Yellowfin tuna arrive in force Yellowfin tuna arrived in huge numbers during March, with many hitting the scales at 150 to 200lb (as pictured). Marlin are still being seen on a daily basis, but have proved reluctant to bite and so have been very difficult to catch. Regular visitor Ron Rocheleau caught a potentially record-breaking…
Record-sized roosterfish The inshore grounds have produced the best fishing we have seen for a long time. Off Isla Ladrones, Trevor Maunsch (age 15) caught and released two roosterfish believed to be 80lb and 85lb – bigger than the IGFA Junior record. His grandfather then caught another at around 60lb. The following day his uncle…
No crowds but plenty of fish Black marlin between 300 and 800lb, plus yellowfin tuna and amberjack dominated the offshore scene during October and November. This is our wet season so other than the humpback whales and their calves, clients enjoyed the famed waters of ‘Jurassic Park’ almost to themselves. There were more sunny days…
Marlin bite ahead of the rains We’ve enjoyed some exciting action with both black and blue marlin over the past couple of months. But the big yellowfin tuna have been sporadic, with some boats getting really lucky, and others only catching a few. Inshore fishing has been fantastic as usual, with many huge cubera snapper,…
Huge Black Marlin and Yellowfin Monster yellowfin tuna to 350lb – averaging more than 200lb – have provided much of the action here over the past two months. Each boat’s daily catch has averaged around 1000lb of fish, and most of the big fish action has occurred on Hannibal bank. Inshore fishing has also been…
Masses of huge yellowfin tuna The tuna bite in May was nothing short of spectacular, with every boat catching a 1,000lb of yellowfin tuna per day, with fish between 60 and 160lbs being caught on poppers and jigs over Hannibal Bank. During April the numerous tuna ignored everything but the millions of pelagic crabs swimming…
Lots of big Yellowfin February was amazing for some guests and a little disappointing for others. Some caught quite a few blue and black marlin in the 400 to 500lb range, while others caught everything but marlin. An offshore algae bloom stopped fishing for a few days, however, the inshore fishing remained great and clients…
Time for big numbers of big Marlin December and January brought a wave of dolphinfish ranging in size from 15 to 50lbs. They were everywhere! Then came good numbers of sailfish to 150lbs and schools of yellowfin tuna. At that time of year we would normally catch four black marlin for every blue, but this…
We are in the middle of a major renovation here – this finds me overseeing 4 different construction crews – all cabanas are gutted and being re-done – along with the clubhouse remodel – new infinity pool going in – new captains quarters – new engines in the Bertram and Albermarle and a new 28ft…
John Donovan, owner of the number one rated charter company in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Red Rum Cabo http://www.redrumcabo.com/ returned to Panama Big Game lodge with his brother Jim, cousin Bill Brady and myself-his “Pitch” instructor, Mason Tenaglia. We had a very good week with four days of the yellow fin bite at its best.…