Pirarucu Fishing Report 2018
WEEK: 2
DATE: September 9-16
Water Conditions
Water color: natural
Water level: dropping fast
Water temperature: ranged between 26–28°C
Weather Conditions
Temperature: ranged between 28–32°C
Sunny most days but overcast mid-week with some showers
Fishing Conditions
Flies that worked the best: red/black, white/green, green/yellow; streamers 2/0 to 4/0 hook
Total number of fish landed this week: 311
20 Arapaima
288 Arowana
3 Tambaqui
Biggest fish landed this week (length and weight):
Arapaima……………1,97 m and 200 lbs
Arowana…………….82 cm and 6 lbs
Tambaqui……………60 cm and 9 lbs
Highlights of the week:
Chilean angler Jorge caught two huge arapaima in one morning, and one of them was the biggest fish of the week, measuring almost two meters!
The water dropped very quickly, and the action increased considerably.
José David Bravo and Nico had a Pirarucu Grand Slam: arapaima, arowana and tambaqui!
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