Angler Review Agua Boa Amazon Lodge In Brazil

Article Date: January 2010

When The Angling Report offered me a FREE Fishing Trip to review Agua Boa Amazon Lodge I jumped at the chance to see how this lodge had changed since my trip there in 2004. Continuing subscribers will remember I reported on a sinking-boat incident after that trip that created quite a brouhaha. What seemed to get lost in the ensuing controversy were the many positive things I said about the lodge, which was then called Royal Amazon Lodge, and about the fishing. The latter in particular was outstanding.

Right off the bat, I'm happy to report that Agua Boa is still a world class fishing river, though there may be some dark clouds on that horizon. I'll have more to say on this later. Also, the lodge operations are much improved. The safety improvements are particularly noteworthy.

What makes the Agua Boa a world-class river is the presence of large peacock bass, numerous smaller butterfly peacocks and an abundance of other species. Also, the Agua Boa is quite clear and thus offers opportunities to sightcast to big fish in lagoons and in the river itself. Elsewhere in the Amazon, most of the fishing is done by blind casting.

Generally, as the season progresses here, the water level falls, greatly improving the chances to sightfish. My 2004 visit took place the second week of the season. The water level fell over three feet during that week and sightfishing opportunities were few and far between. This time, I went during the fourth week of November and the sightfishing was much better. On my best day, I landed eight peacock bass over 10 pounds. My largest weighed 17 pounds. The other angler in camp with me caught two 20-pounders. Between us, we caught at least 20 fish over 15 pounds during the week.

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