FR: September 2-9, 2023: Week 10

Big smiles and beginner’s luck

820 Peacocks boated by 8 anglers

10^th week of the season and the third on the Matupiri. The Kloewer family had a blast, with some great quality Peacocks boated. Although the experienced men racked up numbers and boated plenty Peacocks in the teens, their youngest caught the biggest one of the group; a beautiful 18 pounder that fought hard and refused to get in the net. 16s were a usual sight although some big lunkers were lost in the brush. All in all, some core family memories were created giving us the necessary motivation to keep up the good work. The Matupiri is producing a great average size and we are planning to stay here for a while.

Weather: Clear skies most of the time with a couple of intermittent showers. Our South West Zone forecasts great weather and some cloud cover for short periods of time.

Groups: 1

Anglers: 8

Peacock Bass Count: 820*

Biggest: 18lbs

Over 8lbs: 204

*Other less aggressive tropical species were left out of the fishing tally

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3-Month Rain Anomaly Forecast In Our Four Fishing Dry Zones

(Valid for September-October-November)

Source: CPTEC/INPE, Brazil

THIS WEEK'S GALLERY

FR: August 26-September 2, 2023: Week 9

Big ones incoming! Staying paid off!

736 Peacocks boated by 8 anglers

9^th week fishing the Amazon and our plan to stay on the Matupiri paid off. This time it was the Brock family together with 3 US anglers that had the opportunity to fish these exclusive waters. Guests had a blast, boating some high-quality fish; a few 18s and 19s. But the highlight was the 20-pounder caught on the 4^th day which made for a hard beast to reel in. It was measured at 79cm. This week was all about quality fish rather than numbers; average size of fish increased considerably.

Weather: Sunny days with some cloud cover. We experienced a few short showers but that isn’t keeping the water level from decreasing. Our South West Zone forecasts good weather with some chances of rain.

Groups: 1

Anglers: 8

Peacock Bass Count: 736*

Biggest: 20lbs

Over 8lbs: 158

*Other less aggressive tropical species were left out of the fishing tally.

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3-Month Rain Anomaly Forecast In Our Four Fishing Dry Zones

(Valid for September-October-November)

Source: CPTEC/INPE, Brazil

THIS WEEK'S GALLERY

FR: August 12-19, 2023: Week 8

Moving North

477 Peacocks boated by 7 anglers

Week 8 of our 2023 season and we switched rivers. We moved our camp north to the Matupiri reserve in search of better waters, although the week started at a slow pace. Water levels weren’t at the right height when our group arrived, but the fishing got up the pace as the week progressed. Waters have receded at a very high rate which highly improved the group’s odds. We plan to stay at the Matupiri given the rate at which waters are lowering; we are hopeful that next week the river will produce great fishing opportunities.

Groups: 1

Anglers: 7

Peacock Bass Count: 477*

Biggest: 13lbs

Over 8lbs: 64

*Other less aggressive tropical species were left out of the fishing tally.