day back to Manaus
overnight at hotel and transfer on the last day to the airport for the return trip
all meals and soft drinks on the houseboat and while fishing
wifi satellite internet on board the houseboat
all taxes and fishing licences
daily laundry service
6+ days of guided fishing with 2 fishermen and 1 guide per boat
private bedroom on the houseboat
photo book after the trip
online meeting to discuss all details of the trip
unique Worldsbestfishingtrips fishing shirt

Excluding:

international and domestic flights to and from Manaus (other than mentioned above)
meals and drinks in Manaus
tips
imported spirits and wine
fishing equipment, rods, reels, lures, jigs etc
local 'tax' on fishing of approximately $50 (payable on arrival to host)
visa

Note: European, American, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens do NOT require a visa to enter Brazil.

This trip has a minimum and maximum of 7 anglers! Please note you can only carry limited luggage due to the local charter used. The maximum weight is 20 kilos per person. There is no possibility to book extra luggage space.A complete and comprehensive list of equipment, clothing and gear will be provided once the reservation and deposit are made.

The cost of this trip is € 4.450,- per person for 10 days, 9 nights with 6+ fishing days. This cost is based on each angler having their own cabin and bathroom and fishing with a partner or another solo booked angler.

Peacock Bass anglers will tell you, that once you have had a big Peacock blow up on your surface lure, you’ll be hooked for life! There is nothing more exciting and exhilarating than seeing that big fish explode on your Propbait, Spook or other surface bait. The strike is nothing less than awe-inspiring, loud, aggressive, fast, furious and shocking all in one.

Peacock Bass are structure-loving fish, although spawning fish are often seen with their young dimpling the flat mirror glass surface of a quiet lagoon. If they don’t want to eat a bait, they’ll want to kill it with explosive strikes and that’s NO exaggeration. Baits have to be worked fast here in the Amazon. Nothing slow swims in the Amazon and stays alive for long.

In the rainy season, the waters rise incredibly. A river that is only 100m wide within its banks in the dry season, may be 20 or more kilometers wide in the rainy season, spread way out into the flooded jungle. Fishing during that time is like finding a needle in a haystack as the predators have followed the baitfish far back into the jungle. Once the rains stop and the levels recede back out of the jungle and into the river banks, this is prime time to catch this magnificent adversary.

Key structures that Peacock Bass love to inhabit are entrances to lagoons, points of beaches and trees, shoulders between a bank and an island, blow-downs and lay-downs, stands of trees and individual trees, drop-offs and sand bars. Best surface baits to use are Klures propbaits or similar propbaits, poppers, walk-the-dog stick baits like Spooks and other cigar-shaped lures. Best sub-surface lures are lead-head jigs, minnow-style baits like Rapala X raps, Yozuri Crystal Minnows, Cotton Cordell or similar. Bucktail Jigs with extended tails can catch you over 150 fish a day, although many will be smaller than when using the larger baits. Fly fishing is a great way to fish in the right conditions, off sandy beaches, in lagoons and in the many river systems. You can catch plenty of Peacocks a day with large, flashy streamer flies and poppers.

We catch other species that hit lures intended for Peacock Bass too. All great sportfish in their own way, each has its place in our fishing agenda. Most can be caught on the usual Peacock Bass lures, but many anglers like the variety that these great fish give, so will often bring a few different lures in the tackle box to target them.

Arowana/Monkey Fish, due to its jumping prowess in high water and feeding of birds, spiders and other insects up in the higher branches of submerged trees. Great sport on medium tackle and reaching over 12lbs, they take stick baits, jigs and minnow baits and flies.

Traira/Wolf Fish are usually found at the back end of lagoons or in any oxygen-depleted water. They readily take spooks and other stick baits and love jigs, flies, minnows etc. They max. out at around 7lbs.

Bicuda is a fast-water species that can grow to 10lbs here but average 2-3lbs. Lightning-fast and acrobatic too, these long pike-like fish will hit most topwater and small subsurface lures, jigs and flies.

Dogfish are great fun on ultra-light tackle and will inhale flies, small jigs, mini-rapalas etc. They look like a small freshwater Barracuda and have a set of teeth only a Rottweiler would love. A nasty little predator with an elongated body and getting to a max. 3lbs.

Jacunda is one of the prettiest fish in the Amazon and a shame that they don’t grow larger. Reaching 2-2.5lbs, they will take most small lures, flies and jigs. There are the ever-present Piranhas, which will take a chomp at anything small or big enough! Any jig, soft plastic or wooden lures can be ‘Piranhavized’ at any time. They are a real pain in the A@@. My advice to fly and jig tiers, go simple, no elaborate designs, or you’ll be spending lots of cash on new ones!

Surubim/Shovelnose Cats are great on lures also, often taking jigs, small minnow baits and flies and roaring off at a rate of knots. They grow to over 30lbs in the Rio Negro Basin and can be seen on submerged sandy beaches and in lagoons slowly swimming along. And of course we have bigger Cats for those who want to chill out in the shade with a cold drink and wait for a reel-burning experience.

Redtails and Piraiba Cats are here in the deeper holes and gullies.This is a great trip for those who would like not only some amazing lure fishing for the hardest fighting freshwater fish on the planet, but also plenty of comfort at the end of the day and during the night.

Are you interested in this fishing trip of a lifetime? Then please contact us and we will help you as best as I can.

Our large Houseboat has been completely refurbished, with individual cabins for each of our guest anglers (each room has bunk beds if wanting to share, with the bottom bunk as a small double), a dining room, an open top deck terrace for bragging and cocktails and a fully-staffed kitchen. Each cabin has its own private bathroom with hot and cold water for showers.

Beers, soft drinks, some local liquors and other beverages are always ice cold, and sumptuous meals are prepared by our chefs. This is the perfect fishing trip for couples, families, partners or even solo anglers.

All cabins and the dining room are fully air-conditioned. There is a maximum of 8 fishermen to this trip.

Our fishing boats are 17ft skiffs with raised decks, fishing seats if needed, 30Hp engines and electric trolling motor. Each boats will have an ice box filled with ice and drinks of your choice. Two anglers share a boat with a guide. These boats are light and can easily be carried and dragged into landlocked lagoons and lakes if needed.

The fishing boats are 17 feet long and equipped with 25 HP outboard motors. In addition, the fishing decks are raised and comfortable fishing chairs are provided as well.

Each boat is driven by a local guide and there is space for two anglers. The boats are light and can easily be carried and towed to off-river lagoons and lakes if necessary.

All in all, this is the right equipment that will make this fishing trip an unforgettable experience. A list of recommended tackle will be provided with your travel documents but expect sturdy jerkbait rods, strong boat rods and ditto reels and lines to resist these fish. And also a good selection of surface lures, jerks/stickbaits, bucktails, crankbaits, jigs, super strong hooks and leaders.

You need to bring your own equipment on this fishing trip. It is not possible to rent or buy equipment on the spot. Furthermore, there is a strict 15 kilo luggage limit on the domestic flight per floatplane.

23 Jan flight to Manaus and overnight stay
24 Jan transfer to houseboat by private charter, lunch and fishing from 2 pm onwards
25-30 Jan six full days of fishing from the houseboat
31 Jan flight back to Manaus transfer to hotel and overnight stay
1 Feb flight home

The price is € 4.450,- per person.

Includes:

personal guidance from Worldsbestfishingtrips
transfer upon arrival day before the trip and overnight in hotel in Manaus
return flight by seaplane to the houseboat and back
transfer to hotel on day back to Manaus
overnight at hotel and transfer on the last day to the airport for the return trip
all meals and soft drinks on the houseboat and while fishing
wifi satellite internet on board the houseboat
all taxes and fishing licences
daily laundry service
6+ days of guided fishing with 2 fishermen and 1 guide per boat
private bedroom on the houseboat
photo book after the trip
meeting to discuss all details of the trip
unique Worldsbestfishingtrips fishing shirt

Excluding:

international and domestic flights to and from Manaus (other than mentioned above)
meals and drinks in Manaus
tips
imported spirits and wine
fishing equipment, rods, reels, lures, jigs etc
local 'tax' on fishing of approximately $50 (payable on arrival to host)
visa

Note: European, American, Canadian, Australian and Japanese citizens do NOT require a visa to enter Brazil.

This trip has a minimum and maximum of 7 anglers! Please note you can only carry limited luggage due to the local charter used. The maximum weight is 20 kilos per person. There is no possibility to book extra luggage space.A complete and comprehensive list of equipment, clothing and gear will be provided once the reservation and deposit are made.

For tips per person, please allow USD 150 for the fishing guide and USD 150 for the boat staff. Prices are indicative and may be subject to currency and seasonal variations. Payment terms: 50% as a deposit upon booking, 50% to be paid 90 days prior to arrival in Brazil. Please check with your local physician for any necessary medication or vaccinations.

A strict 20 kgs must be adhered to for all charter floatplane flights to the houseboat and return. A complete and comprehensive list of gear, clothing and tackle suggestions will be provided once reservation and deposit payments have been made. Currently the new Covid regulations are: Travelers are required to present proof of vaccination with any of the WHO-approved vaccines or must present a negative COVID-19 test result to enter the Brazil.

Of course we are happy to take care of the international flights for you as well. All fishing trips to the Amazon are a true fishing adventure. Despite years of experience and thorough organisation of the trips, it can always happen that on these expeditions things happen that are not in the regular script. Participants of this fishing trip must therefore realise that in exceptional cases the trip may not go entirely according to plan and that a certain flexibility may be desirable.

Are you interested in this fishing trip of a lifetime? Then please contact us and we will help you as best as I can.

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