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As the dry season begins, the Iriri River's waters become fishable, crystal clear, and low. Fish feed aggressively in the lower tributaries, making it an excellent time for sight fishing for matrinxã and all pacu species. Along rocky shores, larger peacock bass and numerous bicuda are prevalent. This period offers both wet wading and boat fishing opportunities, with bright, sunny days and calm evenings. fishingwithlarry.com+2Sportquest Holidays+2Bozeman Fly-fishing Guide Service+2Aardvark Mcleodfishingwithlarry.com
Mid Season (Mid July to Mid August)
The river becomes easily wadeable, perfect for sight fishing for peacock bass, matrinxã, pacu, and more. Access to small jungle creeks allows targeting big wolf fish. Fishing for pacu and matrinxã on shallow flats and runs is exceptional. Expect warm days, cooler nights, and a slight midday breeze. catchmagazine.net
Late Season (Mid August to Mid September)
Waters are at their lowest and clearest, ideal for wet wading. Skiffs are primarily used for moving between spots, focusing on sight fishing upon arrival. Peacock bass are found in deeper runs and fast-moving flats, while matrinxã and pacu inhabit larger waters and deeper banks. Wolf fish feed aggressively on poppers and big streamers in shallow waters. The weather is hot with slight breezes and pleasant nights. Sportquest Holidays+2fishingwithlarry.com+2The Fly Shop+2
Early Season
The water becomes fishable, crystal clear, and low from June through the rest of the season.
Our early season starts in mid/late June and has some of the most attractive fishing to our anglers, as fish are feeding aggressively in the lower tributaries of the river.
The sight fishing is incredible for matrincha and all species of pacu. These fish are looking for insects, fruits, and nuts, and readily take all imitations thrown by our anglers. Along the rocky shores, we find bigger, hungrier peacock bass and lots of bicuda in bigger runs. As far as the bicuda goes, this is the best time to fish for them.
In these weeks we can fish both wet wading and also from the boats since we have easy access to many different kinds of waters. The weather is perfect because of the bright, sunny days and pleasantly calm evenings.
Mid Season
Our mid season runs from mid July to mid August.
The river becomes easy to wade in many areas and it is the perfect time for sight fishing for peacock bass, matrincha, pacu, and more.
The water gets perfect for wet wading in most areas, and we find some perfect access to small jungle creeks for big wolffish.
The fishing for pacus and matrincha on the shallow flats and runs becomes unbelievable in our mid season.
Weather has some warm days and cooler nights with a slight breeze during the middle of the day.
Late Season
Our late season runs from mid August to mid September.
These are the months where our water is incredibly low and clear, a perfect habitat for wet wading!
We use the skiffs mostly to allow us to move from spot to spot, and sight fish once we arrive at our destination.
We find lots of peacock bass in deeper runs and flats full of fast, moving water.
We fish for matrincha and pacu in the bigger water and the deeper river banks.
The wolffish will feed aggressively on poppers and big streamers, one of the coolest ways to fish for them in shallow water.
The weather is hot with slight breezes and some very pleasant nights.
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