Pirarucu Fishing Report 2018
WEEK: 4
DATE: Sept. 27 – Oct. 5
Water Conditions
Water color: natural
Water level: dropping
Water temperature: ranged between 28–30ºC
Photo: Florian Kaiser
Weather Conditions
Temperature: 30–34ºC
Sunny and overcast days, with some thunderstorms
Fishing Conditions
Flies that worked the best:
Streamers: black and red head, white and red head, and brown and white belly.
Fishing Stats
Anglers: 4 anglers for 4 days of fishing
Total number of fish landed this week:
Arapaima – 26
Arowana – 34
Tambaqui – 6
Biggest fish landed this week (length and weight):
Arapaima – 2.42 m over 250 pounds
Arowana – 77 cm
Tambaqui – 47 cm
Highlights of the week:
George may have caught the biggest arapaima so far — a monster at 2.42 m – and his wife Sharon caught a beast at 2.09 m. This is a remarkable record for a couple!
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