Freshwater angling today can easily run the gamut worldwide of trophy species found throughout various destinations and countries of the Americas today. These adversarial Trophy-Class targets range from the North, of Canadian British Columbia with 50 lb. ocean migrating- Trophy King Salmon, continuing southward into Central America’s Mexico for 10+ lb. Monster Largemouth Bass found abundantly throughout many lake impoundments from the Mexican Gulf westerly to the Pacific coastline. Traveling from Central America, the South American country of Brazil’s profound impact over the last 10 years upon Sportfishing’s list of trophy freshwater game fish with the arrival of the toughest, line-breaking strength and Amazon’s all enthralling, battle driven specie of the 20 + lb. Peacock Bass. These Trophy Peacock Bass abound within the Brazilian, Amazon river basin expanding from the huge, vast Rio Negro system to the north comprised of many major river tributaries connected to many smaller sub-tributary rivers   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trophy freshwater seekers have the opportunity to build upon the quest in “The Pursuit of Exotic- Latin ‘battlers’ “ within two other South America countries of both Venezuela and Argentina. North in Venezuela on the Paragua River, the famed “Sabre-toothed”– the Payara reigns supreme amongst trophy-powered species with it’s crushing, demolishing lure capabilities. The final destination in north of Argentina is home to another Trophy-class specie , the Golden Dorado entering the 20+ lb. category of true freshwater “Powershouse” of the marshlands of the great fishery of the Ibera Marsh-Rio Parana watershed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The other remaining segment of Sportfishing Trophy- anglers falls into the Saltwater species category throughout the Central and South American coastal realm of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The many “inshore” saltwater fish are found within tidal flats, estuaries, and river inlet structure providing not only safety yet necessary forage for subsistence. Central American trophy species are available, such as Bonefish, Permit and Tarpon off the shores of Belize and the northern Caribbean coastal waters of Costa Rica for Snook and 100+ lb. Tarpon. Offshore or Blue Water- Trophy sportfishermen are highly challenged and enthusiasts for angling in deep water depths seeking out the Big Game Species of the Blue, Black and Striped Marlin or Pacific Sailfsh off Venezuelan shores. Also in Panama and Costa Rica’s southern Pacific, starting just offshore fighting Roosterfish and then by traversing miles west is the warm watered-fishing grounds for both Marlin and Pacific Sailfish. Mexico’s Mazatlan and Cabo peninsula off Cabo San Lucas annually attracts novice and tournament class Big Game anglers targeting the warm weather for plentiful Roosterfish, Dorado, also the Billfish species- Blue, Striped and Black Marlin. A newly emerged Billfishing capitol has developed in the country of Guatemala in the upsurge Pacific waters for record setting numbers of Marlin and especially Pacific Sails concentrating Trophy Saltwater Anglers in recent years, thus joining their Freshwater aficionados select, numerous, warm climate, and hot action trophy fishing destinations available throughout Central and South America.

Trophy Wingshooting, Waterfowling and Upland hunters have great opportunity and choices to be found a short travel distance just south in the Central American country of Mexico. Here not found in the U.S.- plentiful quantities of bird hunting species of Doves, Ducks, Quail and the Gould turkey range from the eastern Gulf side south of Texas, due southward in the Yucatan Peninsula, and ending north westward along the Pacific Ocean coastline states moving through Sinaloa, and Sonora. The first trophy Wingshooters and Waterfowl hunters commence hot gun-barreled action with early seasonal White-Wing and Mourning Doves and numerous species of migrating Ducks along the Central Flyway roosting and feeding veraciously amongst a variety of agricultural grain fields and watering holes found in Tamaulipus, while on into the north interior grain fields of the Yucatan Upland game hunters pursue the foraging Quail species. Upland Grand Slam trophy Turkey hunters with their guide are stalking the drier warm weathered dessert terrain along the western edges of Sonora for a promising shotgun blast at the unique Gould turkey. Our top Trophy Bird Hunting packages north of the Pacific coastal city of Mazatlan [amongst the vast agricultural fields and fresh water ponds] closes out the secondary season, completing the Western Flyway’s fully guided opportunities for combined Winsghooting of White-Wing and Mourning Doves and trophy Waterfowl hunts bagging over 10+ varying species of Ducks.

 

The ultimate Bird species packaged hunts can only be discovered in the South America’s Argentina. The highest ever realized/afforded, unbelievable quantities of allowable numbers of birds any Trophy wingshooter or waterfowler could imagine and will ever experience shooting in his lifetime being accustomed to back home in the U.S. surpassing Mexican liberal bag limits in just one day alone. Dove, Pigeons and Partridge are considered farming nuisances in surrounding agricultural grain fields with close by watering holes, living in complete habitat harmoniously with some 13+ flyway and indigenous Duck species and several regionalized Argentine Goose species. A rare web footed bird species named the Perdiz provide Trophy Upland bird hunters to drive guided shooting action with point/retrieve dogs out in the field, as well. The biggest, best kept secret yet today is found only within hunting grounds of the small country of Uruguay to the northern border of Argentina. This is the bird hunt of the frontier days of our ancestors, where wild untouched/unknown habitats of birds dwelled and flew without any encumbrances in life. For the Wingshooter: Blasting Doves and Pigeons soaring fast from grain fields, for the Trophy Waterfowler: Shots Downing 10+ species of flyway Ducks with regional Geese and lastly, the Trophy Upland hunter bonus: precision shots of the web-footed, low flying Perdiz assisted with pointed/retriever dogs.

 

A prime consideration for serious big game, Trophy Whitetail/Mule Deer hunting starts within the cold forested/agriculturally rich Canadian grain fields of the western Alberta province; where both species mature slowly, feeding to develop huge body mass and sport regal thick/wide-massive pointed racks. Only in Mexico’s most northern state of Sonora, Big Game marksmen trek the cactus desert landscape to spot/scope their adversarial 30+ inch wide/massive Trophy Grand Slam Mule Deer. Big game sportsmen compelled to complete their trophy- lifetime listed animals, eventually find themselves in South America, to experience the challenge of Argentina’s rare game animals as the Water Buffalo, Wild Boar, Puma and smaller racked Black Buck(Antelope), Axis and Fallow Deer. The king of all Big Game rack species found roaming southern Argentina is the Red (Deer) Stag requiring to spot/stalk with a long ranged shot for the very selective guided shooter prior to bringing down and scoring his prized branching tree-shaped rack of a quarry. If it’s the phenomenal prevailing Red Stag of all times, then New Zealand’s, highland mountain is a “Required, Must Do Experience” - as the only final choice destination for the elite trophy hunter to accomplish scoring this towering, monarchial crowned-top racked Golden 400+ point-class magnificent animal.