Dallas Safari Club Proud Sponsor 2017
Once again, Capt Peacock a proud sponsor of Dallas Safari Club is the highest selling items at auctions, on the 2017 Dallas Safari Club convention.
Capt Peacock Yachts & Expeditions Joins The US Chamber of Commerce
Started by President William Taft in April 1912, the United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses. Members range from mom-and-pop shops and local chambers to leading industry associations and large corporations.
Dallas Safari Club Proud Sponsor 2016
Not only is Capt Peacock a proud sponsor of Dallas Safari Club and its mission to fund Outdoor Conservation, but its donations are most often the highest selling items at auctions in the past 3 years.
Arlington Business Hall of Fame 2015
Capt Peacock Yachts & Expeditions is a Texas entity and was inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame in 2015.
Dallas Safari Club Proud Sponsor Speech 2016
Capt Peacock Yachts & Expeditions President Leonardo Leao makes light of his being honored by Dallas Safari Club for his ever-continuing contributions to Outdoor Conservation and Education at the DSC Conservation Convention.
Honorary Texan 2015
Capt Peacock Yachts & Expeditions President Leonardo Leao was made an “Honorary Texan” by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in February 2015. “A day I will never, ever forget… says Leonardo”.
Safari Club International Award 2013
Capt Peacock Yachts & Expeditions was honored for its contributions to Outdoor Conservation and Education by Safari Club International in 2013.
1st Replica of the World Record
A replica of the World Record 28-pound leviathan Peacock Bass landed by Bill Gassmann in Feb 2010 with Capt Peacock that sits in our office in Arlington, Texas.
IGFA - World Record Certificate
The World Record Certificate for the 28-pound monster landed by Bill Gassmann in Feb. 2010 with Capt Peacock.
Bill Gassmann w/ guide Nacho and the 28 lb IGFA World Record caught in Feb 2010
The world’s biggest peacock bass (28 lbs) has been caught with Capt. Peacock on Feb. 2010 by Bill Gassmann from Iowa and registered by IGFA (International Game Fishing Association). He landed this monster (see pic. on the left) on his first Peacock Bass trip ever. The 27 lbs fish stood as the world record for 17 years, and many people thought it would never be broken.
The last 2 All Tackle World Record weighing 27 lbs caught in 1994 and the 28 lbs monster Bill Gassmann captured in February of 2010 while fishing with Captain Peacock were all trapped in the main Rio Negro or within a couple of miles of the mouths of its tributaries!
About ten years ago the State of Amazonas instituted a commercial netting ban in the upper Rio Negro, and when the Peacock Bass had the chance to live to maturity the record was broken twice in a less than one year! These are the areas Captain Peacock fishes, most all of them with the mobility our shallow draft yacht acting as a mother ship, affords us.
Fishing the main river channels can be very productive when the Peacock Bass are spawning in the fall and early winter. Peacock Bass dig nests in the sand bars of the river, and with calm water, you can sight fish for them. Every sandbar in the river and there are thousands of them, will have a low side and a shallow side to them.
The Peacock Bass will dig their beds with their tails on the shallow side, and both the male and female will defend their nests as well as their fry. The topwater action can be fast & furious on the superficial aspect of the sand bars in the main river when the Peacock Bass are spawning mainly between September and January. Peacock Bass will also cruise and hold close to the deep edge of the sandbars when feeding. Points of sandbars are always of particular interest for big fish on the prowl. These are places, out in the open river, where light tackle and fly rods can be great fun, as the Peacock Bass have no cover to break you off. The quiet downstream sides of the islands in the main river can hold big fish as well, especially around stumps and brush.
You also do not want to neglect the points of the main river where it forms an entrance to a bay or where a tributary comes in. These are natural ambush spots, just out of the current of the main river, for big Peacock Bass. After you work these areas with a topwater lure, be sure and go back and cast &/or troll a jig or jerk bait around them.
Fishing for peacock bass in the mighty Brazil’s Amazon with Capt. Peacock is certainly an experience of a lifetime!