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The world has been a complicated place the last few years. - Today, although COVID-19 remains an important health threat, variants, vaccines, protective protocols and palliatives have begun to send it into the background, just as with the flu pandemic of a century ago. But just like the flu, it isn’t gone yet and maybe never will be. Nonetheless, the world has reopened and life goes on. 

• BRAZIL’S CURRENT COVID POLICIES FOR TRAVELERS (9/29/22)
  Almost all travel protocols in place during these past two years have been lifted entirely or eased significantly, ensuring that your upcoming travel will be simpler and easier this season. Here’s what you need to know to make your upcoming travel as smooth as possible:
• Vaccinated travelers who have received their basic first and second dose of a recognized Covid-19 vaccine are no longer required to test prior to boarding flights in either Brazil or the US, (though the rules for return to other countries may be different, so please be aware of your home country’s regulations). Please carry your vaccination card along with your passport and have copies on your phone for back up.
• Unvaccinated travelers - As of September 2022, the Brazilian government has decreed that unvaccinated travelers may opt to present either a negative Covid test (performed by a certified testing facility such as a pharmacy)or a certificate of vaccination obtained 14 days prior to entering the country. No doctor’s note, quarantine or special documentation other than a passport is required. As previously, travelers will provide their pre-travel information to the airline prior to boarding.
• We expect that all travel, health, and safety conditions will continue to improve as humanity continues to recover from the effects of the pandemic. Enjoy the anticipation of your scheduled trip and rest assured that we have already made it secure for you. In the meantime, take care, get vaccinated or get a doctor’s note and be healthy. We look forward to taking you fishing.
• Remote and safe locations. We fish in some of the world’s most remote locations. The jungle is COVID free.
   

• ACUTE ANGLING COVID POLICY
  The extraordinary effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have affected us all for far longer than we wished, but international travel and our fishing operations have now returned to normal and we have also returned to our normal fishing schedule.   Still, we see no reason not to continue to be cautious and practice safe behaviors with a fully vaccinated staff and now-standard health and safety protocols. Here are some additional FAQs:.  
  
  1.    What will Acute Angling do if my trip is cancelled due to Covid-19 Restrictions?
  a.    If any of our trips cannot operate, due to health or regulatory reasons, they will be postponed until it is totally safe and legal to operate them.
  b.    In this case, you will be able to reschedule your trip at your convenience at no charge.
  
  2.    What will be covered by the IMG Travel Insurance policy that is provided by Acute Angling?
  a.    Your policy will be in effect and continuing to cover your personal health, job, family and travel related issues.
  b.    Your policy coverage will apply, as always, to cover a policy holder who has contracted an infectious disease (coronavirus included) and needs to cancel a trip due to the disease.
  c.    The policy will also cover you if already approved vacation time is revoked due to  coronavirus staffing shortages.
  
   

Air Travel has become more complicated too —  Airlines are changing schedules and canceling flights like never before. Travelers can no longer depend on them to deliver clockwork timeliness. But, our turn-key packages will make your travel as easy as possible in today’s current air-travel reality. Here’s what we’ve done to make sure your travel is as easy and trouble-free as possible. 

• A dedicated travel representative. We provide a complete, cost-free, travel service to help you select and book the best flights for you. If airlines change flights, change schedules or even cancel, our travel rep can quickly make the changes necessary to get you to us on time.
• Pre-travel guidance. We’ll make sure you know what’s necessary for your trip and we’ll help you get it organized. For those who require it, we can provide models of mandated documents or help you locate a necessary service provider near you.
• Travel Insurance Coverage. Acute Angling’s included insurance policy (for anglers under 75) provides international healthcare coverage and will protect you if you cannot travel.
• Testing. We’re happy to provide testing location information for those who require it. 
• We have a contingency plan. Although it has never happened since our return to operation, if an angler were to require medical care prior to departure for home, we have a thorough contingency plan in place.
  
  Acute Angling monitors current regulations and flight availability to facilitate our angler’s compliance with commercial air travel requirements.
  
  CURRENT COVID SAFETY INFORMATION
  Brazil today is one of the most highly vaccinated countries in the world and has a very low incidence of Covid.  Frankly, it is one of the world’s safest destinations.  Amazonas, has almost no current reported cases of Covid.  Our staff is fully vaccinated, and we will keep you far from any risks. If you have any questions about health and safety, please contact us for more information.

Blending the Ultimate in Exotic Fishing with High-Adventure Paddle Sport.

Acute Angling is recognized as the Amazon’s premiere provider of fishing trips for peacock bass and exotic Amazon gamefish species. We’re known for expending our efforts, first and foremost, to find the kind of extreme adventure fishing experience that is fast disappearing from our planet. We go where others can't or won't to give anglers the opportunity to experience a one-of-a-kind Amazon wilderness adventure. Now we’ve added another dimension to our already exciting adventures – kayak fishing in the Amazon.

Catching a powerful peacock bass, pugnacious payara or massive Amazon catfish is incredibly exciting, no matter how you approach it. So, imagine the intensity of experiencing this ultimate level of freshwater fishing up close and personal from a kayak! It is, simply put, the ultimate combination of primeval wilderness paddle-sport with exotic species angling. Acute Angling offers kayak fishing as a no cost option on all of its regularly scheduled Multi-species and Floating Bungalow fishing trips. We use fully equipped Ascend FS10 Sit-In Angling Kayaks. These are feature-packed boats designed for serious anglers, The FS10's advanced "V"-style hull design incorporates an extended keel with aggressive strakes and performance rocker for superior maneuverability, tracking, stability, and easy paddling on the water. The large open cockpit offers easy entry and exit with little restriction of movement while casting and retrieving. Deluxe seats provide an extremely comfortable ride and adjustable foot braces allow a comfortable fit for any size anglers. Bungees over the built-in multipurpose sternwell and bow make it easy to lock down your fishing gear while moving from spot to spot. A trained fishing guide with a motorized back-up bass boat and complete resources will always be near at hand to help with tackle, techniques or navigation and will always keep you in sight for any other assistance needed.

Here’s what one of our clients, said about his Amazon kayak fishing adventure on our Rio Travessao multi-species variety trip;

We get up at sunrise, my guide takes me five miles up river in our fishing boat. I slide into my kayak as the guide moves the aluminum bass boat away … then abruptly comes back and shakes my hand like he will never see me again. Wow! This is surreal! All alone...200 miles from civilization. I’m a little uneasy. Then, on my very first cast I hook a monster Peacock … It pulls the kayak around like its nothing. The feeling of landing it all by myself with no guide is exhilarating.

For a while afterwards, I just drifted taking it all in … Me and the river …. howler monkeys, caiman, river otters, hundreds of butterflies, macaws, a toucan … things you would never see if you were in a noisy motorboat The guys in the bass boats may have caught a few more fish but they missed out on the experience of a lifetime. This one day was worth the whole trip and will forever be etched in my memories as the best day of my life! Totally Awesome! Thank you! This separates the men from the boys:) Sandy Blauvelt, TX

Our floating bungalow camp offers kayaks and takes you away from the crowds. Here, kayak anglers can paddle their way down calm lowlands rivers and fish in placid lagoons and backwaters. But that’s where the peacefulness ends, however. Once you hook up with a big, psychotic peacock bass, you’ll understand why kayak fishing is more like hand-to-hand combat than anything you’ll experience on a bass boat.

Kayak fishing is available to anglers at no extra charge, but should be requested in advance. For more information about Acute Angling and our Amazon fishing trips, and for any questions, specific information about kayak fishing or to arrange a trip, please call us, toll-free at 866 832-2987 or contact us via email.

 

New — Guaranteed hook-up, Catch up to 3 big arapaima per day in our exclusive fishery. Plus—Tambaqui, Matrinchão, Cara, Pacu, small peacocks

Once again, we've found a way to provide our Acute Anglers with special options and special treatment. We've created a brand new 1-day arapaima add-on to any of our regular trips, and we guarantee at least one hook-up!

Arapaima can be tough. Most of the waters that hold them are loaded with food and are replenished each year by the flood pulse. By the time these beasts start getting hungry, the rains come and they leave their temporary dry season lakes to rejoin the river-spanning flooded forests. Under these conditions arapaima are choosy and lazy, preferring slow moving baitfish and inhalable shrimp. They just won’t bother with artificial baits under these conditions. But we never stop searching—we’re always looking for the next fishing opportunity. In a recent exploratory, we found a great solution; a chain of 5 isolated lakes independent of the floodplain; fishable during our entire season and with hungry fish that take lures and flies!

Did I say they take lures and flies? You can bet on it and we will! (presuming you have at least a basic ability to deliver a lure). If you don’t hook up at least once, we’ll refund your entire trip cost! If you don’t hook up at least twice or land at least one fish we’ll give back half the trip cost. How’s that for a guarantee! Here’s why we’re so confident. In the first morning of our exploratory here we quickly probed three of the five lakes and hooked up with big arapaima on swimming plugs, jigs and flies. Better yet, they just crushed Zara Spooks, exploding on them the way you’d expect a 100 pound peacock would (if a 100 pound peacock existed, that is)! We hooked up 9 times between two anglers with huge adult fish from 80 to 200 pounds, all in a single morning. We were so taken with this fishery that we spent the afternoon hiking around and figuring out how our anglers would best access each of the five lakes.

A fisheries census taken on these lakes shows the total population of adult arapaima here to be well over 1000 fish. We've set a daily limit of three fish per angler to protect this fishery, so it will be a long, long time before they start wising up to anglers. We think we’re making a pretty safe bet, so we’ll continue to offer our guarantee.

What happens if you limit out on arapaima? Why you simply switch tactics and gear and fish for big tambaqui, chunky cara açu, pacu and small peacock bass. You can even take an ultralight spinner or bring a light fly rod and fish for matrinchão. Catch all you can. You’ll have the rest of the fishing day full of unusual fish to add to your list.

We want to protect this fishery. Arapaima are notorious for succumbing to excessive stress and handling, so we’ve instituted a 3 per angler per day limit. We want to minimize breakoffs or extended struggles, so we’re providing the rods and reels and line (you may bring your own only if it has the same or better capability). Fish must remain in the water to be unhooked by your guide; you may join in for photographs and the release if you wish. Your English-speaking guide will make sure you are successful and help with all fish handling aspects of the day.

Here’s the program. This one-day trip is only available as an add-on to an Acute Angling trip. It is not available to other anglers. The trip includes:

1. One extra night at our Manaus home base hotel
2. Pick up and return to our Manaus home base hotel (approx. 1 hour drive time).
3. Delicious lunch, Amazon style.
4. One day guided fishing.
5. All conventional rods, reels, line.
   - Not included: fly fishing gear.

We have negotiated an exclusive agreement for this privately owned fishery and it will be available throughout our entire fishing season as an add-on to any of our fishing trip types. Price per angler is $1250 USD. Anglers will fish two to a boat with a Brazilian guide or from shore, whichever is more appropriate. We prefer to limit access to 2 anglers per day if at all possible, so dates should be arranged well in advance to be certain you can adjust your travel and attach this side-trip successfully to your existing trip schedule.

Call us, toll-free, for more information. — 866 832-2987

Have it precisely your way

Acute Angling is pleased to offer special group programs and exclusive dates for corporate retreats, team building meetings, family vacations, fishing clubs or just your own group of fishing buddies.

SPECIAL GROUP PACKAGES

We’ll arrange it all. More than a quarter century of Amazon operations have given us total logistical control over our polished operating systems. We can create the perfect first-class experience to precisely and perfectly meet the needs, goals or expectations of your special group. Group sizes from 8 to 20 persons.

Corporate Retreats - What better place on the planet to fit the definition! The world’s greatest wilderness provides the ultimate backdrop for clearing overloaded minds and cleansing overtaxed psyches. Explore Amazonia, fish your brains out or just rest, relax and recharge your key people in a comfortable, secure and serene environment.

Team Building Meetings - Perhaps your next annual sales team meeting should be here. Unlimited opportunities for group experiences abound here, without the distracting backdrops of casinos or beach resorts. All of our accomodations provide full presentation resources and comfortable meeting facilities. Use the extraordinary shared experience of an Amazon trip to strengthen bonds and forge the common perspectives that define a great team.

The Ultimate Family Vacation - Collect the kids, grandkids, even the in-laws and experience the incredible reality of the Amazon that even Disney can’t copy ... and do it for a lot less! Imagine sharing this with a grandchild? Neither of you will ever forget that incredible fish that you, or she caught, or even the one that got away. Seeing monkeys, macaws and pink dolphins with no cages and no bars makes indelible memories and the glue that cements family ties across generations.

Fishing Club and Organization Events - Turn the annual group meeting into more than just a picnic by the lake! We’ll work with your club or charitable organization to put together the event of a lifetime and make it a productive fund raiser too. Your membership will never forget their Amazon experience and your organization will realize it’s best ever budget boosts.

Or, just bring all your buddies. Friends who have shared trips together and know each other well, enjoy having their fishing destination entirely to themselves. We have all of the resources you need to provide your group with private dates and exclusive Amazon fisheries. Select the trip that meets your group’s schedules and expectations and we’ll do the rest. Our unique online portals and full customer service will make it all happen without you having to shepard or chase after your pals. Enjoy the fishing trip of a lifetime without a lifetime’s worth of hassle.

Group Program features. Acute Angling provides the very best Amazon fishing trips throughout our schedule, but group programs can do even more. Here are some special features of our group programs:

1. Special pricing
2. Exclusive dates and destinations.
3. Custom-designed itineraries.
4. Flexible daily programming.
5. Pre-planning for entire group.
6. All inclusive, fully turn-key
7. Fully guided with English speaking hosts and support staff.

Call us, toll-free, for more information. — 866 832-2987
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