Conventional wisdom suggests cold water slows dorado down. This week, Sécure proved otherwise.
Despite cool air temperatures and cold water throughout the week, anglers witnessed extraordinary feeding activity across the watershed, with dorado of every size hunting continuously in shallow water. Combined with excellent river levels and improving clarity, conditions produced one of the most visually exciting weeks of the young season, with great sight-fishing opportunities.
Sécure welcomed three first-time visitors this week: two from the United States (Joe and Chris) and one from Argentina (“Tuqui”). Together they experienced one of the Amazon’s greatest spectacles: watching wild dorado hunt in water barely deep enough to cover their backs.
Moving quietly well away from the shoreline before making a careful approach, Carlos “Tuqui” Viscarro delivered what guides affectionately call a yellow offering. His fly landed in the middle of complete chaos.
Several large dorado were tearing apart migrating sábalo in barely six inches (15 cm) of water — completely shallow — their backs breaking the surface as they attacked only a few feet from shore. Moments later, a magnificent 16-pound dorado inhaled the fly.
It was the kind of visual encounter that defines Tsimane’s wild Amazon fly fishing.
During one unforgettable encounter, guide and angler stopped fishing altogether.
Instead, they reached for their phones.
Two dorado fought violently over the very same sábalo, behaving more like a pair of wild attack dogs than fish.
It was one of those rare moments that perfectly explains why golden dorado rank among the most exciting species in the world to pursue with a fly rod.
In another remarkable hunting sequence, three dorado weighing 5, 9 and 14 pounds were landed from the exact same location.
The feeding activity lasted unusually long, allowing anglers to witness — and fish through — one extended frenzy after another as migrating baitfish kept pouring through the shallows.
If river levels remain stable and temperatures begin to rise, the healthy fish population currently holding throughout the system should keep providing outstanding sight-fishing opportunities across every section of the Sécure.
Guides & Staff
Sécure Lodge, 2026
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If you fancy doing battle with the hard fighting species of the Amazon, then Secure Lodge is a destination for you. If you’d also like any further information, you can contact our fly fishing specialist Peter Collingsworth on 01603 407596 or email at peter@sportquestholidays.com.
