Mid-Week Fishing Report: Nov. 16 – 18, 2019 (2 ½ days)

OPERATING NOW IN 4 PRIVATE FISHERIES

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.

Omero lakes in Dry-Zone N. East -: Last weekend we received the Luft group of 12 anglers, landing 226 peacock bass in just 2 1/2 days and enduring some rain episodes. Host reports good top water action propellers being the favored lure. Fishery continues to yield a varied assortment of sporting species, water levels are dropping and expected to get below the optimum in the coming days.

Itapará in Dry-Zone N. East -: This Saturday we received the Roig Moon group group of 8 anglers, including Carlos Arrea and Federico Matamoros who are visiting us one more time. Several fly-fishemen in the group who, all considered, had a good start landing 115 peacock bass. Water levels still a bit on the high side, dropping, but very fishable. Some heavy rain episodes during the weekend and some more expected Wednesday an Thursday.

Upper Jufaris fishery in Dry-Zone N. East -: Last Saturday we received the Geraci group of 7 anglers, they endured some significant rain episodes and they had a good start landing 248 peacock bass. Omar Borghello and Ouida Gernentz are coming to our operations one more time. Group endured some significant rain episodes and more are expected Wednesday and Thursday clearing towards the end of the week. Water levels are a bit high but very fishable, camp host reports that mid water lures are working best in this scenario.

Kabori fishery in Dry-Zone N. East -: The Kenshima group of 7 arrived last Saturday and started the week landing 155 peacock bass, largest of which weighed 18lbs. Water levels are a bit on the high side but very fishable and dropping. Some heavy rain is expected tomorrow and Thursday. Joao Pepino and wood choppers are the star lures this week.

Today´s Average Water Levels:

in Dry-Zone N. East

Omero lakes fishery and Maú river in Dry-Zone N.East

Upper Jufaris, Itapará and Kabori fisheries in Dry-Zone N.East

Guess work

The Kabori fishery in Dry-Zone N. East although a bit high is dropping and presents good fishing conditions. Rain forecast showing some heavy rain in the coming days (pls. see below forecast for Caracarai)

Water levels in Dry-Zone N.West at our Roçado private fishery are still high, fishing conditions are not good yet, water cycle here is delayed for about 2 weeks.

The Omero lakes and Maú river in Dry-Zone N.East continue to present excellent fishing conditions, water levels dropping should be below ideal in the coming weeks. Weather forecast showing some rain as from tomorrow, clearing towards the weekend (pls. see below forecast for Barcelos)

The Upper Jufaris presents a bit high water levels, but dropping and very fishable. Forecast for Caracarai, and Barcelos (see below), further confirm the tendency although shoing some heavy rain tomorrow.

The Itapará river presents water levels a bit on the high side but fishable, rain forecast shouldn´t revert the dropping tendency in the coming weeks.

Blue dots represent water level monitoring stations where levels are rising and yellow dots where levels are dropping. Our area of interest are marked with a red circle.

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The cuadrangle within Barcelos, Santa Isabel do Rio Negro, Caracaraí and Rorainopolis in the area of influence of our Upper Jufaris, Omero lakes, Kabori and Itapará fisheries forecasts above showing some significant rain episodes should be expected Wednesday and Thursday, improving towards the weekend.

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Find below the quarterly rainfall for Nov, Dec, Jan showing that we should expect normal rainfall in the area of our private fisheries (white).

Find below the anomaly forecast for the coming fortnight

Water level measurements at the Caracarai station (see below) are within the historical parameters . The Omero lakes fishery is down river from this station at the Branco basin, water levels are excellent at this time. Please see red circle in stations map above. The Itapará also drains into de Branco river

Note: red line are 2019 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 minimum

Water level measurements at the Barcelos station (see below) continue to be within the historical parameters. The Jufaris and Kabori fishery drains directly at the Negro river in the area of influence of this station. Please see red circle in stations map above.