Brazil Peacock Bass - Wheels up

[deewayne2003]

Seated in DFW on the plane to Miami, then São Paulo, then Manaus and finally a twin engine flight 300mi into the Amazon to meet the boat on the Rio Negro river in Brazil.

I call this pic “The joys of boarding”

We will be throwing wood choppers for peacock bass.

This trip has been hell to book as getting 7 adult men organized and on the same page for a trip is like herding cats…. Cats with Down syndrome.

3 hr layover in Miami, 8.5 hour flight to São Paulo, 3hr layover in São Paulo then. 3hr flight to Manaus.

A special thanks to American Airlines for changing our flights 5 times in 9 months and more than doubling our flight & layover times in the process; seriously, how a company can treat its customers & employees(pilots striking in DFW) this poorly, while at the same time pocketing $4Bil of bailout they do not have to repay is completely lost on me!

 

[PARA45]

When I was station at Homestead AFB, I caught a lot of peacock bass in the canals around Miami & Homestead. Not as big as their cousins from the Amazon, but they always put up a great fight all the way to the boat.

 

[264]

Looking forward to a report on your return. Have a great trip. Cheers Mick

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

Hope y’all have safe travels and good fishing!

 

[cpr0312]

Best of luck and we look forward to the trip report when you get back!

 

[Bearbait1]

I fished one subspecies of those in lake Gatun in Panama but we never caught any over #3. Have fun and hold onto your rod!

 

[deewayne2003]

Thank you all for the well wishes - 264, it’s not a buff hunt but I’m still happy to be on my first holiday in 3 years.

As for American Airlines…..This is dinner when they run out of Turkey sandwiches in 1st class; and I’m given the vegetarian option “wheat & berry salad “

I took one spoon of the salad and walked up to the galley and threw it in the trash and asked for literally anything else.

“All we have is mixed nuts sir”

to which I replied- “Then I’ll have mixed nuts as an appetizer and bourbon and water as my entree….

I didn’t have the heart to tell her that Jack Daniel’s is NOT bourbon and decided I was happy to drink my dinner.

Then the flight attendant informs me that I have to put my mask back on between sips of my drink…… she did this 3 separate times within seconds of putting my drink back down on the tray.

 

[Still alive]

Any fly fishing while down there? Hope you have a great trip. Nice intro