Fishing is good right now on the Tuna Coast of Panama. All the interesting species are around and biting and there's some trophy fish to be had. Weather has been pretty unstable for the past 2 weeks, with scattered thunderstorms and occasional bursts of wind, so going offshore for tuna was not the best option. The boats stayed close by where both popping and jigging delivered.

Last week we had Bill and Lisa, from San Diego, fishing with Eduardo. They got many amberjacks and silk snappers on the deeper jigging marks. At the coast fishing was ok, nothing more. They went twice for the bigger tunas offshore. The fish were definitely there but not cooperating, refusing to take poppers and even sardines. Only one 90/100 pound fish was hooked and landed. Here is Bill in the ultimate moments of the fight, puting a nice bend on the Daiwa GT86 to try and lift the yellowfin.

It was a pleasure to meet you guys !

Next was Johan and Seth, from Sweden, who fished with Chino. They stayed inshore and had good action and variety, mostly on topwater. They got quite a few species that eluded the other boat, and vice-versa. In this short video they hooked into an estimated 500+ marlin that took a jig in 120 ft. of water. The fish unhooked himself on the first jump.

2 weeks ago our friends Troy and Dan came back to the lodge. Sadly they experienced the slowest week we've had this year. Even down here things get difficult sometimes. Oh they got some fish, as is always the case, but the fishing was nothing to brag about, really. + luck was not on their side and the 3-4 fish that would have changed the trip were lost, including a corvina estimated at 50 pounds that jumped tarpon-style right next to the boat. Here are a few pictures of Troy's daughter Bethany who still had a good time for her first saltwater fishing experience.

Next are a few pictures from Colin, who was back to the lodge after a 2 year break. It was Colin's 6th time fishing with Panafishing so for him to take a picture, it has to be a nice fish !