Let's be honest, this was not a week to remember. Sure, there was decent variety and quantities of fish, but it was not quite what one could expect fishing out of Pedasi. Not everyone got rooster this week, so our good statistic of 100% of our clients catching a rooster on lure since we opened early february has fallen. This was predictable, though, as we move towards wet season, numbers will start to drop but more and more trophy fish will be caught.
Shoals of Colorado snappers laying on the surface were incredibly thick at times. One boat got about 50 of those in a few hours, all on topwater lures. We also saw 2 proper trophy fish this week: a monster roosterfish that fell for a 12cm rapala, and a very nice cubera snapper that hit the ever-effective Hybrida jerkbait.
It was nice to have Dave again at the lodge and meet his crew of friends. And a pleasure to see Drew and his son Scott again, and meet his brother Mark. Thanks all for the good times and vibes.

Mid-March, we hosted another group of German, this time all veterans of the Tuna Coast of Panama. The fishing was once again very typical of the dry season: some wind, many medium sized fish to be had on topwater, and roosters for everyone ! Out of the 40ish clients we had since the season opener early February, every single guest that came to Pedasi has had at least 1 roosterfish. And as always at Panafishing Adventure, all fish have been caught on artificial lures. This particular week, the average size of the rooster fish was very decent, as you can see in the pictures below. The jigging continues to be tough due to the very strong winds this year. As April comes the wind should come down, allowing for more variety to be caught on jig. The big fish including the mighty cubera snapper will also start to show up and humble even the most experienced anglers.

On a different note, we have a new Captain on the team. Chino will be missed but let me introduce our new Captain Wiljem who will without a doubt be appreciated by our guests. Here he is with a nice roosterfish:

Early March, we had the pleasure to have Robert come back at the lodge with another group of German, this time most of them newcomers to the Tuna Coast of Panama. The action was mostly on popper and at the coast, as the wind was way too strong to do anything else anyway. Fortunately there was lots of jacks and roosters at the Coast. Despite this week being the slowest Robert has experienced over his 7 or 8 times here in the dry season, everybody got some roosters on topwater lures. Wind is really strong this year, last time it was that bad was in 2015 when there was a strong El Nino.