Fly Fishing In Iracema

 Recently I took a trip to the Cachoeira de Iracema, a beautiful waterfall in Presidente Figueredo. We went in the dry season and there was less than 50 percent of the water that usually poured over the rocks. I wanted to catch apistos but I have had very poor luck in that area with apistos. The water is to fast and clear for small nets.

With my fly rod I caught mostly Aequidens tetramerus or diadema and also caught a few pike cichlids.

One of my friends caught the largest fish of the trip a large Hoplias sp. it was surprisingly agile… and it took a bite at my hand.

2011 in review

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September Fishing on the Rio Negro

I got up at the crack of dawn and after throwing on my clothes headed to the Ponta Negra where I fish every week.

 I got the buses without waiting at all and got to the river at right around 7:15, possibly the earliest I have ever made it.

One of the busses I use to get to the Ponta Negra

I hadn’t been having much luck at the place where I normally fished at, so I walked to a small stream. There were no fish in the stream but at the place that it intersected the river provided a perfect place for fish where a bunch of dead vegetation was trapped attracting baitfish and predatory fish. I used a new Rebel popper and almost immediately had a bite. The first fish got away but the next was not so lucky. It was my first Traira (Hoplias Malabaricus) I had ever caught on a topwater lure.

It was followed up by another, smaller one. The next fish up was entirely different, to this day I don’t know exactly what it was but I do know I have never seen one before.

I did not take any fish home since all of them were very aggressive species. The last one did tempt me but was not resistant enough for the ride back.

It was on a saturday and on the way back there were a lot of nice cars.

Peacock Bass on the Rio Negro

So I am still on summer break and continue to go to the Ponta Negra to fish every week. But I haven’t really been catching much… actually nothing. This week I went early in the morning and got to my fishing place by 8:00 in the morning. Two days before, I had bought a new topwater lure and this was my first chance to try it out. For the first hour and a half or so I didn’t catch anything, not even a bite. I kept walking along the shore and wondering if the lure was too big until a fish lunged up from the rocks and hit the lure. It was a miss but when I twitched it again the fish hit it again this time more carefully but still with a a little extra “splash”. This time I set the hook and felt the fish tugging down, then it sped away to the submerged bushes. It didn’t tie itself up fortunately. It rose to the surface and jumped out of the water. After a fierce back and forth tug-of-war I pulled the fish onto dry land and it promptly spit the hook and I jumped on it so it couldn’t get back to the water. It was only 17 inches but it put up a good fight.

Small Break

Apologies to all of my regular readers and subscribers, I am taking a break from blogging on this blog until my next collecting trip I don’t know when that will be, but hopefully it will be in less than a week.

See ya then!

Fortaleza Trip. Saltwater Aquarium

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Sorry about the Delay!

I was travelling to Fortaleza and some of the posts I scheduled didn’t post. I am back now and things should start moving along again. Thank you for your patience!

Fortaleza Trip

Today we are in  the city of Fortaleza pictures when we get back!

Manacapuru Trip: Part Five: Spiders and Insects

 

A Huntsman spider hiding in a plant

Manacapuru Trip: Part Four: Fish

I didnt catch a lot but I will share anyway.

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