Tropical Peacock Bass Fishing

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Although many people all over the world know what bass fishing is, almost none know what the term peacock bass fishing means. And that is not so strange as you know that peacock bass fishing is actually just fishing for a fish called peacock bass. Peacock bass is a brightly colored beautiful type of bass that is native to the Amazon River.

The title of peacock bass actually includes several different species of tropical, freshwater fish of the genus Cichla. These fish are native to the Amazon River and there are five different known species of peacock bass to date. This includes the Cichla temensis or speckled peacock bass, Cichla ocellaris or butterfly peacock bass, Cichla intermedia or royal peacock bass, Cichla orinocensis, and the Cichla monoculus.

Catching a Peacock Bass

If you are interested in going peacock bass fishing, it is important to know that there are different steps involved with catching peacock bass than other bass. Peacock bass are valued as game fish, and they are considered as being prized game fish because of their fighting qualities more than anything. This is the main reason that sport fisherman have such an interest in fishing for these bass.

The easiest way to catch a peacock bass is to use live bait, because this is what they will be more interested in. Golden shiners work particularly well, and you should choose one that is about three to four inches in length, making sure to only hook it on once or twice over the hook rather than several times, so that a lot of the length will be left over and will be dangling in the water for the fish to see.

Most anglers use a light spinning tackle with six to eight pound test line when peacock bass fishing, and there are several reasons to choose lighter lines and tippets over heavier ones. For one, the peacock bass do not tend to get that large in size and so they do not weigh as much and therefore you do not usually need to worry about having a heavier line. Also, heavier lines are not necessary because the peacock bass tend to be open water fighters and so you will not have to do as much pulling and fighting with the fish.

There are different places to go peacock bass fishing but Florida is the most popular off all. You can go peacock bass fishing throughout the entire year in Florida, but between February and May the weather is milder and those are the best months to go peacock bass fishing.

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