Month: November 2018

Mid-Week Fishing Report: November 03 – 05, 2018 (2 ½ days).

BREAKING NEWS: POTENTIAL IGFA WORLD RECORD LANDED AT THE ROÇADO

90 + cms long Peacock Bass

(more details and images in next week´s report)

Week end´s tally (2 ½ days):

Note: this 2 1/2 days report is to rush last weekend's conditions to our incoming anglers.
Roçado private fishery in Dry-Zone N.West - received the Duggey group of 8 anglers for the second time this year,  who had a trophy fest in the weekend, with 5 peacock bass over the 20lbs mark the largest of which was 23lbs., and although they endured some heavy rain episodes, an additional 15 peacocks of the total of 149 weighed above the 10lbs. mark. At the end of last week Eduard Ivanov landed an impressive 90+ centimeter long peacock bass, that is being evaluated for presentation to the IGFA , since it exceeds in length the current registered records for the Cichla Temensis, please check: http://wrec.igfa.org/WRecordsList.aspx?lc=AllTackleLength&cn=Peacock,%20speckled Images will be posted in next week´s fishing report.   Omero Lakes in Dry-Zone N.West - with water levels improving daily the Hoyos group of 10 anglers had a most challenging weekend with a total peacock bass tally of 971, plus the welcome variations that included, pirapitingas, aruanas, pirarucus, tambaquis, surubims, and black piranhas.   Upper Jufaris private fishery in Dry-Zone N.East - in our single occupancy Fly-in Floating Suites camp we received the Hitt group of 6 anglers, whose tally totaled 301 peacock bass in the weekend the largest of which was 17lbs. Some rain episodes were endured and a very relaxed camp life was enjoyed.  

 
   

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

 
Guess work Water levels stabilized and slightly rising on the Negro River in  the Santa Isabel area (Tapurucuara – see graph below). Levels are lower on the Negro in the Barcelos area. Rainfall is compensating the drainage. Therefore Roçado fishery is expected to maintain 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 
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 for the rest of the week, water levels are expected to revert the dropping tendency and possibly rise a bit.
Rainfall forecast and water level report for the Caracarai station upriver from the Omero lakes confirm the dropping tendency and fishing conditions improvement in the Branco Basin.
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 1998 minimum, which indicates that today´s  lower water levels should have occurred earlie
Blue dots in the hydrological station maps represent that water levels have reached their minimum and started to rise, showing the evolution of the Dry-Zones in the Amazon basin, that this season is developing normally without any mayor influence of the El Nino o La Nina.

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