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 Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:43 am |
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| Rick Klotz |
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| There seems to be a lull in the action so I have a question....if you could take any peacock trip, to any location and at any time of the year, what would it be? |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:31 pm |
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| Steve Townson |
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Without a doubt, 1st choice: Unini river, in the Fall, with dropping water, big fish and topwaters all the way!
2nd choice: Matapuri watershed, Igapo Açu, Lake Tacuia, Oct/Nov topwaters and jigs.
3rd choice: Tapera or Xeriuini rivers, Jan. in low water, jig and fly heaven.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:11 pm |
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| Robyn Tassio |
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| My choice would have to be the upper Rio Negro in early Oct when the water is a touch high but it is falling. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:59 pm |
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| Rick Grover |
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| The Unini at rock bottom level. Big fish in the main river sandbars. Agua Boa River is a close 2nd but none of that Fly Rod stuff. Awesome topwater sightfishing. Also some great walk-in Lakes. Rick G. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 9:13 pm |
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| RLBass |
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| Speaking of walk-in lakes, my family (half American / half Bahiana) is very concerned about nasty stuff swimming in the Amazon waters. Personally, I'm not at all worried but one BIL says there are some tiny fish that do unspeakable things. Is that a bunch of hooey or what? |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:45 pm |
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| Ed Grunloh |
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Your brother-in-law is well advised. The fish he speaks of is from the candiru family (Trichomycteridae) which are small scaleless fish. The one we have to be concerned about is Vandellia cirrhosa which is known to swim up orifices of the human body and once entered must be removed by surgery.
A word of advice do not go skinny dippin' in case these fish may be around or the more obvious Piranha. If your waist deep wading, I wouldn't
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| Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:02 pm |
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| RLBass |
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| Ed Grunloh wrote: | | The one we have to be concerned about is Vandellia cirrhosa which is known to swim up orifices of the human body and once entered must be removed by surgery. |
Blaaaach! I wasn't planning on going skinny dipping. Guess the best thing is to stay out of the water? |
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| Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:46 pm |
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| Rick Klotz |
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| Feel free to go swimming. As soon as I saw the guides doing it, I figuered it was OK. I came back with all my digits and toes and no uninvited lodgers. You have to be able to tell people you swam in the Amazon and lived to tell the tale. They all watch too many movies so they are easily impressed.... :wink: |
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