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River Plate Angler’s Covid Safety Program

Face Mask Compliance – All drivers of transfer vehicles, all float plane pilots and their passengers, all food service workers, all guides will be wearing masks. As regards guides, all of them will be tested for infection at the beginning of the season and no mingling with the community afterward will be permitted until the end of the season.

Social Distancing Compliance – All River Plate Staff will be trained in compliance with internationally accepted standards of social distancing

Covid-Compliant Hotel in Manaus – The hotel River Plate Anglers has chosen to accommodate arriving clients (Quality Hotel) meets all international standards as regards the prevention of Covid transmission. Front Desk personnel, waiters and others will be instructed to be especially attentive to River Plate clients’ safety concerns. On arrival, all clients’ luggage will be disinfected before it is delivered to hotel rooms. Clients will be required to step on chlorine wet mats, and their clothing will be sprayed with alcohol before entering their rooms. Waiters in the hotel restaurant will be face-mask complaint and trained in Social Distancing.

Covid-Compliant Float Plane Pilots and Staff – All client luggage will be disinfected before it is loaded on the plane. Passengers and flight staff will be required to step on chlorine wet mats, and their clothing will be sprayed with alcohol before flight begins. Pilots and passengers will be required to wear face masks at all times. Pilot will set ventilation settings in passenger cabin on maximum.

Daily Cleaning and Sanitation In Camp – In conformance with protocols established by the American Hotel and Lodging Association, all surfaces in cabins and in dining areas will be cleaned and sanitized before clients arrive and then daily, or more often as appropriate. Only approved staff members and clients will be allowed to enter clients’ cabins. Fresh towels and client laundry items will be delivered daily to clients’ rooms. All laundry items, including guest clothing, will be washed at 158° Fahrenheit. Hand sanitizer will be provided in all cabins, boats, and in the dining area. Guests may opt for daily or bi-weekly room sanitization.

Outside Dining – All camp meals will be served outside, buffet-style, by employees wearing masks and gloves. Clients will not be allowed to serve themselves. On rare occasions of foul weather, guests will be served in their cabins.

Fishing Tackle Disinfection – All camp-provided fishing tackle will be disinfected before fishing starts. Lines will be soaked in soapy water and left to dry in open sunlight for at least two hours. Exposure to open sunlight for as little as seven minutes has been proven to be lethal to viruses, including Covid-19.

MID-WEEK FISHING REPORT: JULY 29 – 31 (2 ½ DAYS)

MARMELOS RIVER PRIVATE FISHERY AT IT´S FINEST

Last week ended with every and each angler landing over 247 peacock bass of which 28 exceeded the 10 lbs mark with the largest one weighing 17 lbs. Sight fishing on the Marmelos Indian Reseve is outstanding! Anglers landed 956 Peacock Bass in only 2 1/2 days of which 103 where over 10 lbs , two 16 lbs, and two 18 lbs .Aproximately one third of the over 10 pounders where sight fished. The Floating Suites are positioned in Dry-Zone S.East with perfect weather conditions for the rest of the week (see below forecast for Manicoré).

Dry-Zone S.East RIVERS: MARMELOS (see map at the top). Open for peacock bass fishing. Water levels have descended since last week and are now perfect (see diagrams below). Weather forecast is also perfect. Fishing conditions for peacock bass are ideal at this moment.

Water level chart for Humaitá (Madeira river) where the blue line represents actual levels, the yellow line last year´s levels and the red line historical extreme water levels.

Weather forecast for Manicoré

The above diagram depicts the rainfall probability for three months. The pale orange zone in the North forecasts a probability of about 45% that the rainfall will be below the historical mean. Therefore there will be a chance, that the water cycle develops earlier in the coming months in the North of Manaus (Dry-Zones N.West and N.East).

All other Regions have high water levels and are not yet open for this 2017 – 2018 season. This illustrates de importance of mobility within these 4 distinct Dry Zone areas. All other Regions graphic water levels are as follows:

Marmelos Gallery

Mid-Week Fishing report: July 22 – 24, 2017 (2 1/2 days)

PERFECT FISHING CONDITIONS AT THE MARMELOS RIVER PRIVATE FISHERY Last week the number of landed peacock bass on the Marmelo´s was 1.035, with the largest one weighing 16 lbs, by our first three anglers in the season. This week´s group landed in two and a half days, a very promising average of 72 peacock bass per angler, of which an average of 12 exceeded the 10 lbs mark, and, the largest of which weighed over 17 lbs..They also caught Tambaqui, Jacundas, bicudas, Piranhas. The best performing lures were topwater lures, jump minnow, and for fly fishermen large Mickey-fins color streamers. They are enjoying almost perfect water levels. The Floating Suites are positioned in Dry-Zone S.East with perfect weather conditions for the rest of the week (see below forecast for Manicoré).

WATER LEVEL FORECAST – (AMAZON BASIN 4 DRY REGIONS)

Dry-Zone S.East RIVERS: MARMELOS (see map at the top). Open for peacock bass fishing. Water levels have decended since last week and are almost perfect (see diagrams below). Weather forecast is perfect. Fishing conditions for peacock bass are expected to continue improving, reaching ideal conditions in the next 3 to 8 days. The 3 month weather forecast for the region issued by the Brazilian CPTEC (http://clima1.cptec.inpe.br/) confirms that we should expect a season with a normal water cycle, with almost no impact from El Niño or La Niña.