Pluma Lodge Fishing Report
June 15-22, 2019
Here we are — It’s the start of the 11th season at Pluma Lodge. It’s hard to believe it’s been so long, and we are always pleased to have return and new guests joining us. This week we had Juanjo and Joan from Spain. This was Juanjo’s fourth trip with us. We also had Luke and Steven from the U.S. and Oliver from England — all joining us for the first time.
The conditions were great. As is typical at the start of the season, we had great conditions, baitfish runs, chilly mornings, and warm afternoons. We had some muddy water conditions due to rains at the headwaters for about a day and a half, but we managed this and then enjoyed very clear water for the rest of the week.
We landed about 12 fish over 20 pounds during the week with more jumped or just lost for typical reasons.
The Lower Pluma and the Secure had the best water conditions, especially during the first two days of low water after the rains. Juanjo caught four fish over 20 pounds in a single morning as well as many other nice fish throughout the week.
After the first half of the week, the Pluma was very productive overall. Luke also caught four fish over 20 pounds, and he caught them all in one day on the surface. We also had opportunities to sight fish to more than 10 feeding frenzies of huge packs of dorado killing sábalo. Awesome to say at least!
The Itirizama was still with cold water and, as smaller water, demanded very technical fishing. Steven sight casted and landed a fish over 20 pounds on Monday. With the most beautiful scenery in the entire national park, this made for an especially nice moment.
We are excited and looking forward to another great season.
Agua Negra Lodge Fishing Report
June 22-29, 2019
This incredible jungle amazed us all this week, just as it had the previous few years. With the biggest sabalo and dorado migration of the season, the fishing was something you had to see to believe. It was an amazing experience.
Throughout the week we enjoyed many nice moments with a group of wonderful guests. Rodrigo from Chile, Michele from Colombia, and Rick and Carl from the U.S., were our first guests of the season. The mix of countries, cultures, abilities, and techniques was fun to experience, especially with so much action happening on the water throughout the week.
The weather was very good at the beginning of the week with high temperatures during the day and cool nights. By the end of the week, we had some rainy days but nothing that negatively impacted the fishing.
From the beginning of the week, Michele and Rick got things started with numerous small and medium-sized dorados on the Main Secure River. Rodrigo and Carl, experienced anglers who never met each other before, enjoyed the Agua Negra and found lots of feeding frenzies. They caught some very nice dorado, yatorana, and a 20-pound catfish for Carl's 75th birthday!
The biggest fish of the week was a 22-pound dorado caught by Michele on the Main Secure River on the first day of fishing and second time ever fishing with a fly rod.
Secure Lodge Fishing Report
June 21-28, 2019
We had been counting the days until we could head back to the Secure River. As is the case every June, tons of sabalo started to migrate a long way up to the headwaters of the Amazon Basin. Along with them, the dorado arrived and the feeding frenzies returned to the Secure River. These fish didn’t even give us a chance to breathe on the lower part of the river, as we caught many big fish throughout the week. A 22 pounder landed by Tapani was the largest fish of the week.
Due to the high water, we got to some of our favorite water without any issues.
The upper part of the river gave us the chance to catch big pacu on fruit imitations, and the tributaries, as always, allowed us to look for big resident fish with countless sight fishing opportunities.
Tapani and Julian went far upstream, during a two-night camp, and enjoying the untouched clear water of the system. Chris and Francis had great fishing in the small streams.
It was an outstanding first week!
Pluma Lodge Fishing Report
June 22-29, 2019
This week we welcomed four guests — Tomi and Jorge (first time fly fishing) from Bolivia for their second trip with us; Randy from the U.S. for his fourth trip with us; and Rodolfo from Argentina.
We had a variety of weather throughout the week, including some cloudy days with some rain and even a cold front that came from the south mid-week. Water levels remained very low and extremely clear.
We landed 10 fish over 20 pounds and caught many others in the 10- to 15-pound range.
The Lower Pluma and Lower Secure were very productive. Big black deer streamers and big topwater patterns were the key.
The fishing on the upper sections is very technical right now due to the extremely clear water conditions. Smaller EP-style flies and accurate casts are the key to success.
We want to give special recognition to Jorge. It was his first time grabbing a fly rod, and thanks to the help of our guides, he landed nice fish on his very first day! He also caught an amazing 22-pound fish on Friday, ending his first, but surely not his last, dorado fly fishing trip.
All the sections are showing a healthy population of baitfish and dorado, so we are looking forward to what’s ahead.
