The Amazonas state has the best spots for your dream fishing come true. There are countless rivers that hold the highest diversity of fish in the Planet, among which, the tucunaré (peacock bass) symbol of sport fishing in Brazil. The tucunaré is a predator by nature. Its voracity is such that it is capable of attacking a fishhook even without bait. The Indians caught them with artificial baits even before sport fishing started to be practiced by recreation anglers. Among the most known tucunarés are the açu, paca, pitanga and butterfly. Besides the tucunare, sport fishing also enjoys fishing the great bagres (catfish as they are known worldwide), jaú (gilded catfish) parara (red tail catfish), surubim (barred surubim), caparari (tiger surubim) barbado (flat whiskered catfish) dourado and piraíba. Since most of these fishes are migratory, sport fishing may be enjoyed year round.