Oliver White recommends flies that imitate red-bellied piranha or small peacock bass, tied on Owner Aki 8/0 hooks. Beth Sweeting photo
October 31, 2017
By Ross Purnell, Editor
When I came back from Guyana and showed friends and family photos of some of the fish we caught, the first question was often, "What kind of fly do you use to catch something like that!?"
Arapaima are the largest scaled freshwater fish in the world, but when you fly fish for them, they are just like any other predator. Your strategy is to use your creativity to make a fly that imitates the prevalent food sources. In the Rupununi wetlands near Rewa, Guyana, that means flies that imitate red-bellied piranha and small peacock...
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