09/16/2026
— TUESDAY LIFER SPOTLIGHT —
In today's LIFER SPOTLIGHT post, we have a "Cachara" (Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum) that I caught earlier this year in Cáceres, Mato Grosso, Brazil, on June 25th. This was my 756th Lifer.
Fun fact of the day: The "Cachara" or "Sorubim-cachara" is a prized fish in Brazil for human consumption. According to the "Ribeirinhos" — the traditional river-dwelling folks who live along the banks of the major rivers in the Pantanal and Amazon — it is a fish with a lot of SUCCULENT, BONELESS meat.
The Lifer in the photo was released back to the Paraguay River to live another day; however, the Inner Circle and I did experience some FRIED PSEUDOPLATYSTOMA in the city of Anastácio in Mato Grosso do Sul. We ordered a plate of "Pintado á Milanesa" in the "Restaurante Amarelinho:" a place known for serving not only the "Natural Vi**ra of the Pantanal" (a.k.a. Piranha stew), but also many different species of FRIED FISH. Dare I say — both of them were DELICIOUS.
Anyways... The Cachara was one of my last Lifers from the city of Cáceres in the state of Mato Grosso. I caught it during the LAST DAY of OPERATION JUNGLE FISHFARE (a.k.a. my Lifelisting trip throughout the Brazilian Pantanal) on a live "Sardinha" (Triportheus nematurus) on a Gamakatsu circle hook. Heh.
Pretty cool fish, huh?! I can't wait to go back to Brazil in 2027 for my next Lifelisting operation down there!
