For most of the time Butterfly Peacock Bass are best caught in shallow lagoons and slow moving rivers. Unlike other bass including the smallmouth, largemouth, kelp bass and so on, the Butterfly Peacock prefers the water...
Read MoreButterfly Peacock prefer still waters or slow moving waters like those from the Amazon and Orinoco watersheds especially lagoons. Important Note: They’ll avoid fast moving water and moderately fast moving water...
Read MoreThe Butterfly Peacock Bass is native to tropical America through much of the Amazon and Orinoco watersheds. While there are 4 distinct types of Peacock Bass, with the Butterfly being one of 3 we cover here, some fish biologists...
Read MorePeacock Bass offer a much more aggressive fight than any largemouth or smallmouth bass can offer. Natural Baits The Butterfly Peacock Bass prefer baitfish over insects and crustaeceans. Typical bait fish for the Butterfly...
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Butterfly Peacock Bass top habitats for summer and fall fishing are found in Florida lakes and the...
Read MoreThe Butterfly Peacock Bass is also known as the butterfly pavon, pavon mariposa, pavon amarillo, pavon tres estrellas, marichapa in Spanish and tucunare in Portuguese. How to recognize a Butterfly Peacock These are the most...
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Use shallow running floating and diving plugs for lagoon and slow water conditions with blue,...
Read MoreUnlike other bass, crayfish are not the top bait. Stick to baitfish with the Peacocks. Peacock Bass prefer baitfish over insects and crustaeceans. In fact, if fishing with natural baits don’t waste your time fishing...
Read MoreWinter cools off the Florida waterways. This is a critical factor in the survival of the Butterfly Peacock Bass. Many early attempts to stock these fish in Florida failed because they died off in the winter when the water...
Read MoreButterfly Peacock Bass love sunshine. It’s essential for their growth, feeding and for their reproductive cycle. This is because it heats their eggs and helps them grow and also increases their metabolism. When the sun is...
Read MoreThe Butterfly Peacock Bass spawn typically from April to September, but will peak during May and June. Florida’s Peacock spawning starts several months earlier than the South American Peacock. Unlike other bass the...
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For North American Peacock fishing, we recommend using gizzard shad, frogs and minnows. Both...
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