Mid-Week Fishing Report: October 27 – 29, 2018 (2 ½ days).

SIMPLY PERFECT !

Last week´s tally ( 6 1/2 days): The Kejoe group last week at our Roçado private fishery on the upper Uneuixi Indian Reserve, ended the week with a 483 landed peacock bass with 7 trophies above the 20lbs mark, and the largest of which was 23lbs. (see gallery). Week end´s tally (2 ½ days): Last Saturday we received the Alex group of 8 at the Roçado private fishery in Dry-Zone N.West, their trophy count for these 2 1/2 days in lbs. was: 2 x 20, 1 x 19, 3 x 18. Although they endured some heavy rain episodes, rainfall forecast shows that conditions should improve as of today. We also received the Oleg group of 7 that broke waters at the Omero lakes in the Branco basin where fishing conditions are now very good. They have landed 261 peacock bass during the weekend, plus several aruanas, tambaqui and pirarucus that challenged our guests skills and tackle.

Today´s Average Water Level in Dry-Zone N. West

Guess work Water levels keep dropping on the Negro River in the Santa Isabel area (Tapurucuara – see graph below).Something similar happens lower on the Negro in the Barcelos area. Rainfall is compensating the drainage. Therefore Roçado fishery is expected to maintain stable excellent fishing conditions in the coming week.

NOTE the red line are 2018 water levels, the light blue strip is the 15 to 85% probability, the dotted line is the median and the yellow line is the historic 1980 minimum, which indicates that today´s lower water levels should have occurred earlier .

Also the Barcelos water level report, near the Omero lakes fishery and further downriver from Tapuruquara confirms our predictions. Omero lakes present water levels a bit above the jungle level, but are dropping as expected.

NOTE the red line are 2018 water levels, the light blue strip is the 15 to 85% probability, the dotted line is the median and the yellow line is the historic 1980 minimum, which indicates that today´s lower water levels should have occurred earlier .

Quarterly forecast for Nov. Dec. Jan, shows normal rainfall expectations for Dry-Zone N. West and East, implying no extreme situations for the coming weeks.

Weather forecast for Santa Isabel, in the area of influence of the Roçado private fishery shows some rain episodes (just normal tropical showers) for the rest of the week, supporting the expected water level stabilization. Something similar is also happening with the Omero lakes fishery also in same Dry-Zone where we started operating. Furthemore precipitation forecasts for the coming days as compared with the historical norm, confirms our expectations of having a normal season without extreme conditions.

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All other Dry-Zones are currently closed, which is normal for this time of the season.

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Mid-Week Fishing Report: October 20 – 22, 2018 (2 ½ days).

ROÇADO: Fly-fishing paradise

Last week´s tally ( 6 1/2 days): The Roçado private fishery on the upper Uneuixi Indian Reserve ( not yet incl. in map below ) keeps delivering beyond our expectations. Last week´s Grosell group of 5 anglers, included several fly-fishermen, that landed 9 trophies above the 20 lbs. mark the largest of which was 23lbs, moreover several other species made the basket (see gallery). Week end´s tally (2 ½ days): Last Saturday we received the Kejoe group of 8 further upriver at the Roçado private fishery in Dry-Zone N.West, they had a good start with 222 landed peacock bass. However this never fished segment of the river presents fewer lagoons, hence the largest peacock so far is 19lbs.. As the Floating Suites Train continues to navigate to higher lagoon density areas larger trophies are expected.

DRY - ZONES MAP

Today´s Average Water Level in Dry-Zone N. West

Guess work Water levels keep dropping on the Negro River in the Santa Isabel area (Tapurucuara – see graph below).Something similar happens lower on the Negro in the Barcelos area. Therefore Roçado fishery is expected to keep draining at a good rate reaching the optimum fishing conditions in the next weeks.

NOTE the red line are 2018 water levels, the light blue strip is the 15 to 85% probability, the dotted line is the median and the yellow line is the historic 1980 minimum, which indicates that today´s lower water levels should have occurred earlier .

All hydrological monitoring stations in the Amazon basin report a normal draining process for this Season. (source: http://www.cprm.gov.br/sace/)

Weather forecast for Santa Isabel, in the area of influence of the Roçado private fishery shows no significant rain episodes (just normal tropical showers) for the rest of the week, supporting the expected water level dropping trend. Something similar is also happening with the Jufaris private water fishery also in same Dry-Zone where we are currently navigating. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All other Dry-Zones are currently closed, which is normal for this time of the season.

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Mid-Week Fishing Report: Oct. 13 – 15, 2018 (2 ½ days)

UNEUIXI – ROÇADO TROPHY NEWS : 2 fly-anglers landed 5 trophies last weekend, 22,20,20,18,17 lbs

Week-end tally: The Roçado private fishery on upper Uneuixi Indian Reserve ( not yet incl. in map below ) is delivering beyond our expectations. Last week´s Hughes group largest trophy weighed 24lbs ,and this week’s group had a great start. Only,two fly anglers landed 5 trophies for starters , meanwhile the rest of the group landed 9 trophies over 16 lbs , all in just 2 ½ days. Camp reports lots of top water action. Last week’s tally ( 6 1/2 days) The Matupiri 16 anglers in Dry-Zone South West ended with 1689 landed peacock bass with 72 above the 10lbs mark ,and the Roçado´s 8 anglers Dry-Zone North West ended up with 438 of which 123 were over 10 lbs including a 17,1718,19,19 ……… 24lbs . Next week’s fisheries: After 5 weeks of fishing the Matupiri, we are resting it until next September. We are now moving all operations to Dry-Zone North West, the Roçado zone, where water level are dropping to their optimum phase. We will remain on the Roçado until reaching River Plate’s maximum fishing pressure sustainability coefficient for this river type of 1,6 nautical miles per angler which is equivalent to approximately 70 anglers ; however, we have not yet “ lived” the fishery to ascertain its characteristics ; ie.: lagoon depths 200 miles upriver, etc.

Today´s Average Water Level in Dry-Zone North West

(beige in map above) Dry-Zone N.West

Guess work Water levels are dropping on the Negro River in the Santa Isabel area (Tapurucuara – see graph below).Something similar happens lower on the Negro in the Barcelos area. Therefore Roçado fishery is expected to keep draining at a good rate reaching the optimum fishing conditions in the next weeks, which should have occurred mid August. But , River Plate has many other fisheries as a fall-back.

NOTE the red line are 2018 water levels, the light blue strip is the 15 to 85% probability, the dotted line is the median and the yellow line is the historic 1980 minimum, which indicates that today´s lower water levels should have happened earlier .

NOTE the above map is the rainfall forecast for Oct. Nov. ,and Dec. . The yellow area at the North affecting the Amazon basin indicates a 70% lower than expected rain fall in our fisheries , averting the chance of extreme high water levels for the rest of the season. Yes!

Weather forecast for Santa Isabel, in the area of influence of the Roçado private fishery shows no significant rain episodes (just normal tropical showers) for the rest of the week, supporting the expected water level dropping trend. Something similar is also happening with the Jufaris private water fishery also in same Dry-Zone where we are currently navigating. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

All other Dry-Zones are currently closed, which is normal for this time of the season.