Panama Fishing Reports

Hot Yellowfin Bite !! - Right now we´re doing maintenence at the lodge up in Costa Rica, but when last we fished outside the reefs of PUNTA BURICA, we were covered up with yellowfin tuna. Majority were in the 10-25 lb. class, although we did have one zinger on , usi more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Awesome Fishing Week - IT DON'T GET BETTER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fishing was awesome in panama last week. Capt. Oliver,Raffa, and Victor took out Kirk Sieber , Fred Spiker, Rad Tracher, and Blake Fourquier f more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Inshore-Bottom HOT !! - We had some great action in the estuary heading down to Boca Brava this past week. After cast-netting a baitwell full of sardina´s, we anchored up in different spots, depending on the tides force, and were rewarded with some very nice catches more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Dorado Slam ! - The first few days of May have seen the billfish action slow a bit, the tuna have moved farther offshore (40 miles) but the DORADO, for whatever reason, have jumped it up considerably out around the 15-20 mile slot. A trick I learned, (self more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Big Stan catches mix bag at Hooked on Panama Fishing Lodge - , more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

Marlin, Sails, Dorado, Tuna ALL Red HOT !! - Due to a lack of anglers this past 4 months, we are now faced with the problem of having TOO MANY FISH out here! Blue marlin, some very good ones hovering around 8-900 lbs. have been taken recently. Average size has been 350 -450lbs. Capt. more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

New York Captains visit Panama - Mike Dannon caught this nice rooster fish on a recent trip down to Panama with Joe Huckemeyer,Joe Miller,John Kipp, and Elliott Cundieff.Mike was fishing off the coast of Punta Burica.Several sails,dorado,small tunas,and rock snapper were also caught more...
Capt. John Kipp - Puerto Armuelles

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