Stories from the Amazon - Fishing

Our staple diet while we were in the Amazon were fish (and the fruits and vegetables). Fishing was pretty easy in the lagoons and we used a variety of techniques to fish included fixed gill nets. Pirhana were the easiest catch and we caught and ate quite a few. Because of their teeth they easily bit through the line so we had to use a steel lead between the lines and the hook. Some of the more exotic and edible catches we had were the Electric Eels, Peacock Bass, and Armored Catfish.



Hereis Mickey holding a good sized Pirhana catch;

Amanda holding a Peacock Bass we caught in the side lagoons;

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