Pacu

Fishing for Pacu

Pacu is a common name used to refer to several species of omnivorous South American freshwater serrasalmid fish that are related to the piranha. Pacu and piranha do not have similar teeth, the main difference being jaw alignment; piranha have pointed, razor-sharp teeth in a pronounced underbite, whereas pacu have squarer, straighter teeth, which are uncannily similar to human teeth, and a less severe underbite. Based on their size, they are great fighters. These Pacus are native to tropical and subtropical South America. They inhabit rivers, lakes, floodplains and flooded forests in the Amazon, Orinoco, São Francisco, and Río de la Plata Basins, as well as rivers in the Guianas. 

How Frontiers Can Help Your Dream Pacu Become a Reality. 

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• Talk you through the options and provide you with impartial advice that you will not receive directly from a lodge. We have 50 years of sporting travel experience!
• If you like what you hear, we will book your trip and assist with all preparations.
• Frontiers will provide you with our industry leading pre-trip prior to your departure, which will tell you what to pack and how things will work.
• If you need equipment, we will put you in touch with some of the most knowledgeable people in the business. They will provide you with exactly what you need.
• While you travel, Frontiers provides 24-hour emergency contact.

Where can you fish for Pacu?

Some of the peacock bass and dorado lodges we represent in South America have pacu as an alternate species to stalk.  

Fishing tackle for Pacu

8 to 10-weight fly rods are suggested with floating and fast sink tip lines.

Fishing flies for Pacu 

Since they are primarily a fish that eats vegetation, flies that resemble plants and nuts work best.