Using top water lures (wood choppers) is an exciting way to fish in the Amazon! However, the water level determines the type of lures you will use on any given day. If the waters are high, under water casting lures will be the best choice to catch the most fish. Fly fishing is another possibility. If you choose to fly fish, your skill will help determine your success.

While most people fish the Amazon for peacock bass, there are other exciting fish to catch such as piranha, dogfish and jacunda.

Water levels are very important to the level of success on this river system. If water levels are high, fishing becomes more difficult and the size of fish as a whole decreases. When the water levels are low, the opportunity for greater numbers and greater size fish increases. Typically the best water levels occur from December through February! Even these months can be a gamble. You just never know. All we can do is plan your trip around what is typically the low water period and hope that it happens as planned.

There are no guarantees that the waters will cooperate! However, this is the most mobile outfitter in the Amazon and if the water is low anywhere, they have the ability to move to that area! On a typical week the caravan of boats will move 3-4 times.  Exclusive private fisheries on Indian reservations and government preserves make for exceptional fishing.

New Fly-in floating cabins that draft only 4 inches of water and are used to optimize mobility in order to get you to the fish! These cabins have attached bathrooms. A separate dining cabin is attached to the floating bedrooms. You must remember that you are in the middle of nowhere! The food is very good for a remote destination.

The typical menu includes:

The typical menu includes:

Breakfast – coffee, local fresh fruit juice (new type each day), fried eggs (warm if you are on time), bread, coffee cake, different melons & apples.

Lunch – make your own sandwiches to take out with you

Appetizer – nuts, popcorn, cheese or similar

Dinner – Every night you’ll have beans & rice, fried peacock, fruit ice cream & soup.  With that you may have chicken, beef or spaghetti.

Drinks – Coke, Diet Coke, bottled water, wine, beer, liquor

Dessert – homemade cookies and brownies available all the time

Itinerary for 6 1/2 days of fishing trip:

Day 1 – Your flight should arrive at Miami airport no later than 6:30 p.m. (You will want to get a seat at the front of the plane in order to get through immigration faster.  It could take up to two hours to get through)

• Depart Miami at 8:30 p.m.
• Arrive in Manaus at approximately 11:30 p.m.
• After you have cleared customs, our city guides, Maggie and Brahama, will take you to overnight at the Hotel Tropical, which is 15 minutes away.

Day 2 – Caravan (8) turbo prop and Grand Caravan (10) turbo prop float/wheel plane with auto pilot and GPS departs approximately 6:30 a.m. to one of the six fly in floating cabins.  If weather conditions are normal, you should arrive at our floating cabins in about 1-2 hours in time to fish for the rest of the day.

Day 3-8

• Six and a half days of fishing
• Breakfast is served at 7 a.m., and you and your guide will be ready by 7:30 a.m.
• We suggest you return to camp for lunch and a “siesta” since you could be as few as 5-15 minutes from the cabins.

Day 9

• Time allowing, you will be able to fish for a few hours in the morning.
• Departure via float plane back to Manaus.  Be prepared for the plane to be late to pick you up.  You must be flexible.
• Overnight at the Tropical Hotel

Day 10

• Transfer to Manaus International airport for flights leaving for Miami at approximately 11:00 a.m.

You will be met by the outfitter at the Manaus airport who will transfer you to a hotel 15 minutes from the airport.  The next morning your host will transfer you to your float plane to the boats.

Departure will be the reverse of the arrival.

If you must communicate with home, you will want to take a Satellite phone with you as phone services are extremely limited.

Learning at a distance:  The planned investment would maintain our pilot LaD High School program (learning center and satellite system) in one (Caicobi) of our four communities and expand it to the other three, with a total socio-environmental reach of six communities and a total of 350 families. Project completion would take four months, including the time it would take to gain the communities’ full approval and understanding of the project and its conservation obligations.

2023-2024  Pricing per person:  Call for updated pricing and details of each offering

Higher Logistical Cost Rivers: Itapara & Rocado Fishery
6 Full Fishing Days/ 8 Nights:
$6,990 per angler: 4 anglers in camp single occupancy cabin
$5,990 per angler: 8 anglers in camp double occupancy cabin

6 Full Fishing Days/ 8 Nights: Double occupancy cabin
$5,590 per angler: 8 anglers in camp
$4,990 per angler: 12 anglers in camp

6 Full Fishing Day/ 8 Nights: Single occupancy cabin
$5,990 per angler: 6 anglers in camp

“Trip insurance is highly recommended to protect your investment on this trip. We will assist you with trip insurance upon booking. See links at the bottom of this page for the two providers we suggest for our clients.

Antlers & Anglers Worldwide, LLC confirmation and refund policy:

If your trip is more than 90 days out from date of departure, a 50% non-refundable deposit confirms your reservation and must be received within 10 days of booking to confirm your dates. All trips must be paid in full at least 90 days prior to the departure date. If your trip date is within 90 days, FULL payment for the trip is required. All payments to Antlers & Anglers Worldwide, LLC are non-refundable. Should you need to reschedule or cancel your trip, we will do everything in our power to assist you in finding a suitable substitute or transferring your dates per the lodge/providers/government requirements. Trip insurance protects your investment!”