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Amazon Peacock Bass fishing trips Rio Negro, Brazil
Rio Negro River Peacock Bass Fishing
Gassmann's 28lb Peacock
Fishing for World Record Peacock Bass while staying on the most luxurious yacht in Brazil’s Amazon!
While fishing the second week of February, 2010 with Captain Peacock Expeditions on the upper Rio Negro, Bill Gassmann of Des Moines, Iowa caught a huge 28 lb Peacock Bass that broke the long standing IGFA 27 lb All Tackle World Record caught by Doc Lawson in 1994.
Captain Peacock Expeditions offers the finest combination of luxury mobile accommodations, excellent food on the 95 foot Captain Logan mother boat and experienced guides utilizing first class equipment while experiencing the world record class Peacock Bass fishing Brazil's Amazon has to offer. If luxurious accommodations & food, a high level of personal service and world record Peacock Bass fishing is what you are looking for, this is the trip for you!
 The Fishing: Captain Peacock Expeditions runs our Peacock Bass fishing operations in the upper Rio Negro and the big waters of its tributaries within 20 miles of their mouths. The upper Rio Negro of Brazil’s Amazon has produced the last 3 IGFA All Tackle World Record Peacock Bass including the 28 lb monster caught by Bill Gassman fishing with Captain Peacock Expeditions in February of 2010 and the 29 lb fish caught by Andrea Zaccherini in November of 2010. All three of these world record Peacocks were caught in the Rio Negro itself or within a few miles of the mouths of its tributaries after a 5 year ban on commercial fishing for Peacocks. The old adage, “big waters means big fish” certainly holds true in Brazil’s Amazon! On April 6, 2011 the Governor of the State of Amazonas signed a decree that extended the ban on commercial fishing for Peacock Bass on the upper Rio Negro and should go a long way toward producing the next World Record Peacock Bass.
Our anglers fish 2 people with a Brazilian guide in 17’ carpeted bass boats. Our guides have spent an average of 12 years each guiding Americans for Peacock Bass. There are over 2,500 species of fish in the rivers we fish including 3 species of Peacock Bass, Piranha, Aruana and catfish weighing upwards of 300 lbs!
Peacock Bass are the fly fisherman's new frontier as they will readily hit big poppers, Dahlberg Divers, Deceivers & Clouser patterns. Fly rods in the 9 or 10 wt class and 50 lb leaders are a necessity! Bring 2 fly rods with you, as Peacocks have the ability to turn 2 piece rods into 4 or 5 piece rods in short order. In addition to the 3 species of Peacocks, anglers have an opportunity to catch several species of Piranha, Aruana (a prehistoric fish that will spend as much time out of the water as in it once you sink a hook into them), Traira (looking like a mullet with a mouth full of triangle teeth that look like they came out of meat grinder), Bicuda that look like a freshwater barracuda, and several species of catfish weighing upwards of 200 lbs!
 Accommodations: The Captain Logan is a 95 foot long, 20 foot wide all aluminum air conditioned yacht with advanced navigation plus satellite television, internet and phone communications systems. It has 6 double occupancy cabins with bunk beds featuring private baths & hot water, on board home theater, daily laundry service, beautiful dining rooms, and a cocktail salon featuring an open bar with premium beverage service including beer, wine and liquor. All rooms on the yacht enjoy 6.5 – 7 foot ceilings making the Captain Logan one of the most luxurious, comfortable & safe mother boats operating in the Amazon. American educated Brazilian national Leonardo Leao, co-owner of Captain Peacock Expeditions, is your host on the Captain Logan.
Amazon Peacock Bass Fishing
 Trip Itinerary: Trips normally depart the US on Sundays and return to the US on Mondays. The itinerary below is projected and subject to change as it is dependent on air carrier schedules.
Day 1 Fly from your home to Manaus, Brazil & spend the night.
Day 2 Take charter flight to Captain Logan, fishing that afternoon.
Day 3-8 Six full days of fishing
Day 9 Charter flight from Captain Logan to Manaus and then onto the US or spend the night and fly back to the US the following day, depending upon your international air carrier.
We offer Amazon Peacock Bass trips from late September through late March each year.
Contact our office for current available dates and pricing.
 Trip Price Includes:
Necessary air charters and ground transportation in Brazil
VIP lounge and airport assistance Manaus
Lodging at our private resort in Manaus (double occupancy)
Air conditioned stateroom on Captain Logan (double occupancy)
All meals, drinks, beer, wine and liquor on Captain Logan
Daily laundry service on Captain Logan
Bait casting equipment
Guides and fishing boats (2x1)
Brazilian fishing license
Captain Peacock Expeditions US Office: +1 (817) 471-2716
Brazilian Office:+55 (92) 3584–4670
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