Fishing Conditions

In the rivers you will find the following types of amazon fishes:
Piraibas (giant catfish), Pirararas, Jaú, Cachara (Pintado), Matrinchã, Corvinas, Bicudas, Mandubé, Bico de Pato, Chupitas, Cachorras, Pacu da Amazônia, Barbados, Trairões, Tucunarés and others species (many of them are different types of catfish) of the Amazon basin.

All year around, the predominant fish is the pintado (catfish type), while from may through September you will also find lots of matrinchã.

Piraibas (giant catfish) are found all year around, but specially March through May when the river is at its fullest.

ACTIVITIES

Surface Fishing

Excellent results can be achieved with artificial bates, specially for catching Cachorras, Bicudas, Matrinchãs, Tucunarés, and Trairões. These fishes can be found in various parts of the river as well as in many of the nearby lakes.

Deep Fishing

For giant catfish fishing, specially Piraibas, Cacharas, Piraras and Jau, heavy ballast and various sizes of hooks are used. The bate used is live fish from the region. The most common live bate used is the Tuvira.

Barley Fishing

If arranged ahead of time, the river is baited with soy beans and corn. This prepares the desired spot in the river and attracts a good quantity of fish, mostly Pacus and Piaus.

Our record was a catfish of 142 Kg, caught on 2/may/1999.

(Click to see the giant catfish picture)