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RIVER PLATE Amazon OUTFITTERS´ PEACOCK BASS FISHING REPORTS POSTED WEEKLY!
January, 31st - February 2nd
Peacock Bass fishing continues to be very good except in one river due to extreme low waters and, in another river (click on chart) the start up was slow but should improve dramatically as the Fly-In Floating Cabins move upriver into low fishing pressure areas. In 2 ½ days a total of 1636 Peacock Bass were landed by 40 anglers, 106 of which were in the 10-16 lbs. class, 6 in the 17 - 19 lbs. class and, 4 in the 20 - 22 lbs. class.
WATER LEVELS AT OUR AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHERIES:
- North & Mid-North:(North Negro tributaries and South Negro Tributaries) Water levels at the Negro tributaries, with a few exceptions (click on chart) continue to be excellent and, in certain cases, too low even for our Fly-In Floating Cabins but, fortunately it rained copiously in these rivers and water levels should rise.
From the end of Oct. up to mid Nov. the Negro channel had the best Peacock Bass fishing for the last 8 years but, fish size and quality has slowly dropped since over fishing from survival, commercial and even sport fishing may have caused an impact. Since our last report, water levels on the Negro channel rose a bit alleviating last week’s navigability issue. - North-East: (Roraima State) The Branco tributaries water levels on River Plate’s exclusive fisheries (Taperá, Xeurini, Omero, Shufari) are extremely low even for the 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.
January, 23rd - January 25th
Peacock Bass fishing continues to be very good. In two operations (see chart) the start up was slow but should improve dramatically as they move upriver into low fishing pressure areas. In 2 ½ days a total of 2166 Peacock Bass were landed by 53 anglers, 133 of which were in the 10-16 lbs. class, 14 in the 17 - 19 lbs. class and, 8 in the 20 - 22 lbs. class .
WATER LEVELS AT OUR AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHERIES:
There is an ongoing excessive concern about low water levels . There is nothing to be alarmed!. With the exception of the south Negro tributaries, water levels are not much lower than their historical average , and it should not affect fishing if it does not get much lower. Low water levels is what you need for good fishing. That is the reason River Plate has only one yacht to 6 shallow drafting Fly In Floating Cabins !
The unusual aspects about this years water levels are the following :
- The south Negro tributaries (Xeurini, Cuiuini ,etc), where we have half of our Fly In Floating Cabins , are still low and perfect (usually rises in Dec.);
- The Negro channel, where our Balck Water Explorer yacht and all other yachts fish, had low water levels as early as September (usually it drops in Nov.) with some of the best Peacock Bass fishing in the past 8 years.
- Maybe, the other unusual issue is psychological: after so many years of unusual high waters on the Negro channel, yacht anglers were getting used to high waters ……
January, 16th - January 18th
Peacock Bass fishing at our Fly-In Floating Cabins with one exception continues to be excellent despite the extremely low waters even for our Fly In Floating Cabins . In 2 ½ days a total of 1741 Peacock Bass were landed by 43 anglers, 134 of which were in the 10-16 lbs. class, 11 in the 17 - 19 lbs. class , 4 in the 20 - 22 lbs. class and 1 twenty three pounder.
WATER LEVELS AT OUR AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHERIES:
- North: (North Negro tributaries)Water levels at the Negro tributaries, with a few exceptions (see chart) continue to be excellent and, in certain cases, too low even for our Fly-In Floating Cabins and, even lower than our last weeks report! From the end of Oct. up to mid Nov. the Negro channel had the best Peacock Bass fishing for the last 8 years but, fish size has slowly dropped since extremely low water levels and, over fishing from survival, commercial and even sport fishing may have caused an impact. As mentioned in our last report water levels rose a bit after the Christmas holidays heavy rains, which have alleviated last month’s navigability issue on the Negro channel. But, this last week, it rained very little or nothing and, navigability on the Negro channel has become very difficult and restricted to a small area . Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov. 15th to Mar. 15th but, this year it started early in September.
- Mid-North: (South Negro tributaries and the Unini Preserve)Water levels at the headwaters of these Negro tributaries, except the Unini, are still low which “make it exclusive” for our Fly-In Floating Cabins. We have therefore moved some of our operations in to these fisheries (reserving some of our exclusive fisheries in the Roraima State for late Jan to Mar). The mid- North fisheries usually start flooding during this time of the year.
- North-East: (Roraima State)The Branco tributaries water levels on River Plate’s exclusive fisheries (Taperá, Xeurini, Omero, Shufari) are extremely low even for the Fly-In Floating Cabins. Fishing should be excellent at all fisheries if water levels do not continue to drop which might affect navigability. We have reserved most of these fisheries for Jan-March. Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov 15th to Mar 15th.
- 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.
January, 9th - January 11th
Peacock bass fishing at our Fly-In Floating Cabin has been excellent. In 2 1/2 days a total of 1749 Peacock Bass were landed by 27 anglers, 36 of which were in the 10-16 lbs. class, 6 in the 17 - 19 lbs. class and 2 in the 20 - 22 lbs. class.
It is worth reiterating last weeks report whereby Mr. Isaac’s family, a party of 5 anglers, on the upper Tapera (8 hours from the mouth) during the New Years week ( 6 1/2 full fishing days) landed 21 trophies in the 20 lbs. categoryof which 6 were 22 lbs. and one was 23 lbs!
WATER LEVELS AT OUR AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHERIES:
- North: (North Negro tributaries) Water levels at the Negro tributaries continue to be excellent and, in certain cases, too low even for our Fly-In Floating Cabins. From the end of Oct. up to mid Nov. the Negro channel had the best Peacock Bass fishing for the last 8 years but, fish size slowly dropped since extremely low water levels and, over fishing from survival, commercial and even sport fishing may have caused an impact. Fortunately, as mentioned in our last report water levels have slowly risen after the Christmas holidays heavy rains, which have alleviated last month’s navigability issue on the Negro channel. However, this last week it rained very little or nothing except for the Santa Isabel area. Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov. 15th to Mar. 15th but, this year it started early in late September.
- Mid-North: (South Negro tributaries and the Unini Preserve) Water levels at the headwaters of these Negro tributaries, except the Unini, are still low which "make it exclusive" for our Fly-In Floating Cabins. We have therefore moved some of our operations in to these fisheries (reserving some of our exclusive fisheries in the Roraima State for late Jan to Mar). The mid- North fisheries usually start flooding during this time of the year.
- North-East: (Roraima State) The Branco tributaries water levels on River Plate’s exclusive fisheries (Taperá, Xeurini, Omero, Shufari) are extremely low even for the Fly-In Floating Cabins. Fishing should be excellent at all fisheries if water levels do not continue to drop which might affect navigability. We have reserved most of these fisheries for Jan-March. Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov 15th to Mar 15th.
- 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.
January, 4th
Since we are in the beginning of the Winter season, this is the Mid-Week Amazon Fishing Report for yesterday, Jan. 4, 2010, only 1 day (instead of 2) .
For the record, a party of 5 anglers on the upper Tapera (8 hours from the mouth) during last week’s 6 ½ full fishing days landed 21 trophies in the 20lbs category of which 6 were 22lbs and one was 23lbs!
Peacock bass fishing at our Fly-In Floating Cabin at the headwaters of the Tapera by 4 anglers in their start up day (instead of 2), landed a total of 93 Peacock Bass 2 of which was in the 10-16 lbs. class. Fishing should improve as anglers warm up..
WATER LEVELS AT OUR AMAZON PEACOCK BASS FISHERIES:
- North: (North Negro tributaries) Water levels at the Negro tributaries continue to be excellent. During the end of Oct up to mid Nov, the Negro channel itself had the best Peacock Bass fishing in the last 8 years but, fish size slowly dropped since extremely low water levels and, over fishing from survival, commercial and even sport fishing may have caused an impact. Fortunately, Water levels have slowly risen after the Christmas holidays heavy rains which might alleviate last month’s navigability issue on the Negro channel. Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov 15th to Mar 15th but, this year it started early in late September.
- Mid-North: (South Negro tributaries and the Unini Preserve) Water levels at the headwaters of these Negro tributaries are still low which “make it exclusive” for our Fly-In Floating Cabins. We are therefore moving some of our operations in to these fisheries (reserving some of our exclusive fisheries in the Roraima State for late Jan to Mar) . The mid- North fisheries usually start flooding during this time of the year.
- North-East: (Roraima State) The Branco tributaries water levels on River Plate’s exclusive fisheries (Taperá, Xeurini, Omero, Shufari)are extremely low even for the Fly-In Floating Cabins. Fortunately, it has continued to rain a bit in the last 6 days at the Branco headwaters and water levels should rise a bit. Fishing should be excellent at all fisheries. We have reserved most of these fisheries for Jan-March. Water levels are usually good for fishing from Nov 15th to Mar 15th.
- South: (Marmelos Indian Reservation) Water levels were perfect during July-August and, are now high which is normal for this time of the year.
- 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.