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River Plate Outfitters
Manaus Brazil
Rio Plate Anglers base their operations out of Manaus, Brazil, affording
them easy access to at least a dozen remote tributaries of the Rio
Amazon and Rio Negro. The location
of these remote waters, in the heart of the Amazon Jungle,
is more isolated than can be imagined. It is a rain forest setting
with clear tributaries, monkeys, wild parrots, and colorful toucans
and most importantly, fish that will bend a rod until it breaks.
Peacock bass, pound for pound, without a doubt have to be the meanest,
hardest hitting, hardest pulling fish, in the world. These
fish are awesome and once experienced, will forever change your
view of what a truly bad-boy fish is all about. Working for three
years with the owner of the Rio Plate Anglers, Luis Brown, we've
gained a thorough understanding of the seasons and the best times
to target this gamefish. By crossing north and south of the equator
between August and April, we are able to target waters when their
levels are normally low and clear. It's when the floodwaters have
retreated from the jungle interior after the rainy season, where
huge populations of peacocks concentrate on shallow sandbars, rock
outcroppings, and the entrances to creeks and tributaries. It's
at this time when the peacocks are most aggressive, slamming brightly
colored streamers and savagely striking top water flies and baits.
Fishing for peacocks is combat fishing, not for the mild mannered!
This is a Peacock Bass safari on a grand scale, with the
comfort and grandeur of its African counterpart. What sets it apart
from other programs is the use of modern aircraft to access the
remote camps. In about an hour (180 miles), traveling in a brand
new Cessna Caravan on floats, anglers will land at one of the mobile
camps that would normally take a riverboat three to four days to
reach. There is virtually no down time with Rio Plate Anglers and
after storing your gear and having a quick bite, you'll be on the
water fishing with your guide. The mobile camps are very spacious,
featuring modern, well-equipped barges (10'x15') that serve as accommodations.
Each barge features 24-hour electricity, a shower, portable toilet,
sink and vanity, individual-oscillating fans, shelves to store equipment,
and table and chairs. Exquisite meals, ice-cold beer, and fresh
cotton bedding greet anglers at the end of each fish-weary day.
Fly fishermen generally average two to four dozen fish a day. Guides
are excellent, soft-spoken natives, and they are very helpful and
knowledgeable. The mobile accommodations are a break through in
being able to navigate the shallow river headwaters and pursue fish
well above the fishing pressure, far away from the civilized world.
The package includes nearly 7 full action-packed days of fishing.
It includes everything except the round trip flights from Miami
to Manaus, Brazil. Built into the package are the turbo-prop, 10
passenger aircraft that will take you from Manaus to the camp, the
shallow-draft skiffs that transport anglers above commercial angling,
along with every Coke, beer, and bottle of water.
Space is very limited (8 total anglers).
A party of less than 4 anglers may be cancelled. The floatplane
reduces travel time by half a day coming and going, adding a full
day of fishing! A great value!
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