Panama Fishing Reports

Worldwide Merry Christmas !! - Angling for black marlin, dorado, a few remaining wahoo, and some more BIG yellow fin tuna continues, and will now only get better. Maybe except for the hoo's. Montuosa continues the favorite spot, as the proximity of the Humbolt Current keep more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

All Marlin, All Tuna, ALL THE TIME !! - Here we are in December, getting ready for summer here in our Panama and Costa Rica fishing grounds. All signs point to another fantastic season in both venues, with more tuna expected on the Panama side while Costa Rica, outside our home port more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Looking Good NOW ! Even BETTER for 2010 ! - We're still enjoying the fantastic YELLOW FIN TUNA bite here, mostly fishing our favorite water, the area around Isla Montuosa. Surface poppers, the best lately in chartreuse, and butterfly jigs in pink/white or pink/chrome are the tickets to more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Black Marlin/Big Yellowfin Remain Strong !! - Even though this time of year many anglers chase the wahoo here in our waters, the opportunities for a big black marlin and hot action with jumbo yellowfin tuna is a daily occurrence. The waters around Isla Ladrones will be holding more and more more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Wahoo-Yellowfin Bite Continues STRONG!! - For those of you who regularly check my reports for recent updates, info, and maybe just because you MISS PANAMA, I appreciate your e-mails and charter requests. We continue to score with some very respectable WAHOO and the popper and butterfly more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Tuna -Dorado-Wahoo Bite Wide Open !! - Virtually every place we can think of to take the boat puts us on fantastic action. The area around Islas Secas, and between there, and on a line with, Isla Ladrones, have been producing non-stop big catches of wahoo, dorado , and yellowfin tun more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Popping for Yellow Fins---Pure Adrenalin !!!! - Had two charters targeting big yellow fin tuna out around Isla Montuosa and the Hannibal Bank last week. We never even MADE it to the Bank ! Porpoise , and tuna below, were centered off Montuosa, with so many bonito around, why would they move more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Yellowfin Bite Still Awesome!! - What could possibly be better than yellowfin tuna in excess of 100 pounds hitting SURFACE POPPERS and at times coming full out of the blue Pacific to nail them!!! This is what´s happening now, and has been going on almost non-stop , for the more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Marlin/Tuna Offshore--Inshore HOT !! - Last two days have been wet, with a low pressure passing by. Last Thursday, we did a ¨Modified Offshore Trip¨, whereby we swing out about 7-8 miles in an arc that takes us from Mata Palo to La Chancha, or if we go the other way, Pavones to Piedra more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

BIG Tuna--And BIGGER Marlin !!! - Isla Montuosa and the Hannibal Bank are loaded with very big yellowfin tuna at this writing. Black Marlin are also in very good numbers at both locations, along with Isla Ladrones area, and in the ¨trench¨that runs all the way into Puerto Armue more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica