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| Hey guys, I was hoping some of you guys maybe able to help me in deciding on where I could take my 78 year old father on pretty much his last International fishing trip.
We have been going to Canada together for almost 30 years and I wanted to do something really special and exotic this February. My Dad can still pitch big baits but is obviously slowing down. I have looked into a Brazilian Peacock Bass trip which really seems cool and leaning towards doing it, but I just wanted to see if anyone has either been on one of these Brazilian Houseboats trips before, or has another suggestions that I do not know about. I am open for any suggestions, Ocean, River, Lake…whatever. I just want it to be a real cool experience catching big strong crazy looking fish in a culture totally different then the USA. Thank you for any of your suggestions. |
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Location: MN | If you go to South America you need to go for wolffish they look crazy. |
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Location: The desert | Tarpon with Jerry Sondag, although that may not meet your different than USA culture prerequisite. I'd also recommend like at Great Slave Lake, but again probably not exactly what you're looking for.
Here is an article with some cool trips (although I don't know why Brainerd made the list). https://www.lonelyplanet.com/travel-tips-and-articles/bait-a-hook-to...
Another awesome trip would be white sturgeon on the Fraser River.
Good luck, planning the trip will be half the fun! |
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Location: Bloomington, MN | Direct flights from Minneapolis, and the bugs/snakes won't kill you, and the natives won't eat you. Your wallet will be drained dry. A friend went a caught a couple small salmon, but the scenery he says is amazing. I'm planning 2017/2018, but still don't know how to use a fly rod so well.
http://www.fishingiceland.com/
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Location: 15 miles east of Lake Kinkaid | Go to Costa Rica or Panama for sailfish, Papau New Guinea for their species of Bass, or Argentina for Golden Dorado. |
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| My only international fishing adventure was for Golden Dorado when I was working in Argentina. I fished 4 days at La Zona. I was there in the dead of winter so the bite was supposedly not as good as the peak times in December. Fish averaged 12-16lbs and I had 3 over 30lbs with the biggest at 40lbs. They pull really hard and jump regularly. Bait destroyers too.
I would really like to go there again someday during the prime season. I had some action on topwater the first day but that faded quick. Fishing very dark water and high current at times. If I ever went again I would do a combo trip with half of it at La Zona and the other half fishing the Ibera marsh. La Zona is fishing right below a big dam and not scenic in the slightest but amazing fishing. I read the fish average smaller in the marsh but there is potential for 30lbers+ and scenery wise it looks incredible. Would be relatively easy to sneak in a tourist trip to Iguazu falls as well. I am not sure how stable Argentina is right now though. I heard the currency crashed sometime after I was there in 2013 but never really looked into it.
Tigerfish on the Zambezi or Nile perch on lake nasser could be a neat trip too. |
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| I'd look seriously at the ocean. Crazy strong fish and lots of "fun" ways to catch them...Guatemala for sailfish would be tough to beat http://www.casaviejalodge.com/.. If you do Peacock Bass I'd also look at taking him to Venice, LA ... Yellowfin Tuna fishing on the oil rigs is world class - just make sure you eat your Wheaties 
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| I've been to the Amazon (Brazil) 5 times for Peacock Bass. It is an incredible experience.
We did the fishing yacht trip three times and twice did what I would call more of a barge converted to have cabins. This fishing CAN be awesome, but is very dependent on water levels which can change extremely quickly. As much feet per day. Lower water levels are usually better fishing. High water floods much of the jungle allowing the fish to get to areas that can be impossible to get to.
The fishing can beat you up if you plan to throw topwater (Woodchoppers, Amazon Rippers and the like) all dayare and not physically prepared. It is not the weight of the baits so much as how you have to work them. Check out some of the youtube vids and you will get the idea. It is nothing like how any muksie bait is worked that I am aware of.
It can be brutally hot at times. One trip we had 100 plus temps every day for 3 to 4 hours per day during the fishing day. Be sure to stay well hydrated or you will be in a bad way.
If you are a topwater guy, the fishing can be incredibility exciting. Having a big peacock blowup on lure two, three or more times on the same retrieve really puts the heart to beating. All peacocks are great fighters but the big ones are simply unreal powerful fish.
It is a beautiful place with incredible scenery and wildlife.
The Peacock Bass Association website has a forum that will have lots of good info for researching your options for outfitters, locations, gear etc.
I'm hoping to get back next year for one more go before my body tells me "that's enough".
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| Goose,
Here is a link to an Outfitters newsletter for Fall 2016 that has lots of good info on options for the Amazon.
I have never fished going through these guys, but they do have a good reputation on the various forums.
http://www.acuteangling.com/Newsletters/16FallAAnews.pdf
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