Fishing with the Ramirez family in El Gato

Fishing in the rainforest of Tambopata with the Ramirez family, is an experience that visitors will not forget. Not just because of the diversity of the fish species of the region, but because of sharing the activity with them and learning their awesome culture and way of life. They have always been fishermen, since they arrived to El Gato, in the community of Baltimore. They live next to a creek that gave its name to the place and is an affluent of the Tambopata river. That creek is home to many fish species like piranhas, catfish, eels, and others.

To get to the place at the El Gato Creek where the Ramirez fish, you must walk for about 20 minutes through the rainforest from their house, which is 4 hours upriver from Puerto Maldonado. The place is a beautiful sand beach where nature is all around and waits for someone to enjoy it.  The equipment that the local family uses is artisanal, and they teach you how to use it.

Patience is necessary while trying to catch anything, even more if the objective is a river monster like a big catfish. And patience is most of the times well paid. But the price is not just the fishes, but the experience of sharing such an activity with local people of the Amazon rainforest.

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