Panama Fishing Reports

Marlin Bite Starting To Heat Up In Panama - The marlin bite is starting to pick up in Panama. We are starting to get some nice marlin bites and tuna moving in the area of Punta Burica. Doug and Jon green of Jacksonville, FL., and Angelo and Kylie of Australia enjoyed some of the great action a more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Fly fishing was hot for sailfish - flyfishing was hot at hooked on panama fishing resort.howard mckinneys zero stress tournament at lodge raised 207 sails in 4 days with 44 sails caught with cathy cecil as top angler with 10 sails.nice dorado were also caught.mike trotter was the host more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Wide Open Billfish Bite!! AND ..TUNA! - There is no better place to be than offshore Panama right now. Unless you are offshore Golfito, Costa Rica. Our boats are doing VERY well in both locales. Sailfish are the hottest ticket to the show. It's time too get here ASAP with your fly ge more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

96 Sails Raised In 3 Days At Hooked On Panama Fishing Resort - Hooked On Panama had aterrific week with dennis and kate raffin and there other 2 guest.they raised 96 sails with a 30% hook up with dorado,tuna,and a few marlin hookups also.fishing continues to be great with some braid lures catching 40 to 100lb tu more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Sailfish and Dorado are Red Hot in Panama - Hello to all: First a little background. Our new lodge, with it's beach front location sits less than two miles from Blue water, the highway for all pelagic species found here in Panama. In the last two weeks we have had phenomenal catches r more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Blue Marlin &Dorado, What Could Be Better !!! - Even with the unsettled weather caused by a strong cold front and some heavy rain (mostly on the Atlantic side), we are having a great start to the prime marlin season here in the southern Pacific. Add to that the almost constant daily action on more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Big Yellowfin Bite ! - We had a boat out following the recent honda tropicale or low pressure system that just dumped a LOt of rain over a two day period, and after some morning searching, found a good number of seabirds and the yellowfin ON TOP ! With two surf/spi more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Fish are STILL here !! - Still having good luck 10 miles westerly outside Isla Ladrones on small yellowfin to 40 lb., a FEW sails around, while the bulk of the BLACK MARLIN are being taken on rigged football tuna or bonito around Ladrones and off Punta Burica. WAHOO more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Wahoo-Tuna-Dorado Bite Wide Open ! - Even though the passing tropical depressions, Hanna, Ike, and family have kept us at home for the most part, when we do have boats out, all anglers are having a great time with very good sized WAHOO, some BIG yellowfin, and enough DORADO bites t more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

August-Sept. Marlin on NOW ! - Numbers of BLACK MARLIN raised per day seem to be increasing daily. Yesterday was typical Little Summer day. Blue skies, sun, easy breeze. Boats that are out Are targeting schools of bonito and skipjack, waiting for the tuna to appea more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica