Xeurini River Peacock Bass

 In January 2024, the first group from DRO went to Brazil in hopes of finding trophy-sized Peacock Bass. While not every fish was a trophy, the number of big Peacock Bass we encountered blew us away. Many people have watched videos of Peacock Bass, had dreams about Peacock Bass, or caught small stateside Peacock Bass, but few have been on an adventure like this. Most boats, with two anglers, averaged 50 to 75 fish a day, and each boat had at least one chance at a trophy fish. 

Join us this year as we find our way into the Amazon Rain Forest in search of a true trophy-sized Peacock Bass. This is a place that very few people have been. Fish along a beautiful river as you are joined in fishing by local villages and an abundance of wildlife. Visit an untapped fishery to make memories that you will never forget. 

We will board the Tumbira (mothership) in Novo Airao on Saturday, the 10th. We will travel through the evening and most of the night upriver to the confluence of the Bronco River and then up the Bronco to the Xeurini (which is the only way to get access to this area.) We will begin fishing early on Sunday, the 11th and will fish in the mornings with an opportunity to take a break for lunch or stay on the river until dinner time. Once we return to the mothership in the evening, they will move the boat upriver to a new stretch of river for fishing the next day. After fishing on Friday the 16th, we will board the Tumbira, and steam through the night down river back to Novo Airao. 

The Tumbria is a classic Amazonian mothership. It has modest yet very comfortable and clean staterooms with a bathroom attached to each.  Each room has a set of bunk beds, a chair, and a dresser. Laundry services are available on the boat, enabling you to pack a little lighter and do laundry throughout the week. Meals are hearty and filling and have a Brazilian flare. 

Each fishing day starts around 6 am and ends around 6 pm. Some anglers choose to return to the boat for lunch and a little break, while others fish through the day.  Each group of two anglers departs from the Tumbira on smaller skiffs for the fishing day with their local river guide. While almost any angler can be successful, the better and more accurate your casting, the better your results. While you fish at your pace, be advised this is a physically demanding trip. You will make 1000’s of casts a day, stripping the fly as fast as you possibly can with each cast.  When you connect with a 15-pound Peacock Bass, you will be along for a ride wherever he wants to take you. You will have to pull with all your energy to keep him from running back through the trees and destroying your tackle and dreams.  

For more information or to book a spot for our 2026 trip, please contact Kevin Howell via email kevin@davidsonflyfishing.com or Andrew Howell andrew@davidsonflyfishing.com. 

You may also reach them by phone 

(888) 861-0111.

January 10-17th 2026 
Cost: $4995
Included: One night's lodging in Manaus, seven nights and six days of fishing aboard the Tumbira, meals while on the Tumbira, fishing guide, license, native lands Fee, charter bus transportation to and from Novo Airao and Manaus
Not Included: your fishing tackle, tips to guides and boat staff, travel to Manaus Brazil from the U.S.

For more information or to book a spot for our 2025 trip, send an email to kevin@davidsonflyfishing.com or give us a call at 888-861-0111 to join the next BrazilTrip.