Rio Negro Lodge
By Marc Cobos

This year started fast as we are approaching the end of the first month of the year but still lots of great fishing conditions. As for our anglers they had a great time despite all the odds out there in the back woods and the lagoons. Landed lots of peacock bass not to mention the memories of their adventures they will have for a long time to come.
The count for the week was 1420 peacock bass total with 87 being 10 lbs. or better and 2 of those being 20 lbs or better.
This week it was two of our couple’s team who landed the big fish of the week. They go to Frances who landed a 20-pound monster for the week and his wife Francis landed an 18-pounder. Then we have the second couple made up of Scott Von Hatten also landing a 20-pounder and his wife Luanne who didn’t break the double digit but enjoyed being here to fish, the adventure and learned a lot about the Amazon. Our other couple is Skip who landed an 18-pounder and Peggy landed a 14-pounder. Jay landed a 14-pounder and his wife Carrie landed a 16-pounder. These couple fished hard the wives giving the husbands a run for their woodchopper.
Some of our returning anglers are David Fuller who landed a 19-pounder and his partner Mark landed a 18-pounder. Then we have Bob Zann who came with his friend Peri who landed a 19-pounder on his last day. David Peacock brought down his partner Matt to try his hand at wood chopping for a week after big peacocks; David landed a 17-pounder and Matt ended with a 16-pounder.
Our four friends were Bill who landed a 16-pounder, his fishing buddy Buzz landed an 11-pounder. The other two were John who landed a 16-pounder and Bob Street landing a 15-pounder for the week.
To end the groups we have our big group from Cabela’s with some first time anglers and some returning anglers which brought their friend to work and give it a try at landing a big monster. Many of them hooked big ones but few were landed which is part of fishing.
First we start with our father and son teams of Jon S. Crowe who landed an 18-pounder and his son Jon P. Crowe landing a 19-pounder. But it looks like their friends James and Kyle had the most fun in the group, they dove into lagoons with piranhas, waded with sting rays and more, they seemed to be the most adventurous ones in the group, James ended the week with a 17-pounder. Kyle’s partner was Ryan, Ryan landed a 16-pounder and Kyle landed a 12-pounder. Our two brothers were Mathew who landed an 18-pounder and his brother Eric ended up landing a 10-pounder for their week. Tom landed a 13-pounder and his partner Brian landed a 15-pounder. Then there is Brendan who landed a 12-pounder and his partner Charles who also landed a 12-pounder. Our last team in this group is Tyler with a 19-pounder and Scott with a 17-pounder. Their guides took them all into places where it looked inaccessible but with their help to push, pull, drag and walk they made their week an unforgettable one in peacock bass fishing.

From my staff and I and the people who have meet of the Rio Negro, we thank God for this opportunity to once again have this wonderful trip and for offering these great fishing conditions. We wish our guest a safe and memorable journey home to their families full of memories of the adventure of a lifetime.

Thank you for fishing with us on the Rio Negro, we will be waiting here for your return soon for some more great fishing, and lots of new stories (Real Fishing Stories) and many friends.