FAQ
- Why are your rates among the most expensive?
- What fishery has the best chance for a world record Peacock Bass?
- Why did you discontinue operating your fixed base lodging facilities?
- When are water levels at their best?
- In which program am I more likely to land a 20 pounder?
- What is the difference in comfort level between the Fly-In Black Water Explorer Houseboat and the Fly-In Floating Cabins?
- Whicht fishery is better for my type of fishing?
- Are timing and water levels important?
- What other species can we fish in the Amazon?
- What is the city of Manaus like?
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Question: Why are your rates among the most expensive?
Answer: Our program is by far the best value available in the Brazilian Amazon. Please see this website, which demonstrates our distinct comparative advantages in comfort and logistics.
2. Question: What fishery has the best chance for a world record Peacock Bass?
Answer: We
have selected amongst the
best 30 fisheries, which all share one common
denominator:
REMOTENESS.
Since Peacock Bass are territorial and take 8 to 10 years to
reach over 22 lbs, they survive in greater numbers in fisheries
protected from human intrusion by shallow water or other entry
barriers. These fisheries are at least 2-3 hours from deep
navigable channels.
3. Question: Why did you discontinue operating your fixed base lodging facilities?
Answer: Although
the lodges were in a remote low fishing pressure
areas they became quickly overfished 2 to 3 hours
upriver or downriver. Peacock Bass are territorial
and will rapidly shy away if overfished!
Moreover, fixed base lodges cannot seek better (low) water
levels if the river floods.
However, we do still occasionally operate our three
private 3,000-foot landing strips at the headwaters of the Araca, Cuiuni
and Urubaxi to access our highly mobile Fly-In
Floating Cabins.
4. Question: When are water levels at their best?
Answer: Even within the dry season of September through March,
it is impossible to predict 3 weeks in advance when and where the best
water levels will be.
Therefore, we optimize ever-changing water levels by mobilizing our six independent Fly-In
Floating Cabins over 30 remote river fisheries protected by natural barriers
spread over a 300 mile radius.
We almost always keep one Fly-In
Floating Cabin on "stand-by" or navigating to the next best water
level fishery.
Occasionally, in the middle of the week, we will even whisk our guests by floatplane
as far as 300 miles from one cabin operation to another in pursuit of optimum
water levels.
5. Question: In which program am I more likely to land a 20 pounder?
Answer: Our goal is to have you catch as many trophies and peacocks as possible, whether you choose: (1) one of our six Fly-In Floating Cabins, or (2) our Fly-In Black Water Explorer Houseboat. However, your chances are better in the Cabins than in the Black Water Explorer for the following reason:
- All 6 days from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. you are in remote low fishing pressure areas. Our competitor must fly-out anglers daily to reach these remote areas.
- The Black Water Explorer or any other yacht or house boat can only reach the fringe of the really remote fisheries.
