Fish of Brazil’s Amazon
The black water rivers of Brazil’s Amazon is home to over 2,500 species of fish, the most famous of which is the hard fighting Peacock Bass, the largest member of the African Cichlid family of fish. These powerfull fighters will hit like a freight train and pound for pound are the hardest fighting freshwater fish in the world. You know you’re fishing for a bruisers when the guide hands you a heavy bait casting rod with a reel spooled with 65 - 80 lb test braided Kevlar line and a 6” top water lure with 4/0 treble hooks hanging from it! You can expect to catch 3 or 4 species of Peacock Bass including the Paca and Three Bar variety weighing upwards of 30 lbs, the Butterfly
Peacock weighing upwards of 10 lbs and the Popoca weighing up to 4 lbs. In addition you can catch two or three species of catfish, some of which will top 200 lbs, prehistoric Arapaima & Arawana, several species of Piranha, Bicuda, Jacunda and a variety of Oscars. Most people target the Peacocks casting big noisy top water lures, jerk baits and jigs but fly fishermen throwing streamers end up catching a lot of “interesting” species in addition to
Peacocks!
Peacock weighing upwards of 10 lbs and the Popoca weighing up to 4 lbs. In addition you can catch two or three species of catfish, some of which will top 200 lbs, prehistoric Arapaima & Arawana, several species of Piranha, Bicuda, Jacunda and a variety of Oscars. Most people target the Peacocks casting big noisy top water lures, jerk baits and jigs but fly fishermen throwing streamers end up catching a lot of “interesting” species in addition to
Peacocks!
