FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Question: What fishery has the best chance for a world record Peacock Bass?

Answer: We have selected amongst the best 30 fisheries which are exclusive and/or remote. Since Peacock Bass are territorial and take 8 to 10 years to reach over 22 lbs, they survive in greater numbers in fisheries which are protected from human intrusion by having exclusive entry permits and/or being remote.

2. Question:What do you mean by exclusive fishing areas?

Answer: Since 2002, the Brazilian authorities have granted River Plate with exclusive entry permits to fish on Indian reservations and government preserves. This means, no pressure to fish with other outfitting companies or commercial fisheries! In exchange for the exclusive entry permits, River Plate helps the local communities or tribes with different humanitarian projects.

3. Question:What do you mean by remote fishing areas?

Answer: Sport fishing yachts, commercial fishing boats and even survival fishing must stop where low water prevents passage. Nevertheless beyond these barriers is where the great Peacock Bass fishing starts! With the Fly-In Floating Cabins, our anglers are able to access these Amazon pristine fisheries like never before, 6-8 hours past non-navigable "shallows" is where the remote fisheries are reached and where ONLY River Plate can take you.

4. Question: Why are your rates among the most expensive?

Answer: The exclusive entry permits and/or the logistics of operating in remote areas have higher costs than yachts or houseboats operating in public deep navigable waterways, therefore this has an impact on price but only in order to provide you with the best possible fishing experience!

5. Question: Why did you discontinue operating your fixed base lodging facilities?

Answer: Although the lodges were located in remote low fishing pressure areas, they became quickly overfished 2 to 3 hours upriver or downriver. Peacock Bass are territorial and will rapidly shy away if overfished!
Moreover, fixed base lodges cannot seek better (lower) water levels if the river floods.
However, we do still occasionally operate our three private 3,000-foot landing strips at the headwaters of the Araca, Cuiuni and Urubaxi to access our highly mobile Fly-In Floating Cabins.

6. Question: When are water levels at their best?

Answer: Even within the dry season which goes from September through March, it is impossible to predict 3 weeks in advance when and where the best water levels will be.
Therefore, in order to avoid the ever-changing water levels, we move our six independent Fly-In Floating Cabins to over 30 remote and/or exclusive fisheries. These are spread over a 300 mile radius looking for the best water levels available. We also always keep one Fly-In Floating Cabin on "stand-by" for navigating to the next best water level fishery.
Occasionally, in the middle of the week, we will even whisk our guests by floatplane as far as 300 miles from one cabin operation to another, as far as 300 miles, in pursuit of optimum water levels.

7. Question: In which program am I more likely to land a 20 pounder?

Answer: Our goal is for you to catch as many trophy Peacock Bass as possible, whether you choose one of our six Fly-In Floating Cabins, or our Black Water Explorer Houseboat. However, the best chances for catching trophy fish (in order) are as follows:

Fly-In Floating Cabins in exclusive fisheries.
Fly-In Floating Cabins in remote fisheries.
Fly-In Floating Cabins and the Black Water Explorer Houseboat in exclusive navigable (deep water) fisheries.
Public deep navigable waterways.

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