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Sailing Down to Guatemala
We weren't disappointed, at least not totally. Although the fishing was an order of magnitude slower than my previous experiences there, we still managed to raise 3- 5 sails a day and Jessica was able to cast to, hook, fight, and land ON FLY an enormous Pacific sail of 110 pounds, estimated...

"Tales From Redfishville "
by Ken Bergman

As my headlights played across the small feeder creek of the Copahee Sound, near Charleston South Carolina, I saw small schools of mullet and shrimp dancing along the waters surface. So this was "Redfishville". I knew it was gonna be a good day.

Peacock BassTards
After thirty six arduous hours of travel, complicated by a freakish snow storm in Charlotte and northern South Carolina en route to our final destination of the Jufari River in northwest

Brazil...Peacocks or no peacocks, this was to be my earthly abode for the next seven days. I hoped the food would be good and the fish cooperative...

Peacock BassTards (2) The 5:30 AM door knock seemed strangely appropriate the following morning. I would not have been more refreshed had I spent the night at the Ritz, but this clearly was NOT the Ritz. Breakfast was dispatched without incident and soon after, rods, flies, cameras, and anglers were stowed aboard guide boats and we were off seeking adventures unknown in the reaches of the Amazonian forest
Peacock BassTards (3) finale Instead of bonefish, we hunted peacock bass that day, continuously scanning the crystalline water for the telltale dark shape of our quarry. After spotting and landing several acceptable fish, George finally struck gold. There were actually two brutes prowling the shallows in search of sustenance. I leapt to action, casting a smallish orange fly mere inches ahead of the lead fish’s nose. Nearly simultaneously, George let slip a gargantuan fly resembling some kind of unnatural mutant in the same direction...
In South Carolina we call it "Electric Chicken" In truth, the secret of the electric chicken comes from its duality and its contrast. “Electric chicken” is not a specific lure; it is in reality a laminate color pattern with one color layered over the other. There is actually a scientific rational behind this striking color combination.
What I Use to Catch Them By Capt Rick Hiott My favorite set-up is the Berkley "Gulp Alive" 3" white shrimp under the Cajun Thunder rattle float. Just to let you know,,,The solid brass beads are important!

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