amapá grande river — amapá
Coastal rivers and lakes of northern Amapá, with camurupim rolling in dark water. Remote, little-fished destination.
The area of the municipality of Amapá joins coastal rivers, flooded fields, lakes and mangroves where they meet the Atlantic. The Amapá Grande is known for camurupim, which rolls on the surface in channels and eddies and fights with high jumps. Snook and weakfish at the mouths and mangroves. In the lakes and freshwater igarapés, trairão. Infrastructure is limited and fishing depends on local operators and guides. Big tides and heavy rain in the first half of the year: plan your trip for the dry season.
best season
Dry season, September to December. In the first half of the year the rain is heavy and the rivers fill up.
Local rules: Lago Piratuba Biological Reserve and Maracá-Jipioca Ecological Station, in the region: fishing banned. Camurupim: catch and release. Check local rules. Camurupim is a threatened species (Vulnerable): catch and release only, preferably without lifting the fish out of the water; capture, retention and transport are prohibited.
- getting there
- From Macapá, about 300 km via the BR-156 to the town of Amapá. Then by boat.
- facilities
- Simple hotels in town, local guides and boatmen; sport fishing operations still developing.
- basin
- Amazon
- coast
- North Coast
tip
Camurupim has a hard mouth: hook it several times and lower the rod on the jump so it doesn't come off.
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what you can catch here
sources and references
Access, facilities and season information changes: check with the lodge, a local guide or the city hall before you travel.
- official ICMBio — Reserva Biológica do Lago Piratuba
- official ICMBio — Estação Ecológica de Maracá-Jipioca
- official Imprensa Nacional (DOU) — Portaria GM/MMA nº 1.667, de 27 de abril de 2026 (lista nacional de peixes ameaçados)Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) as Vulnerable