Fishing near Manacapuru, Amazonas

Manacapuru sits on the banks of the Rio Solimões in the state of Amazonas, about 93 km from Manaus, and is known locally as the "Princess of the Solimões." The city is surrounded by an intricate network of rivers, igarapés, and floodplain lakes — including Lago Grande de Manacapuru, Lago Cabaliana, Lago Sacambu, Lago Miriti, and the Rio Manacapuru itself — that together make this one of the more productive recreational fishing areas in the central Amazon. Peacock bass (tucunaré) draw the most attention, but the same waters hold a range of Amazonian species across a landscape that shifts dramatically with the annual flood pulse.