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The
keen eyes of your Amazon fishing guide somehow spotted the
frantic movement of a small school of frightened silvery,
iridescent baitfish adjacent to a wood-strewn point some 25
yards away. This was a telltale sign to the savvy guide, one
possessing 10 years experience with American anglers, that a
peacock bass on the prowl might have panicked the startled
baitfish. You launch a 7-inch top-water propeller plug towards
the cover-laden point. Your aggressive retrieve causes so much
audible and visible commotion that a flock of parrots takes
flight from a nearby tree.

Suddenly, a peacock bass assaults your lure with such ferocity
that it literally rips
the stout casting rod from your grasp. Despite 80 lb braided
line and a drag that's been ratcheted near its limits, the fish
has enough power to strip 20 yards of line from your reel.
Momentarily, your line goes slack and you pray that the
unthinkable didn't occur - the sharpened hooks somehow failed to
hold the enraged fish. However, your despair quickly turns to
jubilation, as, with lure firmly affixed to his cavernous mouth,
some 20-pounds of emerald green and Sunkist orange fury leaps
three-feet out of the water and performs aerial gyrations that
would rival the most acrobatic tarpon.
"I
hope there are no underwater trees or brush for this fish to run
to," you mutter to your fishing partner. You were briefed about
the vicious surface strikes and drag screeching runs of the
world's toughest freshwater game fish, but until you personally
experience the awesome power of a trophy-class peacock bass on
the end of your line, words simply cannot prepare you for what
you will encounter. After a three-minute battle, the line
eventually proved strong enough, and your luck even stronger, as
the fish is lead to your guide's outstretched net. You've landed
your first "grande" and you, your fishing buddy and guide all
revel in the catch with broad smiles, high fives and hugs.
Scenes like the one just described are not a rare occurrence on
our peacock bass adventures to Brazil
and Venezuela, but actually are experienced by guest anglers on
a daily basis at the operation we visited. Several varieties of
peacock bass (barred, speckled, royal and colorful butterfly)
reside in the clear, black-water rivers that we fish, among a
host of other feisty game fish, and all will test your tackle
and angling skills to the limit. Every cast on one of our trips
might yield a potential line class or all-tackle world record.
In
recent years, no international game fish species has garnered
the attention of the peacock bass. Many of the guest anglers
visiting Brazil and Venezuela had planned a once-in-a-lifetime
trip for peacock bass, but once they experienced this fantastic
game fish, as well as the sights and sounds of the rain forest,
a good majority of them now return each year for another chance
to experience the pristine beauty of the Amazon and to do battle
with another giant peacock bass.
We
maintain one of the highest catch rates and land numerous fish
of trophy sized proportions on a regular basis because our
operations are extremely remote, far from the nets of commercial
fishermen and from the pressure of other operations that often
compete with one another on more accessible rivers of the
northern Brazilian Amazon.
During
our regular fishing season from October through February
(typically offering low or falling water levels), our camps are
only accessible by charter plane from Manaus, Brazil, or
Caracas, Venezuela. Because our operations are so inaccessible
and practice a strict "catch and release" policy, the peacock
bass fishing seems to improve every year at the operations we
represent.
Our company – Peacock
Bass Adventures - will offer you comfortable accommodations,
delectable meals, quality fishing boats and some of the finest
guides the Amazon has to offer. Allow us the opportunity to host
you on your next peacock bass adventure to Brazil and Venezuela
and you will soon create your own memories that will last a
lifetime!
We look forward to
meeting and hosting you on your visit to the Amazon and becoming
a member of the Peacock Bass Adventures family. |