Fishing Reports by Capt. Dean Panos

Epic Battle - In my last report, I stated that this was the best sailfish season we have had in Miami in the past 5 years and that is the truth, and it keeps getting better. The past few weeks we have had some very consistent sailfishing. Not only is it consiste more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

I Can't Believe It! - Can't believe we are already in mid-February. Winter and spring are my favorite times of year to fish in South Florida. Winter is my favorite season for sailfish and it's almost half gone already. There is nothing like waking up in the morning, the more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Sailfish Season - 2023 is starting off just fine. We have had some very cold cold fronts which always sparks up the fishing and it has. Sailfishing is consistent and getting better number wise. We have caught a sailfish on every trip this month except for one trip. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Happy New Year! - Happy New Year! Tomorrow, we bring in a New Year. 2022 wasn't bad but it had its fill of difficulties. Supply chain issues still exist, highest gas prices we have ever seen, and the cost of goods and services is crazy. Everything from marina ra more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Happy Thanksgiving - Happy Thanksgiving! Hope everyone has a great day with friends and family. We are in fall fishing mode and our primary species are making their presence known. We have been catching sailfish or multiple sailfish on practically every single trip. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Fishing is Getting Good Again - Hurricane Ian was devastating to our neighbors to the west and we wish them a speedy and total recovery. On our side we did not get any of the effects of the hurricane. What the hurricane did though was stir up the Atlantic below us and sent a bunc more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Tme for Fall Fishing - Summer is officially over and that is good news for us. We rely heavily on fishing for mahis in the Gulfstream during the summer. It has been a staple in the charter and recreationally summer fishery since I was a kid. We have seen slow years and b more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Summertime - It is summer in South Florida. With summer comes mahi fishing in the Gulfstream, swordfishing both day and night, and trips to the Bahamas. Starting with mahis – mahis are found in the Gulfstream in South Florida. These trips consist of mostly run more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Welcome Tuna - We are in the prime of blackfin tuna fishing in Miami and yellowfin tuna fishing in the Bahamas. For the past month we have had blackfin tunas every trip. It started with 1 or 2 tunas per trip and just yesterday we caught 6 big blackfins on a half more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Spring Fishing Has Begun - Spring fishing is here. The sailfish have made their way down to Miami and are sticking around. Almost every day this past week we have had 4 or 5 sailfish releases and have seen up to a dozen sailfish per day. Also very encouraging, is the number more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami