Fishing Report - 04/28/07

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS,

BLACK MARLIN, BLACK MARLIN, BLACK  MARLIN

IF YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF REPORTS BACK I MADE MENTION OF A COOLER WATER CURRENT THAT HAD STARTED FLOWING OUR WAY.  FROM THIS REPORT I MADE THE PREDICTION THAT THE FISHING MIGHT START GETTING EVEN BETTER AS THE WATER COOLED OFF. WELL, MARK ONE UP FOR US!

AS THE WATER TEMPERATURES COOLED DOWN THE BLACK MARLIN BITE HEATED UP.  HARRY AND HOBIE LOWE ALONG WITH RETURNING ANGLERS: ROSS HOOKER, YES THAT IS HIS REAL NAME; STEVE DINKEL; DAN READ; MARK FIRING; DAVE IANNONE AND WHAT WE SUSPECT IS A DIRECT DESCENDENT OF LARRY THE CABLE GUY, MARTY TOMPKINS WERE HERE TO GET IN ON THE HOT MARLIN BITE. THE BLACK MARLIN WERE ACTIVELY FEEDING ON LIVE BONITA WHICH WERE CAUGHT AN QUICKLY BRIDLED UP TO A 18/0 CIRCLE HOOK.  THIS IS THE BAIT OF CHOICE HERE IN PANAMA FOR CATCHING BLACK MARLIN.

NOW LISTEN TO THIS, WHILE ONE OF OUR ANGLERS WAS POPPING FOR YELLOWFIN TUNA, A MULLET SNAPPER HIT THE POPPER AND GOT HOOKED.  AS THE ANGLER FOUGHT THE SNAPPER A BLACK MARLIN EXPLODED FROM THE OCEAN AN INHALED THE SNAPPER.  THE GUYS FISHING JUST LOOKED ON IN AMAZEMENT AS THE MARLIN  GREY HOUNDED AWAY WITH BOTH THE POPPER AND THE SNAPPER IN ITS' JAWS.

NOT TO BE OVER LOOKED WAS THE OTHER GREAT FISHING ACTION THAT WAS GOING ON THIS WEEK.  LARGE YELLOWFIN TUNA ARE STILL IN THE AREA WITH THE LARGEST LANDED THIS WEEK IN THE 200 LB CLASS.  SEVERAL NICE ROOSTERFISH WERE CAUGHT AND RELEASED ALONG WITH  SEVERAL CUBERA SNAPPERS IN THE 60 TO 70 LB RANGE.  THESE ARE SOME OF THE LARGEST CUBERA WE HAVE SEEN IN QUITE AWHILE.  THE WAHOO ARE ALSO HERE WITH THE LARGEST WE HEARD OF CAUGHT WAS AN 80 POUNDER CAUGHT BY ONE OF THE LOCAL SPORT FISHING BOATS WE FILLED UP WITH FUEL FROM THE BARGE. BUT WITH THE HOT MARLIN BITE ON A HANNIBAL BANK THE ANGLERS DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME TRYING TO CATCH ANYTHING ELSE.

DAVID HOOKED UP ON A LARGE FISH THAT JUST STAYED DOWN AND FOUGHT.  WHEN IT NEARED THE BOAT IT WAS A HUGE HAMMERHEAD SHARK THAT WAS ESTIMATED AT 500 LBS. WHEN THE LINE WAS CUT TO RELEASE THE SHARK IT MADE A HUGE SPLASH WITH HIS TALE THAT SOAKED THE ANGLER.

OUR FRIEND JIM MCCORD STOPPED BY THIS WEEK WITH PAUL VARTANIAN AND HIS CAPTAIN JEFF.  HE HAD RUN HIS 36' YELLOWFIN DOWN FROM LOS SUENOS, COSTA RICA TO FISH FOR A FEW DAYS. THEY HAD SOME GREAT TUNA ACTION ON POPPER NEAR JICRON ISLAND.  ON THEIR LAST DAY OF FISHING THEY CAUGHT A 160 LB YELLOWFIN ON A POPPER AND RELEASED A BLACK MARLIN THAT WAS OVER 10 FT LONG!

WHEN THE TALLY WAS MADE OUR ANGLERS HAD CAUGHT AND RELEASE 21 BLACK MARLIN THIS WEEK.  IT WAS INDEED ANOTHER EXCITING WEEK OF FISH AT PESCA PANAMA!

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN


STEVE HAS ANOTHER BIG MARLIN HOOKED UP


PAUL PROUDLY SHOWS US ON OF HIS TUNA THAT ENDED UP ON THE DINING TABLE AFTER IT PASSED OVER THE GRILL.


CAPTAIN JEFF ON JIM'S BOAT "PRIORITY" SHOWS US A BIG CUBERA BEFORE IT IS RELEASED


HOUSTON, WE ARE READY FOR LAUNCH


PAUL DROPS THE ROD AS HIS MARLIN "GETS SOME AIR"


JIM AND CAPT. JEFF WITH A 160 LB YELLOWFIN TAKEN ON A POPPER. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES JIM IS CRAZY.  JUST LOOK AT THE WAY HE IS DRESSED.


HARRY IS HOOKED UP TO A "BIG BLACK"


HAPPY DAN THE TUNA MAN


BLACK MARLIN TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT HAS GOT HIM HOOKED 


DAVE DISPLAYS AN AVERAGE ROOSTER BEFORE RELEASING THE FISH