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Flatwhiskered Catfish

Flatwhiskered Catfish

Pinirampus pirinampu

  • 3lakes
  • 104logged catches
  • 7.43 kg heaviest logged

Flatwhiskered Catfish (Pinirampus pirinampu) is a fast-growing catfish species inhabiting the Amazon and the Paraguay River as well as their tributaries. Active and swift, these fish love deep waters and open spaces. They have characteristically elongated gray bodies and large flattened heads, each specimen brandishing a set of long barbels. Given a good diet, a Flatwhiskered Catfish can grow to be 90 cm in length and 8-9 kg in weight. It feeds on fish.

What actually catches it ranked by real logged catches

Baits

Dead Lambari Fish 7 Huge Cutbait 7 Aracu Minnow 4 Shiners 3 Large Minnows 2 Large Cutbait 2 Leeches 2 Meat Chunk 1 Dobsonfly Larva 1 Duck Mussel Meat 1 Frog 1 Banded Aracu Minnow 1

Lures

Crankbait 1 m, #3/0 2 X-Series Bass Jig 56 g, #6/0 2 Buzzbait 28 g, #5/0 1 Crayfish 10 cm 1 X-Series Glow Craw 10 cm 1 Buzzbait 28 g, #5/0 1

Best setups by lake 3 lakes with data

Marron River — 44 catches , best 7.4 kg

  • Huge Cutbait Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 7×
  • Dead Lambari Fish Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 5×
  • Aracu Minnow Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Aracu Minnow Hook #4/0 Feeder bottom 2×

Maku-Maku Lake — 31 catches , best 6.54 kg

  • Dead Lambari Fish Hook #5/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Leeches Hook #4/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Shiners Hook #7/0 Feeder bottom 2×
  • Large Cutbait Hook #5/0 Feeder bottom Shore 1×

Amazonian Maze — 29 catches , best 7.43 kg

  • Crankbait 1 m, #3/0 Spinning 2×
  • Buzzbait 28 g, #5/0 Spinning Shore 1×
  • X-Series Bass Jig 56 g, #6/0 Spinning 1×
  • Meat Chunk Hook #5/0 Feeder bottom 1×

How to catch

How to catch a unique Flatwhiskered Catfish? You can catch this fish either with bait or lures.

If you prefer to use natural baits, then the best way to catch Flatwhiskered Catfish would be to use Shiners on a size #7/0 hook.

If you are more into artificial lures, you should go for some Crayfish. The most successful lure is Carolina Pumpkin Crayfish 10 cm.

Where to find it

Amazonian Maze Brazil Marron River Bolivia Maku-Maku Lake Peru

Also listed as effective documented, but not seen in the catch log

Medium Cutbait Freshwater Prawns Crawfish

Data compiled from fp-collective and the Fishing Planet Wiki . Snapshot taken 2026-08-20. Game content and imagery © Fishing Planet LLC.