Pasimoni Lodge

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The Pasimoni River is a remote paradise, where monster peacock bass reign supreme. This untouched river is located in the upper headwaters of the internationally renowned Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon. It is a tributary of the Rio Casiquiare, which is a conduit between the Amazon and Orinoco river systems, creating an ecosystem unlike any other.

The Casiquiare River is the world’s largest natural river bifurcation, connecting the Orinoco and Amazon River systems. Approximately 200 miles long, it acts as a natural waterway, diverting up to 30% of the Upper Orinoco’s water into the Rio Negro (a major tributary of the Amazon River), and enabling boat travel between the two basins and up into the tributary, the Rio Pasimoni.

Unlike other rivers farther south in the Rio Negro basin, the Pasimoni has seen minimal sport fishing since the 1990s, making it one of South America’s prime locations for giant peacock bass.

A labyrinth of blackwater oxbow lagoons, jungle-lined riverbanks, white sand beaches, ancient trees, local native tribes and the distant calls of howler monkeys set the stage for an angling experience like no other.

Seasons Details

Afloat runs the lodge through the drier season, from September to December, and again from January to March. While technically less rainy, this region still receives regular tropical showers. January is usually the least rainy month. Southwest Venezuela features a warm, humid, and overcast tropical rainforest climate year-round, with temperatures consistently ranging between 72-84 degrees Fahrenheit. Located in the Amazon region, it experiences high humidity and frequent rainfall, with little temperature variation between months, making it consistently hot and muggy.

Seasons

Getting There Details

All operations are handled from Colombia. Afloat works closely with local authorities and indigenous communities to ensure everything runs smoothly and safely. Afloat already has the permits in place for all anglers to arrive via Colombia. There are no immigration points involved. The outfitter sends all required documentation to the Venezuelan government in advance, and the group travels from San Felipe directly by river to the Pasimoni River. Day 1 –Arrive in Bogota Arrive at Bogotá International Airport - El Dorado International Airport (BOG). First you will go through Immigrations, pick up your luggage, then proceed through Customs. Exiting Customs, you’ll exit and proceed to the glass door your driver directs you to. You will meet your driver and he will transfer you to the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport. The transfer driver will deliver you to the hotel, your bags will be moved inside, and an English-speaking receptionist will check you in.

Afloat provides two nights in Bogota and one night in Puerto Inírida in double accommodations. Single occupancy rooms are available for an extra fee. Bogotá is a first world city with good restaurants, music, and culture, including the famed “Oro Museum.” Afloat has partners in Bogota to arrange some awesome and authentic day tours

Day 2: Travel to Puerto Inírida During breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport., you’ll be met by your Bogotá host, who will ride in the shuttle with you and your group of anglers to the domestic airport, assist in all luggage transfers, and be certain that you are ready to board the commercial flight to Puerto Inírida, a 90-minute flight. Once you arrive, another Afloat representative will be waiting for you at the airport. You will typically arrive midday. He will drive you in a Tuk Tuk (a three-wheeled open-air vehicle) for a stop for any alcohol you want to buy and they will take you to the hotel for the evening. Lunch and dinner are provided in Puerto Inírida.

Day 3 – Travel from Puerto Inírida to the Lodge You will have breakfast (included) at the hotel in Puerto Inírida and they will drive you in a Tuk Tuk (a three-wheeled open-air vehicle) back to the airport for the DC-3 flight from Puerto Inírida to San Felipe, Colombia, on the banks of the Rio Negro. Once you land at the small airstrip in San Felipe there will be a crew waiting to take you to the river. Here your captain will be waiting to load your bags into the comfortable, covered powerboat that will take you up the Rio Negro and then into Venezuela via the Casiquiare canal and up the Rio Pasimoni to the lodge. The transfer boat has padded bench seats with backs, a sun cover, windshield, your lunch, and a cooler filled with cold drinks for the approximate four hours ride.

Day 4– 9: Fishing days - Each evening your host will meet with you for appetizers and dinner, and discuss the fishing plan for the following day. Anglers typically take turns fishing upstream or down each day, leapfrogging the other boats to fish new lagoons.

Morning coffee will be ready at 6:00 AM in the dining area, with breakfast served at 6:30. Your river guides will be waiting in their boats with your lunch and a cooler filled with ice and drinks. You will finish breakfast, load two anglers into each boat, and depart for your day. Lunch is taken in the shade of the jungle canopy, along with a short break from the fishing.

Day 10: Departure from Pasimoni Lodge to San Felipe to Bogotá In the morning you’ll have breakfast, load your gear into the boats, and the guides will take you downriver and back to San Felipe. From there the crew will take you to the small airstrip for the DC-3 flight from San Felipe to Puerto Inírida. Once in Puerto Inírida, you will continue on and catch an afternoon domestic flight from Puerto Inírida to Bogotá. An Afloat representative will drive you from the domestic airport to the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport.

Day 11 - Depart Bogotá for home Depending on your scheduled international flight, an Afloat representative will pick you up at the hotel and drive you to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) for your return flight back home.

Getting There

Lodging Details

The lodge takes a maximum of 10 anglers per week in double occupancy, shared rooms. The rooms are equipped with both electricity and fans, with Starlink WIFI for communication, and laundry service. It will give you all the comforts needed in the remote Venezuelan jungles. The Afloat staff knows that fishing long days can build up an appetite! The chef and staff will have everything prepared so that you can delight yourself with their international menu that also incorporates local ingredients. Stay in the game with 3 meals per day, unlimited snacks, soft drinks, and 24 beers per person for the week. The lodge serves typical Colombian dishes, international food, paella, pasta, BBQs, fish, and more. Alcohol at the lodge includes 24 beers per person per week. If you want to purchase hard liquor, or more beer, you can do so in Puerto Inírida on your way to camp. If you have dietary restrictions, they can accommodate your needs with forward notice.

Lodging

Angling Details

The Pasimoni is a very special river because it combines characteristics from both the Amazon and the Orinoco systems. Typical Amazonian rivers usually have fewer lagoons and are more focused on sandbanks and main-river fishing. The unique thing about the Pasimoni is that it has both worlds: excellent main river structure combined with a large number of lagoons. It’s truly a remarkable ecosystem. The Pasimoni River itself is around 45 miles long, and in the upper section it connects with both the Yatua and Varia Rivers. In total, anglers fish approximately 30 miles of the main river and lagoons of the Pasimoni, around 25 miles of the Yatua, and about 25 miles of the Varia River.

The Pasimoni River primarily focuses on fishing trophy Temensis peacock bass. Since the 90s, these rivers have not been consistently fished for sport, making it one of the ultimate destinations for giant peacock bass in South America. A typical fishing day consists of exploring lagoons, freshwater mangroves, and sections of the river surrounded by the jungle. The river has an amber color, providing ample opportunities for sight fishing. You will often find yourself in front of white sand beaches, oxbow lagoons, and backwater sloughs where you will be hunting big Temensis that will eat your flies with reckless abandon.

Please note that fly fishing for peacock bass, anywhere they call home, is casting intensive. The idea is to cover as much water as you can, casting to likely holding spots such as heavily-brushed banks and sunken trees as well as open water shoals, drop-offs, and flats. The boats are long enough to allow both anglers to fish at once, and the fishing is mostly blind-casting to structure, though there are occasionally some sight-casting opportunities to “floaters” suspended just beneath the water’s surface. The more water you cover the more fish you are going to shake hands with. We have found that tropical-taper, intermediate sink, clear-tipped fly lines work great for streamer fishing, while tropical-taper floating lines work well for popper fishing. A sinking tip is always good to have for the deeper lagoons. Be prepared and bring two or three rods, so you can easily adjust to varying fishing conditions.

Boats
For peacock bass you'll fish from very nice 14’ Jon boats with 20-horsepower Suzuki 4-stroke outboard motors. These are comfortable and two anglers can fish out of the boat at the same time on spacious raised casting platforms on the front and the middle of the boat. You will ride in comfortable plastic chairs to various spots, where the guide will switch from power to paddle, silently propelling the boat while you cast. They have seats and also coolers with beers, soft drinks, and water.

Fishing

Inclusions Details

Rates

Pasimoni Lodge USD $5,9000 + USD $600 (Native Community Fee)

Inclusions:

Included in your package are all meet-and-greet and transfers in Bogotá and Puerto Inírida / 2 nights in Bogotá and 1 night in Puerto Inírida hotel accommodations (shared room)…single room is extra / Domestic round-trip flight from Bogotá to Puerto Inírida and Puerto Inírida to San Felipe(Checked baggage limit of 15 kgs (33 lbs.) and 5 kgs (11 lbs.) carry on) / Water transfers from San Felipe to the lodge and back /
Double occupancy/shared room at the lodge for each fisherman 6 days of fully guided fishing, two anglers per boat / All meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Camp and in Puerto Inírida
Drinks: (sodas, bottled water, Gatorade and 24 beers per angler per week)

Non-Inclusions:

Not included in your package are International flights to Bogotá / Meals, drinks, and expenses in Bogotá / Additional purchases or meals in Puerto Inírida / Expenses for excess baggage / Other alcoholic drinks (wine, liquor or extra beer - available for purchase in Puerto Inírida) / Fishing equipment / Evacuation insurance, cancellation, repatriation, and medical insurance / Gratuities (10 to 15% of the trip cost) / Sport fishing license (AUNAP)

Travel Insurance:

The Fly Shop® is not in the insurance business, but we recommend Travel Guard coverage as a service with a desire to see your best interests protected. It is impossible to know when an unfortunate situation (loss of luggage, fly rods, illness in the family, or an accident) may occur. However, such things can and do happen, and this insurance can provide a means of recourse against non-refundable financial losses.
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Why We Endorse Pasimoni Lodge

● MONSTER PEACOCK BASS – Afloat is the sole operator on this pristine river system which has world-class peacock bass with true trophy potential of fish that tip the scales at 20+ pounds. This extremely low fishing pressure in a remote and wild headwaters river creates the perfect ingredients to grow big Temensis peacock bass. Fly anglers looking for a legitimate shot at a true monster peacock should consider this destination.

● AN EXPERIENCED OUFITTER – Your outfitter, Afloat, is an experienced and recognized outfitter in Colombia and Venezuela and the world of sportfishing in South America. These folks are pros with years of operating experience in remote areas; you are in very capable hands. The management and staff will take care of all the logistics, support, and mechanics of the trip - all you have to do is fish and enjoy the experience.

● A CULTURAL & JUNGLE EXPERIENCE – For anglers looking to fish and experience a remote, wild river, Pasimoni Lodge definitely qualifies. This river has been off limits for years - Afloat has only operated the lodge since 2024 and are the only operation allowed on the river. Guests fish with indigenous guides from the local villages of the Piaroa and Sikuani tribe.

● GIVING BACK TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND INDIGENOUS NATIVES –Afloat partners with local indigenous Indians and the Venezuelan Government in an effort to promote conservation, sustainability, and culture. Your dollars help the local native people by providing funding for health care and access to education. A portion of your payments are making a difference in natives lives and the understanding and conservation of Southwestern Venezuela.

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Day 1 –Arrive in Bogota Arrive at Bogotá International Airport - El Dorado International Airport (BOG). First you will go through Immigrations, pick up your luggage, then proceed through Customs. Exiting Customs, you’ll exit and proceed to the glass door your driver directs you to. You will meet your driver and he will transfer you to the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport. The transfer driver will deliver you to the hotel, your bags will be moved inside, and an English-speaking receptionist will check you in.

Afloat provides two nights in Bogota and one night in Puerto Inírida in double accommodations. Single occupancy rooms are available for an extra fee. Bogotá is a first world city with good restaurants, music, and culture, including the famed “Oro Museum.” Afloat has partners in Bogota to arrange some awesome and authentic day tours

Day 2: Travel to Puerto Inírida During breakfast at the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport., you’ll be met by your Bogotá host, who will ride in the shuttle with you and your group of anglers to the domestic airport, assist in all luggage transfers, and be certain that you are ready to board the commercial flight to Puerto Inírida, a 90-minute flight. Once you arrive, another Afloat representative will be waiting for you at the airport. You will typically arrive midday. He will drive you in a Tuk Tuk (a three-wheeled open-air vehicle) for a stop for any alcohol you want to buy and they will take you to the hotel for the evening. Lunch and dinner are provided in Puerto Inírida.

Day 3 – Travel from Puerto Inírida to the Lodge You will have breakfast (included) at the hotel in Puerto Inírida and they will drive you in a Tuk Tuk (a three-wheeled open-air vehicle) back to the airport for the DC-3 flight from Puerto Inírida to San Felipe, Colombia, on the banks of the Rio Negro. Once you land at the small airstrip in San Felipe there will be a crew waiting to take you to the river. Here your captain will be waiting to load your bags into the comfortable, covered powerboat that will take you up the Rio Negro and then into Venezuela via the Casiquiare canal and up the Rio Pasimoni to the lodge. The transfer boat has padded bench seats with backs, a sun cover, windshield, your lunch, and a cooler filled with cold drinks for the approximate four hours ride.

Day 4– 9: Fishing days - Each evening your host will meet with you for appetizers and dinner, and discuss the fishing plan for the following day. Anglers typically take turns fishing upstream or down each day, leapfrogging the other boats to fish new lagoons.

Morning coffee will be ready at 6:00 AM in the dining area, with breakfast served at 6:30. Your river guides will be waiting in their boats with your lunch and a cooler filled with ice and drinks. You will finish breakfast, load two anglers into each boat, and depart for your day. Lunch is taken in the shade of the jungle canopy, along with a short break from the fishing.

Day 10: Departure from Pasimoni Lodge to San Felipe to Bogotá In the morning you’ll have breakfast, load your gear into the boats, and the guides will take you downriver and back to San Felipe. From there the crew will take you to the small airstrip for the DC-3 flight from San Felipe to Puerto Inírida. Once in Puerto Inírida, you will continue on and catch an afternoon domestic flight from Puerto Inírida to Bogotá. An Afloat representative will drive you from the domestic airport to the Hilton Garden Inn Bogota Airport.

Day 11 - Depart Bogotá for home Depending on your scheduled international flight, an Afloat representative will pick you up at the hotel and drive you to El Dorado International Airport (BOG) for your return flight back home.

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