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The “Tiger of the rivers“(Pirayu) or better known, as the Golden Dorado, clearly defines the major attributes of the Golden Dorado being a combating spirit and the know how to acquire its food. Despite the fact, this game fish having always existed in the most southern reaches of Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina, the most accessible of South America, and only now having international sportfishermen finding the Golden Dorado, a exotic specie normally appropriate for the fly fishermen.
A specie with head of a Salmon and sleek built body for power resembling a striped bass features double rows of razor sharp teeth with a broad, bony tongue it can easily reject any and all of the sharpest hook. It attacks its quarry with such speed/fury with a comparative attack like the terrifying charge of lion or leopard. The Dorado’s capacity to go airborne, engage speed and it’s unmannered agility can throw lures; challenges the angler’s skills until being landed. Possessing unequaled strength, widespread shoulders and lean sides, the Golden Dorado will demand the skills and inner most endurance of any veteran angler. Tigre Del Rio(the River Tiger), this freshwater sportfish is known for its jarring forced strike, legendary strength, leaping ability, as anglers of today are only first hand discovering the world-class trophy potential offered by this truly spectacular South American gamefish.
Payara inhabit the freshwater rivers and lakes in South America from the Orinoco river to the Paraguan river basins.The disbursement of the large trophy-sized specimens is limited to a few location within Columbia, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Peru, Ecuador; yet the word-class specimens are only to be found within the Uraima Falls sector of the main river and swift currents of the Venezuelan, Paragua River. Numerous records have been broken here, with the most recent IGFA World record of 39 lbs. A strict catch and release policy is adhered to ensuring the future of the Payara while noting an increase in size and quantity for this specialty fishery. The outstanding unique characteristic of this specie being an enormous pair of saber type teeth protruding from the lower jaw of it’s broad upturn mouth, as the upper jaw posses 2 corresponding holes accommodating the 4” to 6” teeth with the mouth in a closed posture. The payara’s elongated/compressed body and enlarges pectoral dins are ideal for the violent, turbulent swift waters preferred by these top-end predators generally being dark blue blending to silver in color along the sides/ belly. Among one of the gamest of the South American freshwater species: upon annihilating topwater/sub-surface lures, leaping when hooked, making long fast runs, as they normally hack upward/stabbing their prey with their large canine teeth. Any angler pursuing this powerful adversary will have the memories of his heavy tackle/equipment colliding head on with “The Venzuelan Mack-Truck”. Yes the “Payara”.
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