I'm planning to head back to Suriname in late July/early August 2019 and was going to see if any fellow members would have interest in tagging along.
I will be fishing with the same company as last trip, Andree's Expeditions and the price is 2,199 Euro or about $2,550 USD for the trip at today's exchange rate.
This is not a trip for the faint of heart but for the true fishing enthusiast. Accommodations are more or less camping on a floating structure in bunk bed cot setups. There is no air conditioning or proper shower, you bath in there river. There are very few if any bugs on the floating camp, if you step foot into the jungle however there are plenty, hence part of the benefit of the floating camp.
This is a 10 day trip from start to finish with about 7-8 days fishing, most people arrive late evening then over night in the hotel in Paramaribo, depart early AM the following day to the local tackle shop Tomahawk, then we hit the road for about a 2.5hr bus ride to the dock followed by a 2.5hr boat ride to the primary floating camp.
You supply your own fishing tackle, rods, and reels
You supply own airfare from wherever you're coming from to Paramaribo, Suriname
All ground transportation is included from airport to hotel and onward to the floating camp both ways.
All meals and water/soft drinks are provided. I highly recommend bringing/buying additional snacks/beer at the grocery store on the way if you have specific food preferences.
Fish Species available:
Piraiba to world record sizes, last trip I caught one that went 2.15M and est 275lbs, there have been fish to 2.25M caught in this location and who knows what sort of behemoths await below in the depths. I've seen rods/reels/heavy saltwater hooks/100lb+ braid broken. Even had one fish pull off 300yds of line against 50lbs of drag without slowing down before throwing the hook.
Dourada to world record sizes, last trip I caught one that would have shattered the world record at 1.67M and est 125lbs. It was the biggest any of the locals had seen in their 40+ years of fishing and would have crushed the current record by more than 20lbs and more than 1ft. (pics attached)
TSN are in the area in small numbers, if there was interest in going deeper towards Wonotobo Falls they are more prevalent there to 25lbs
RTC are in the area in small numbers, if there was interest in going deeper towards Wonotobo Falls they have them to gigantic 150lbs sizes
Pirahna species to at least 8lbs, I caught about 5 different species last time the biggest being the Black Pirahna to steering wheel sized!
Tarpon to 150lbs+, since we are about 50 miles inland from the coast you get some sizeable Tarpon, we only caught about 4-5 of them last trip but the biggest was over 100lbs.
Cichla (Peacock Bass) to 5lbs, can take day trips further up river to target these with higher chances compared to the normal fishing location
Tons of other species, I caught paradise threadfin catfish, at least 3 types of armored catfish, cuvie (covina), various silver dollar species, etc. We also "caught" several "small" 6-9ft Green Anaconda in our bait nets which was super cool to see them up close. River Otters and Amazonian Manatees inhabit this section of the river as well and we were able to observe both from within 100ft. Macaws and massive eagles are other frequent sightings as well as tons of Monkeys.
More information can be found on their website and I will post some photos of my previous trip so people can get a better idea. Feel free to PM me any questions. I know it's a long way off but for some people they need more time to prepare for a trip like this so wanted to get it out there early. Custom trips are available if we have the group for it to go deeper to Wonotobo Falls. This may be something I'd be interested in since it offers a chance at huge RTC and to see the falls. There is a more legitimate lodge there with all the usual amenities for those that care. It is about 10hrs further up river by boat or we could negotiate to have a small plane fly the group up but that adds significantly to the price.
https://www.andrees-expeditions.de/index.php/en/suriname-piraiba
Trailer from our last trip
Full Video from our last trip
I will be fishing with the same company as last trip, Andree's Expeditions and the price is 2,199 Euro or about $2,550 USD for the trip at today's exchange rate.
This is not a trip for the faint of heart but for the true fishing enthusiast. Accommodations are more or less camping on a floating structure in bunk bed cot setups. There is no air conditioning or proper shower, you bath in there river. There are very few if any bugs on the floating camp, if you step foot into the jungle however there are plenty, hence part of the benefit of the floating camp.
This is a 10 day trip from start to finish with about 7-8 days fishing, most people arrive late evening then over night in the hotel in Paramaribo, depart early AM the following day to the local tackle shop Tomahawk, then we hit the road for about a 2.5hr bus ride to the dock followed by a 2.5hr boat ride to the primary floating camp.
You supply your own fishing tackle, rods, and reels
You supply own airfare from wherever you're coming from to Paramaribo, Suriname
All ground transportation is included from airport to hotel and onward to the floating camp both ways.
All meals and water/soft drinks are provided. I highly recommend bringing/buying additional snacks/beer at the grocery store on the way if you have specific food preferences.
Fish Species available:
Piraiba to world record sizes, last trip I caught one that went 2.15M and est 275lbs, there have been fish to 2.25M caught in this location and who knows what sort of behemoths await below in the depths. I've seen rods/reels/heavy saltwater hooks/100lb+ braid broken. Even had one fish pull off 300yds of line against 50lbs of drag without slowing down before throwing the hook.
Dourada to world record sizes, last trip I caught one that would have shattered the world record at 1.67M and est 125lbs. It was the biggest any of the locals had seen in their 40+ years of fishing and would have crushed the current record by more than 20lbs and more than 1ft. (pics attached)
TSN are in the area in small numbers, if there was interest in going deeper towards Wonotobo Falls they are more prevalent there to 25lbs
RTC are in the area in small numbers, if there was interest in going deeper towards Wonotobo Falls they have them to gigantic 150lbs sizes
Pirahna species to at least 8lbs, I caught about 5 different species last time the biggest being the Black Pirahna to steering wheel sized!
Tarpon to 150lbs+, since we are about 50 miles inland from the coast you get some sizeable Tarpon, we only caught about 4-5 of them last trip but the biggest was over 100lbs.
Cichla (Peacock Bass) to 5lbs, can take day trips further up river to target these with higher chances compared to the normal fishing location
Tons of other species, I caught paradise threadfin catfish, at least 3 types of armored catfish, cuvie (covina), various silver dollar species, etc. We also "caught" several "small" 6-9ft Green Anaconda in our bait nets which was super cool to see them up close. River Otters and Amazonian Manatees inhabit this section of the river as well and we were able to observe both from within 100ft. Macaws and massive eagles are other frequent sightings as well as tons of Monkeys.
More information can be found on their website and I will post some photos of my previous trip so people can get a better idea. Feel free to PM me any questions. I know it's a long way off but for some people they need more time to prepare for a trip like this so wanted to get it out there early. Custom trips are available if we have the group for it to go deeper to Wonotobo Falls. This may be something I'd be interested in since it offers a chance at huge RTC and to see the falls. There is a more legitimate lodge there with all the usual amenities for those that care. It is about 10hrs further up river by boat or we could negotiate to have a small plane fly the group up but that adds significantly to the price.
https://www.andrees-expeditions.de/index.php/en/suriname-piraiba
Trailer from our last trip
Full Video from our last trip