Pirarucu Fishing Report 2018
WEEK: 3
DATE: Sept.16–27
Water Conditions
Water color: natural
Water level: dropping
Water temperature: ranged between 26–28°C through the week
Weather Conditions
Temperature: ranged between 28–34°C through the week
Sunny most of the days, with some showers and overcast skies mid-week
Fishing Conditions
Flies that worked the best: red/black with dumbbell eyes, all white and black/orange – hook 5/0 to 7/0
Total number of fish landed this week:
Arapaima: 23
Arowana: 198
Tambaqui: 2
Biggest fish landed for the week (length and weight):
Arapaima: 1,75 m and 120 lbs
Arowana: 80 cm and 5 lbs
Tambaqui: 62 cm and 10 lbs
Highlights:
Jean Paul caught the biggest fish of the week — a great arapaima, measuring 1,75 m!
All the anglers had a good bit of action throughout the week; huge fish came out while jumping, and some giants even broke the lines!
The photographers and filmmakers from the Fly Fishing Nation came to Pirarucu and took some very good shots of big arapaima! Paulo caught a couple of arapaima, measuring 1,65 m and 1,54 m!
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