Testimonials
Guest critics
- Angler Testimonial - March, 2010
- Angler Testimonial - February, 2009
- Angler Testimonial - February, 2008
- Angling Report - February, 2007(1)
- Angling Report - February, 2007 (2)
- Angler Testimonial - February, 2007
- Angling Report - January, 2007
- Angling Report - October, 2005
- Angling Report - January, 2003
- Angling Report - December, 2002
- Angling Report - August, 2002
- Angling Report - January, 2002
- Angling Report - January, 1995
Peacock bass fishing TESTIMONIALS
River Plate Outfitters thanks its guests for kindly sending their pictures and testimonials of their trip to our Fly-In
Floating Cabins or BWE
in the Amazon.
Share your experience with us, send us your pictures and testimonials: 
March, 2010
Camp 1 – Xeriuni River
.... To give you our exact location, follow a detailed map about 200 miles up the Rio Negro from Manaus, Brazil. Look for where the Rio Branco dumps into the Rio Negro. Follow up the Rio Branco and flowing in to it from a north westerly direction you will find the Xeriuni River.
We landed a float plane near the Xeriuni River mouth and as the plane dropped us off and we were met by our fishing guides who drove us upstream by boat.
We are presently camped on a gorgeous sandy beach about twenty miles upstream from the Xeriuni River mouth. The operation that puts this trip together is called, River Plate Outfitters, and I can assure you from my personal previous experiences they run a fantastic operation that is extremely unique and offers prime fly fishing opportunities not found at lodges.
If you can’t see yourself camping in the Amazon, think again. This is a very comfortable camp. Two anglers share efficient air-conditioned tents that even have their own bathrooms with shower. This convenient floating camp goes to places where river boats can’t reach when water levels drop. We could never fish here this week with a river boat because the water level is approximately seven feet lower than normal! It is so incredibly low that it has me concerned, however the guides and our camp manager assure us fishing will be good.
Jeff Currier
Extracted from http://flyfishingbum.blogspot.com/
January, 2010
Our trip began on 20 January when we flew to Miami and spent the night there ...Upon arrival, we were met by our camp host, Jerry.
He showed us to our respective floating
cabins which were really neat. Each contains a private bathroom with shower, two twin beds, a set of shelves for personal belongings and an air conditioner. Talk about first class while being in the bush!
None of us had thought we would fish the first day so it was an extra
treat! ... We had a great afternoon boating 17 Peacocks with
the largest being 5+ pounds and we had three doubles (that is, we each
had a fish hooked at the same time)...It was an excellent way to begin
our trip!...We had a great adventure – truly a unique experience – of catching & releasing Peacock
Bass on the fly rod. They are a beautiful fish that puts
up a great fight! We thank everyone involved from River Plate Outfitters
(as well as our outfitter, FishQuest.
Let’s do it again soon!
Please visit http://www.ruggieroweb.com/Brazil_2010/brazil_2010.htm to view the day by day report that our guests have kindly shared with us!
Lindy & Ed Ruggiero
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January, 2010
.... "This week’s fishing experience and success was incredible in many respects. We landed an impressive number of Peacock Bass, some of which were mammoth proportions. In addition to the 'count', our group was also pleased with the variety of tactics we could employ throughout the week. From topwater to subsurface, and from sparse to jumbo flies, our fishing was successful with a variety of methods and flies....
... The lower water levels created a much different fishing scenario than last
year’s trip. Last year, with the high water levels we focused our blind-casting toward the bank structure and submerged jungle tree line where the Peacocks would be patrolling for a meal. This year was a much different scene – the river level below the jungle tree line, exposed sand bars, shallow flats and lagoons (or 'lakes' as the guides like to call them), and narrow river braids and channels. We would fish a variety of areas in a section of river or lake – bank structure if water was deep enough, dropoffs at exposed points, sand flats, and, most surprisingly, dead-center in the middle of a lake or lagoon. All of these qualities added up to a fishing experience that was much more diverse, intimate, and visual.
Most apparent was the ability to see the Peacock Bass in some areas. The low water conditions concentrated the fish on some shallow flats or sand bars.
... Seeing Peacock Bass cruising the shallows puts an angler in the 'hunt mentality'. It was awesome to see a number of fish in the shallows and get to choose which fish you wanted to pursue… of course, it just so happened that we always seemed to choose the biggest Peacock when we had the choice!
... On this trip, our group was fortunate to post remarkable numbers of fish for the week – almost 1850 Peacock Bass were landed." ...
Keith Kaneko
Extracted from Keith
Kaneko blog
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