Boca Chica Fishing Reports

Panama - Boca Chica - Golfito, Costa Rica Area-Punta Burica to Drake's Bay Plenty of blue marlin outside. Not unusual to have one to three hookups per day. Releasing them is another matter entirely, but getting them up and on is always a thrill. SAILFISH- Very st more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - COSTA RICA-GOLFITO AREA-OFFSHORE Now rated #2 in the WORLD, Golfito continues to make it's mark with great billfishing. A severe cold front almost shut down the bite, but there were still some good release numbers for the harder-working captains more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica Wide Open Bite on Billfish !! The waters outside of GOLFITO, now rated #2 in the WORLD as a sailfishing destination, are alive with the Pez Vela and some very big BLUE MARLIN. Black MARLIN are being hooked up closer in, on the 200 m more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica--Golfito Offshore Sailfish numbers continue to increase every trip out. Schools of three-five now getting common. Live baiting with sardines is a blast. Client WAYNE MALLOY and son BUDDYhave had a great five day run. We started with more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Golfito-Punta Burica-SUMMER IS HERE!!! FINALLY, AFTER A LONG, AND VERY WET HURRICANE SEASON, THINGS HAVE STRAIGHTENED OUT TO SUMMER, AND FROM HERE ON OUT (TO JUNE) THAT MEANS MORE AND MORE BILLFISH. FISHING PUNTA BANCO LAST FRIDAY FOR A COUPLE more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Costa Rica-Golfito to Punta Burica Seas improving and seaonal change to summer continuing gradually. YELLOWFIN TUNA and BLACK MARLIN continue to dominate the offshore action. some very nice tunas to over 200 lbs. ,along with everything from 'foo more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Golfito, Costa Rica Weather has begun to straighten out afterStan and all his badness paid us a visit. Inshore is still the 'answer' here. Lots of big roosters prowling outside the surf and around our deep waypoints. We had amberjack to 35 lbs., more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Temporary RITA' Shutdown in Panama/Costa Rica Until the rains and low pressure move off, now is NOT the time to head to Panama, or Costa Rica for that matter. Charters out of DAVID experienced very slim pickings outside Isla Parida and as far more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Golfito to Punta Burica and Panama OFFSHORE September is BLACK MARLIN time here in the Southern Zone of Costa Rica. Right now until the end of November, huge schools of squid bring the tuna close to shore and the marlin and tuna both feed o more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica

Panama - Boca Chica - Our area in Panama is now offering excellent angling for trophy Wahoo. Fish to 100 lbs. are taken, with the average between 30 & 70 lbs. Huge schools of yellowfin tuna, with fish to 300lbs. taken almost daily, are now present in the Isla Ladrones, Is more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Boca Chica