Has anyone went fishing for piranha?

[Chub_by]

You said you see a lot of river dolphins, those are supposed to be near extinct?..

 

[Miguel]

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You said you see a lot of river dolphins, those are supposed to be near extinct?..

There is more than one species. The pink one is always around your boat.

 

[Chub_by]

The pink one is what I thought to be near extinct.. Tv telling us ** again
Those In the Orinoco are supposed to be quite common.

 

[Miguel]

They may be considered endangered, but that there is no day without several of them circling around is the truth.

 

[Chub_by]

That's cool that at least 1-2 species are not critically endangered or extinct

 

[kevbc03]

No other place on earth compares, in terms of beauty, the immense green, the being alone ( only satelite phones, a must, work ), the knowing that you are days away from the nearest speck oc civilization and that everything in between is the real thing, meaning you find villages, but you never know what to expect. The closes thing to the ancient wild west mood environment i ever saw.

Ahh your experience gave me chills.

How long were you there? Was the trip exponentially expensive?

 

[Miguel]

I was there more than once.

The exponentiality of the expense depends on a lot of factors

( i am sure you can find that out stateside, with a lot of guys promoting fishing expeditions in the Amazon )

On another note, can someone identify the Piranha in my photo ?

 

[dogofwar]

It's suprisingly affordable to take a trip to the Amazon - probably $3K after shipping some fish back and with some incidentals. I have several buddies who have gone (multiple times) to Peru with Margarita Tours: http://www.amazon-ecotours.com/index.htm

We caught piranha (not sure of the species but they were probably 10-12") in Northwest Uruguay outside of Bella Union.

Collect airline miles and save your pennies and you can do this stuff. You just need to prioritize and plan!

Matt

 

[Miguel]

I do not think, Matt, that it is as possible to ship fish from Bazil as it might be from Peru.

Brazil is a true hassle.

 

[Thelatinofishlover]

I do not think, Matt, that it is as possible to ship fish from Bazil as it might be from Peru.

Brazil is a true hassle.

i agree the guy how owns my lfs goes to peru to catch some of there fish, when i asked why he dosent go to brazil to get fish, he said its a ton of paper work and money.