Rio Marie | Jungle Fly Fishing in Brazil

LOCATION

The Rio Marié is born in the Northwest corner of the Brazilian Amazon, up near the Colombian border. It is a tributary of the upper Rio Negro. The Rio Negro basin is the largest drainage of "black" water in the world, with approximately 710,000 km² of land are and is currently one of the most preserved regions in the Amazon, with less than 0.5 % of deforestation. The Rio Negro is its main river, the second largest tributary of the Amazon River, which has the headwaters in the Serra do Junai Hills in Colombia and runs approximately 1700 km to its confluence with the Solimoes River near the jungle city of Manaus.

The Rio Marie is entirely located inside a far-reaching Indigenous Territory and approximately 500 miles northwest from Manaus, which is our operation's base point and the most important city in the Brazilian Amazon.

The fishing operation utilizes an area of more than 2 million hectares. This untouched environment has more than 800 kilometers of rivers, more than 180 known creeks, 60 lakes, and three major tributaries. Plenty of water to keep us busy chasing fish that rarely will see humans and anglers.

ACCOMMODATION

The first green ship in Amazon – the Untamed Amazon, our deluxe vessel, specially designed for the Marié project.

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The Untamed Amazon is the very first vessel in the entire Amazon with 100% Solar Power Generation for all electricity use. The system has 96 state of art German solar panels generators and a modern battery system for solar power generation. The Untamed Amazon is an audacious project, which brings a new concept in boat design that changes the current fishing vessel standards. All boat space was planned to promote a unique remarkable experience.

The Untamed Amazon has 3 floors. Lower Floor is the restricted area for staff, where is located the heart of the boat - a twin 200hp propulsion engine. It also has the laundry, staff rooms and water filtration systems. The boat has a sewage treatment plant.

Main floor has 8 comfortable suites with 18sq meters each. Each Suite has a new standard in space and amenities for a fishing vessel. Each suite accommodates two people, in super single beds. Besides, it has a private bathroom and air conditioning and good space for clothes storage.

The upper floor is the place for relaxing after your long fishing day. We offer a spacious living and dining room, and on the rear an open lounge where we serve the drinks and appetizers with two big Jacuzzis for up to 10 people.

The 3rd floor also has the chef's cuisine, a wine cellar, and the vessel command control.

Satellite phone Wiﬁ Internet

Capacity: Up to 16 passengers with private facilities

8 suites - 6 outside-facing with panoramic windows and 2 with private balcony

Air conditioning in all rooms

Twin beds that convert to a California king-sized bed

Bathroom with hot water shower, toilet, outside sink cabinet and a basket of toiletries.

Premium Cuisine. Fine Drinks. Outside Lounge and porch Jacuzzi

Complete Fly Shop with local native handcraft

CONCEPT

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The Rio Marié project is a joint development between Untamed Angling and the FOIRN/ACIBIRN indigenous Associations, which holds a strong social and environmental commitment: We share benefits and activities with the natives, run a conservancy program, and thereby the whole undertaking is highly sustainable.
The Rio Marié is entirely located inside a far-reaching Indian Territory, an area of more than 2 million hectares. This untouched environment has more than 800 kilometers of rivers, 180 known creeks, 60 lakes, and three major tributaries inside the operation area.

Involving Local
Communities

The Rio Marié project is the first government sanctioned operation in Brazil developed as a joint-venture between a private enterprise and an Indian Association. The project is set up as a fly fishing destination but with heavy involvement of the indigenous tribes creating a great social responsibility concept. We work as partners with the Lower Río Negro Association of Indigenous Communities (ACIBRN) who represents the 14 communities of the area and the Río Negro Federation of Indigenous Organizations (FOIRN).

Environmental
Stewardship

Untamed Angling promotes responsible management of solid waste, besides owning the most modern vessel, with clean energy generation that exceeds all the environmental requirements necessary to this area. The company in cooperation with the Brazilian Environment Institute (IBAMA), conducts numerous biological studies in the region to control the environmental impact of the activity. The main goal of this research is understanding better these wild and remote fishery, their fish stock, and provide necessary information to manage of such extensive river. Marié is the very first peacock bass destination where all speckled species (Cicla Temensis) will be permanent monitored.

Working with
Legal Authorities

The project is constantly audited by the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (IBAMA), and the Brazil National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), both Brazilian Government Institutions, as well the contribution since the beginnings of the from Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA), which is one of the most recognized NGO in Brazil in defense of Indigenous people.

World Class Catch and
Release Fly Fishing

The vetting and selection process for this huge and exciting destination was very complicated and competitive. A committee comprised of the Brazilian government, IBAMA, and indigenous communities, entertained several proposals and finally selected our plan unanimously. The end result is that Untamed Angling has been awarded an exclusive, renewable ten-year concession on this magnificent watershed based on our reputation, resource management plan, and our history of successfully integrating the native communities into our operations.

FISHING & SPECIES

Largest peacock bass in the world!

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The river area is huge, encompassing nearly a vast amount of virgin waters, boasting a healthy population of giant Peacock Bass. For anglers, this translates into very real opportunities to consistently hook and release much larger-than-average Peacock Bass on the fly.

Rio Marié is proven to hold the most remarkable average size of all peacock bass fisheries currently known to the angling world. The features that set this river system apart from all others are its remoteness, the natural characteristics of the river, its intact and perfectly functioning ecosystem, and the level of protection inside a designated Indian Territory that is almost totally un-impacted by modern man.

PEACOCK BASS: There are more than 15 described species of Peacock Bass, (Cichla genus) in South America, and these family of fish has a very complex reproductive cicle and their feeding adaptive behavior are remarkable when compared with other species. The Cichla Temensis is the largest peacock bass specie and can reach up to 35 pounds in upper Rio Negro.

ITINERARY

TRIP INFO

Most US guests will reserve flights to Manaus out of Panama City (Copa Airlines), but there are flights also from Recife/Fortaleza with Europe hub and Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo/Brasilia Airports. Upon arrival in Manaus, you will pass through immigrations and customs and be greeted by our host staff at the airport.

Brazil only requires the international visitors to carry a valid passport.
The Brazilian visa is not necessary when traveling to Brazil for tourism. Also make certain your passport does not expire within 6 months of your trip.

A Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate is recommended to enter any Indian Territory in Brazil but is no longer required.

COVID PROTOCOLS: Please check the following link:
https://marieriver.com/TravelPlanner/policies.html.

Manaus is a modern, rapidly growing city (1.4 million population). It is one of the busiest ports in the Amazon, where cargo ships distribute their goods throughout the basin. There are many interesting places to visit: The Amazonas Theater, The Palace "Río Negro", the Floating Port, the Municipal Market Adolpho Lisboa, the Forest of Science, the Museum of Natural Science, as well as the Aboriginal Fair, where you can buy items made by the Indians. We strongly recommend you consider visiting the Fish Market, no one that visits is disappointed!

The weather can be considerably hot. During the day, temperatures can range from 20º Celsius (68ºF) to 35º Celsius (95ºF). Due the hot weather and high UV levels We strongly recommend wearing long sleeve shirts and pants and face masks during your fishing week. This part of the Amazon jungle is surprisingly friendly due to the high tannic acid concentration in its waters. There’s almost no mosquitos or no-see-ums at Rio Marié. Some bees or horse flies may be present, but very few in our experience. As for the rest, we remind you that this is a virgin rain forest where all kind of spiders and strange insects live. We recommend guests not to go deep into the Jungle, pass through dense vegetation or turn logs over, fallen leaves, etc.