Panama fishing report September 2007
Panama Big Game Fishing Club Isla Boca Brava
Chiriqui Republic of Panama
 I
was lucky enough to spend four days on the water at Panama Big Game this
September taking pictures for New Jersey boys Ron Torkas and Joe Ozalas.
Wahoo to 50 lbs. were everywhere. I lost count early on. Small yellow fin
tuna were hitting on top water—exciting action! Lots of small dorado,
yellow snapper, blue jack, bonito, and rainbow runners kept the boys busy
with too many jack and houndfish to keep track of. Oh yeah, we ran into a
couple of Marlin too.
We fished four full days with Captain Tati and mate Eddie in a 31'
Bertram. Most of the time we fished near pinnacles in the area of Montuosa
but also visited Islas Secas for roosterfish and Los Ladrones for snapper.
Poor Ron and Joe hardly had time to fish for Marlin with all the wahoo
action. "No more wahoo!" was the final decision. This cleared the decks
for serious marlin battles. Early on day three, we arrived at Montuosa,
quickly landed five bonito for bait and dropped them over with a couple of
live blue runners for variety. Joe hooked up with a marlin almost
immediately, fought for about 45 minutes and released a black weighing in
the 350 lbs. neighborhood. We had barely recovered when Ron hooked another
black. After about a half hour fighting the marlin in the pouring rain,
Ron released his black, also running about 350 lbs. We spent the rest of
the day bottom bumping for huge snapper and casting surface plugs for
tuna. Not bad for the off-season. Check out the picture of Ron with his
Rooster.
We usually arrived back at the lodge by 5:30 or 6:00, showered and spent
the rest of the evening gorging on Lee's sushi, ceviche, home cooking,
drinking rum and telling lies. Great fun! The rooms are large, air
conditioned, with king-size beds and the showers have plenty of hot water.
The mini-bars are kept chock full of beer and cokes (no extra charge).
I don't know why anyone would call August/September the "off" season. It
rained on us once during the day, the weather was reasonably cool, and
there was no one else fishing anywhere in the area. The seas boiled with
life. We probably could have nailed more marlin but the boys wanted to
taste everything the area had to offer. Bruce Morris
Lee, thank you very much for making our fishing trip a
very memorable one. I had great time! The fishing, staff,
food, service and accommodations were excellent. The travel between
airports and taxis that you arranged to get us to and from Boca Brava were
flawless. Your crew knows how to catch fish and the sights of all the
islands and nature while we were fishing were awesome! You run a top
quality operation and I would highly recommend your destination to anyone
who wants to catch a black marlin and a lot of fish too. Best of
continued success to you. Sincerely, Joe Ozalas.
Hi Lee, Thanks for a great time at your lodge and thank
your crews for a great stay and fishing trip, it was good to have caught a
once in a life time snapper like the one I caught (60 - 70 lbs). I will be looking
forward to the next trip to your lodge. Best Regards, Martel
Muhlestein
Many thanks to our clients for
sending the great photos!
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