AMAZON
PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORTS - (yr.2000)
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT ( Dec. 10 - 16)
CATCH: TOTAL 1460
FISH BY 12 ANGLERS
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges past the shallows on the
Jufari did excellent at
the headwaters where water levels are almost perfect. 1030
fish were
caught by 6 anglers of which 42 fish were in the 13
- 19 class, 4 fish
were over 20 lbs and 1 a little over 25 lbs. Skillful
top-water bait
casters were catching 35 - 45 fish/boat/day and fly
fishermen 40 - 50
fish/boat/day.
* Amazon
Angel on the mouth of the Caurés: 6
anglers produced 430 fish of
which 20 were in the 13 - 19 lbs class and 1 over 20
lbs.
WATER LEVELS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK:
* North
West (Barcelos area) Water
levels continue dropping a little
slower. It rained very little in the northern
tributaries. Water levels
in all northern tributaries are fishable, and a few
of the Southern
tributaries are fishable but a further 6" drop
is necessary.
* North
East (Río Branco) Water
levels are fishable in its tributaries,
we have located one of our Fly-In Cabin Barges in this
area.
* Mid North (above the waterfalls of the Jaú,
Carabinani, Uinini, etc)
Water levels are still fishable. In anticipation
of high water on this
river, which is normal for this time of the year, we
will keep the Fly-In
Cabin Barges at the waterfalls near the mouth.
* Mid
South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels were perfect during
October - November but are now unfishably high, which
is normal for this
time of the year.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, were perfect during June
- September but are now unfishably high, which
is normal for this time of
the year.
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT ( Dec. 03 - 09)
CATCH: TOTAL 1790
FISH
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges over the waterfalls of
the Unini: Despite slightly
high waters, fishing has been good with 660 fish for
7 anglers of which 12
fish were in the 13 - 19 lbs class and 1 over
20 lbs. Skillful top-water
baitcasters were catching 20 - 25 fish/boat/day and
fly-fishermen 30 - 40
fish/boat/day.
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges past the shallows on the
Caures: Has been improving
as water levels drop. 5 anglers ave. produced
410 fish of which 8 were in
the 13 - 19 lbs class and 1 over 20 lbs.
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges past the shallows on the
Jufari: Did very well at
the head-waters where water levels are almost perfect. 720
fish were
caught of which 21 fish were in the 13 - 19 class and
3 fish were over 20
lbs. Skillful top-water bait casters were catching
30 - 35 fish/boat/day
and fly fishermen 35 - 45 fish/boat/day.
WATER LEVELS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK:
* North
West (Barcelos area) Water
levels continue dropping a little
slower. It rained very little in the northern
tributaries. Water levels
in most northern tributaries are fishable, and to be
excellent, a further
6" is necessary.
* North
East (Río Branco) Water
levels are almost fishable in its
tributaries, we will be moving our Fly-In Cabin Barges
to this area.
* Mid
North (above the waterfalls of the Jaú,
Carabinani, Uinini, etc)
Although it fished well last week, water levels are
still at the threshold
of being too high. In anticipation of high water
on this river, which is
normal for this time of the year, we will keep the
Fly-In Cabin Barges
vacant this week and see how the Barcelos area consolidates
before we move
out.
* Mid South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels were perfect during
October - November but are now unfishably high, which
is normal for this
time of the year.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, were perfect during June
- September but are now unfishably high, which
is normal for this time of
the year.
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT (Nov. 26 - Dec.
02)
CATCH:
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges over the waterfalls of
the Unini: Despite slightly
high waters, fishing has been good with 550 fish for
7 anglers of which 10
fish were in the 13 - 19 lbs class and 1 fish
almost 21 lbs. Skillful
top-water baitcasters were catching 18 - 20 fish/boat/day
and fly-fishermen
30 - 40 fish/boat/day.
* Fly-In
Cabin Barges past the shallows on the
Cauress: Has been mediocre
due to high waters. Two full days of fishing
by 3 anglers produced 49
fish of which 3 were in the 13 - 19 lbs class.
* Amazon
Angel yacht on the mouth of the Jufari: Did
surprisingly well
despite slightly high waters. In only two days
of fishing, 192 fish were
caught of which 13 fish were in the 13 - 19 class. Skillful
top-water bait
casters were catching 25 - 30 fish/boat/day.
WATER LEVELS:
* North
West (Barcelos area) Water levels
continue dropping nicely. For
the 4th consecutive week it rained very little in the
northern tributaries.
Water levels in most northern tributaries only have to drop 8" to
be very
good and 12" to be excellent.
* North
East (Río Branco) Water
levels are almost fishable in its
tributaries (only 8" too high), we will be moving
our Fly-In Cabin Barges
to this area.
* Mid North (above the waterfalls of the Jaú,
Carabinani, Uinini, etc)
Although it fished well this week, water levels are
at the threshold of
being too high. In anticipation of high water
on this river, which is
normal for this time of the year, we will keep the
Fly-In Cabin Barges
vacant next week and see how the Barcelos area consolidates
before we move
out.
* Mid South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels, which were perfect
during October - November, are unfishably high, which
is normal for this
time of the year.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, which were perfect during
June - September, are unfishably high which is normal
for this time of the
year.
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT (Nov. 19 - 25)
CATCH:
Fishing has continued to be good for the 5th and last
week on the Matupiri
River. During the week 784
peacocks were caught from the Fly-In Cabin
Barges by 8 anglers; 9 fish were in the 13 - 18 lbs
class (daily average
per boat might appear low; however, arms "gave
in" to the quantity of fish
after the first three days) Skillful top-water baitcasters
were catching 28
- 35 fish/boat/day and fly-fishermen 40 - 50 fish/boat/day.
WATER LEVELS:
* North
West (Barcelos area) Water levels
continue dropping nicely. For
the 3rd consecutive week it rained very little in the
northern tributaries.
We are moving two sets of Fly-In
Cabin Barges above the Equator line
ready
to be fished as of this Thursday. The Amazon
Angel yacht will be operating
in the Barcelos area.
* North East (Río Branco) Water
levels were almost fishable in its
tributaries two weeks ago but it rained 50 - 60". Therefore,
we will wait
another week before making a decision to move operations
to this area.
* Mid North (above the waterfalls of the Jaú,
Carabinani, Uinini, etc)
Despite last week's 30 - 40" rain water levels
have dropped just above the
water-fall and is fishable, so we have moved a party
of 8 to our Fly-In
Cabin Barges.
* Mid South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels are very fishable but
levels are starting to rise rapidly (4"/day) which
is normal for this tim
of the year. Therefore; in anticipation of high
waters we have moved our
Fly-In
Cabin Barges north of Manaus.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, which were perfect during
June - September, are unfishably high which is normal
for this time of the
year.
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT (Nov. 12 - 18)
CATCH:
Fishing has continued to be good for the 4th consecutive
week on the
Matupiri River. During the week 1127
peacocks were caught from both Fly-In
Cabin Barges by 12 anglers; 20 fish were in the 13
- 18 lbs class (daily
average per boat might appear low; however quantity
of fish caught is good
considering one set of Fly-In
Cabin Barges had no anglers
during half the
week) Skillful top-water baitcasters were catching
28 - 35 fish/boat/day
and fly-fishermen 35 - 45 fish/boat/day.
WATER LEVELS:
* North
West (Barecelos area) Water levels
continue dropping nicely. For
the 2nd consecutive week it rained very little in the
northern tributaries.
We will be moving two sets of Fly-In
Cabin Barges above the Equator line ready to be fished as of this or the following Thursday. The
Amazon Angel
yacht is in the Barcelos area.
* North East (Río Branco) Water
levels were almost fishable in its
tributaries last week but it rained 50 - 60". Therefore,
we might wait
another week before making a decision to move operations
to this area.
* Mid North (above the waterfalls of the Jaú,
Carabinani, Uinini, etc)
Water levels continue high. Regretfully, it has
rained 30 - 40" in this
area. We have given up hope, since the dry season
for this area
(October/November) is almost over. Therefore
we're moving out our Fly-In
Cabin Barges from the headwaters of the Unini River
and repositioning them
on the northern tributaries of the Río Negro
in the Barcelos area.
* Mid South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels are very fishable but
levels are starting to rise rapidly (4"/day). We
might have to discontinue
fishing this area in one or two weeks; which is normal
for this time of the
year.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, which were perfect during
June - September, are unfishably high which is normal
for this time of the
year.
AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORT
(Nov. 04 - 11)
CATCH:
Fishing has continued to be good at the Matupiri
River. During the week 1725 peacocks were caught
from both Fly-In
Cabin Barges by 17 anglers of which
26 fish were over 13 - 18 lbs class and 2 fish in the
19 - 21 lbs class (daily average per boat might appear
low; however, there were anglers "taking it easy".)
Skillful top-water baitcasters were cataching 28 -
35 fish/boat/day and fly-fishermen 35 - 45 fish/boat/day.
WATER LEVELS:
* North (Barecelos area) Water levels
are still 2 - 3 feet too high but continue dropping
nicely 2 - 3"/day on the Río Negro. During
the week it rained very little (2 - 5") in the southern
tributaries and almost nothing in the northen tributaries. We
continue to wait another 10 days before making a decision
if we should be moving to this area our Fly In Cabin
Barges and Amazon
Angel yacht from the Mid South.
* Mid North (above the waterfalls of the
Jaú, Carabinani, Uinini, etc) The water
levels are lower than the Barecelos area; however,
it rained 2 - 4" this week and water leves are barely
dropping. We have our 3rd. set of Fly In Cabin
Barges in this area on "stand-by"; however, it will
not be fishable for at least 7 days. They should
drop another 2 feet for good fishing.
* Mid South (Igaopacu, Matupiri, etc) Water
levels are very fishable and although it rained 1 -
2" during the week, levels are starting to rise slightly. We
should be fishing in this area at least during the
next one or two weeks.
* South (Manicoré, Marmelos, etc) Water
levels, which were perfect during June - September,
are almost unfishably high which is normal for this
time of the year.
At the Amazon
Angel yacht at the mouth of the Matupiri
4 anglers caught 320 of which 5 were in the 13 - 18
lbs class and 1 in the 19 - 21 lbs class. |
