That’s what Steve Andersen thought on his first peacock bass trip to the Rio Negro, a tributary of the Amazon in northern Brazil. Guides and anglers who had caught peacocks before warned the fish ...

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but there’s only one place in the sea to catch a very special kind of fish. Deco’s Chris Van Vliet is here to reel us in with the details. Peacock bass are an ...

The peacock bass is a bucket list item for many anglers but an excursion to the Amazon to fish for this colorful and aggressive species costs thousands of dollars. Fortunately, there's a much more ...

This video breaks down the very best spot in Florida to target huge, hard-hitting peacock bass. The water is crystal clear, the structure is perfect, and the fish strike with unreal aggression. Every ...

HIALEAH, Fla. — Everyone who has cast a line into the water dreams of the 'Big One.' Felipe Prieto of Hialeah was fishing in a Broward County lake with live bait. When he finally got a bite, it turned ...

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Dec. 12 (UPI) --Researchers have quantified the long-term effects of an invasive predator fish on native populations in Panama. The results aren't good. Peacock bass, Cichla ...

Those exotic South American peacock bass that were transplanted in South Florida are growing so quickly that fishing records are being broken almost as soon as they are established. The most recent ...

Capt. Alan Zaremba of Hollywood reported that sight-fishing for big peacock bass has been the best way to catch the colorful fish in South Florida’s urban canals because water levels are stable and ...

UATUMÃ RIVER, BRAZIL – It felt as if someone had tied the 85-pound test braided line to an anvil and chunked it over the side of the boat. That is how an Amazon peacock bass, especially a big one, ...

A translucent white peacock bass is rare enough — watching it grow is even better. The unique coloration becomes clearer with ...