Peacock Bass Fishing
About Peacock Bass Fishing
Bass Adventures in Colombia offers a great remote Peacock Bass fishing adventure on the Tomo River, one of Colombia’s most virgin ecosystems. The Tomo River serpentines its way through the north side of El Tuparro National Park. This untouched jungle area is home to more than 280 wildlife species.
The Tomo river is an Orinoco tributary, it is considered one of the best rivers in Vichada for trophy size Peacock Bass occasionally exceeding 20 lbs. The networking of the surrounding untouched lagoons and floodplains, make the area a peacock bass fishing haven.
The most famous of the species is the hard fighting Peacock Bass, the largest member of the African Cichlid family of fish. These powerful fighters are extremely aggressive producing devastating top water and subsurface action unlike any other freshwater fish in the world. You know you’re fishing for a bruiser when the guide hands you a heavy bait casting rod with a reel spooled with 65 – 80 lb test braided Kevlar line and a 6” top water lure with several 5/0 and 7/0 hooks hanging from it! Within the last 10 years the IGFA has expanded its listing of Peacock Bass to 11 distinct species scattered across South America.
You can expect to catch 3 or 4 species of Peacock Bass including the massive Paca/Acu variety weighing upwards of 30 lbs, the Orinoco weighing upwards of 16 lbs, the Butterfly Peacock weighing upwards of 10 lbs as well as the Popoca & Oscellris weighing up to 4 lbs. You can expect to catch 15-25 Peacocks per day or even more while fishing the Tomo River and its many lagoons.
In addition to Peacock Bass, anglers can catch two or three species of catfish (depending on the river they are fishing), some of which can top 100 lbs, prehistoric Arapaima & Arowana, several species of Piranha, Bicuda, Jacunda and a variety of Oscars. Most people target the Peacocks by casting big noisy top water lures, jerk baits and jigs with fly fishermen throwing streamers but they often catch a lot of “interesting” species in addition to Peacock Bass!
Season
The Lodge is open from the 2nd week in December through March 15th for peak fishing and the most favorable weather.
Guides
Many of the guides have twenty years or more experience on these rivers and speak enough fishing English to communicate with you effectively. They are flexible and will fish as many hours as daylight will allow. Each day, you’ll return to the Lodge before sunset.
Equipment
Equipment is provided and included in the package price. Only baits are needed. You have the option of adding on a tackle package where all baits can be provided. See link to recommended tackle.
About Bass Adventures Columbia Lodge
The Lodge has 6 rooms accommodating up to 12 anglers.
Getting Here
You fly into Bogotá first and then from there you fly into Puerto Carreno and then drive to the lodge. It takes roughly 5 hours to drive to Bass Adventures Columbia lodge.