Pics of awesome Amazon trip

[jsodwi]

Awsome I would love to do a trip like that one day. Roughly how much did it run you? Did you have a guide?

 

[cchhcc]

The pike is lenticulata.

 

[Bassjedi]

The trip was 6 days of fishing in a tributary off the Amazon. These pics are a small smattering of the total catch. In 6 days I boated about 300 peacocks and about 50 misc fish (roughly 10 pike cichlids, 6 arowana, some piranha, about 10 aymara/trieda, and many bicuda). The biggest peacocks were 19.5lbs, 16lbs, 15 lbs, 2 14lbs, and several 10-12lbs. Average size was about 3lbs with plenty in the 4-9lbs range. Cost was about $4K plus $1K air. I definitely had a guide; there is virtually no way to do this trip on your own without going through an established operation; you would just be wasting your time and money.

 

[fobrinkle]

Awesome!!! I have always wanted to go on a trip like that. Congrats on the excellent fishing. And that pike cichlid is sweet.

 

[greenterra]

The pike is lenticulata.

Thankyou for the id.I have never been into pikes but that one has changed my whole perception.

 

[pdbrady]

Wow, as far as price, I figured much more for a guided trip. Nice!

 

[Bassjedi]

These trips pretty much all cost about the same whether you do a mothership, floating tent barges, or a lodge. I did the floating tent barges.

 

[balton777]

What a fantastic looking trip. What's a floating tent barge? That was your accomodations?

 

[Angler]

Dang, for 5k I am there!

 

[Scottfree]

So you didn't reel in any Pacu's? Was there any opportunity to do so?