Fishing Reports by Capt. Dean Panos

Up and Down - It's been 3 weeks since my last report and sorry for the delay, but the Miami Boat Show was in town I have been swamped with trips. The fishing has been a bit up and down. The week prior to the Boat Show, the sailfishing was actually pretty good. more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Double Digits Early In the Season - For the better part of January, the sailfishing has been very slow. Everyone was complaining and was wondering what was going on. It simply was a lack of cold fronts to get these fish moving again. Well last week we had three cold fronts in a row more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Mix It Up - The fishing over the past few weeks has slowed down a bit. We really haven't had decent conditions with current, wind and water clarity, and when the conditions improved, they only lasted a day or so. We are still managing one or two sailfish a day more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Happy New Year - I wish everyone a safe and prosperous 2015 and want to thank all my clients, friends and family for a great 2014. This past year was my busiest season ever and one of the most memorable ones and none of that is possible without a great set of custom more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Tournament Season is Here - Operation Sailfish out of Palm Beach was just this past weekend and was our first sailfish tournament of this season. I am running a beautiful brand new 39 SeaVee with twin IPS drives and a tower. This is one of the most amazing boats built and is more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Double Digits Early In the Season - Sailfish season officially starts in November and ends around the end of April. In November you expect 2 to 4 shots a day, sometimes less and sometimes more. With a string of cold fronts already making there way past South Florida, we are seeing sig more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Sailfish Season Is Here - You can feel a slight change in the weather with cooler temperatures and cooler evenings. A few cold fronts have also made there way down here. Besides the crispness in the air, you can see it as you are running down the edge. The sailfish tournam more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Cold Fronts are Coming - The past couple of days I have been at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show doing sea trials for SeaVee Boats. They had the new 34-stepped hull boat there and the 39 and 32 stepped hulls. I was primarily doing the sea trials for the 34. Wow what a boat more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

A Little Bit of Everything - As is typical for October I have done quite a few swordfish trips, trips on the edge, mahi trips offshore and our first wahoo trip to Bimini of the season. Starting with the swordfish trips, we have had some really good trips and also some slow trip more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami

Trip of a Lifetime! - Sorry for the delay between reports but I have been extremely busy and also took a short trip to Venice Louisiana to catch big yellowfin tunas. The trip to Venice was very successful and I had a blast catching fish and hanging out with friends. In more...
Capt. Dean Panos - Miami