Fishing Report - 06/09/07

GREETINGS FROM PESCA PANAMA

SNAPPERS, MARLIN, WAHOO, ROOSTERFISH, TUNA

THIS WEEK PESCA PANAMA WELCOMED RETURNING ANGLERS RON SMITH AND JIM CHELL. THEY WERE ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN SCOTT, GEORGE BOLTON AND PETE TURNER.  ALL THESE FISHERMEN NOW LIVE IN FLORIDA.  LEN EDDY AND RICK STANLEY, A COUPLE OF CANADIANS, WERE ALSO IN THE GROUP THIS WEEK.  WHEN RICK ASK ME IF I HAD EVER TRIED FISHING WITH A CUT PLUG HERRING IN PANAMA I THOUGHT, NOW THIS GUY MIGHT JUST BE A CANADIAN, EH.

RICK STARTED THINGS OF BY LANDING A BRIGHT CORVINA THAT EVERYONE ENJOYED FOR DINNER THE  FIRST NIGHT WE WERE ANCHORED OUT IN THE SECAS ISLANDS.  THIS WAS THE NIGHT THAT THE WIND JUST HOWLED AND THE OCEAN WAVES PAWED AT THE BARGE ALL NIGHT.  WITH THE COMING OF DAWN THE WIND AND WAVES DROPPED OFF.  THE REST OF THE WEEK OUR ANGLERS ENJOYED EXCELLENT FISHING CONDITIONS WITH CALM SEAS WITH VERY LITTLE RAIN.

BLACK MARLIN ACTION WAS GOING OFF ON HANNIBAL BANK THIS WEEK.  LEN CAUGHT AND RELEASED AN ESTIMATED 450 LB BLACK. THE FISH WENT AIR BORNE AND WAS CHARGING THE BOAT.  THE DECKHAND AND CAPTAIN HIT THE DECK WHILE RICK HID BEHIND THE CONSOLE AND SNAPPED A GREAT PHOTO.  WITH NO WHERE TO GO LEN JUST KEPT REELING IN THE SLACK LINE AS THE FISH TWISTED IN MID AIR AND FELL BACK INTO THE OCEAN RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM!  THE FOLLOWING DAY RICK CONNECTED WITH A 200 LB BLACK MARLIN, HIS FIRST, AND MADE A NICE CATCH AND RELEASE.

JOHN AND GEORGE HAD THE WORKOUT OF THEIR LIVES WHEN A BLACK MARLIN ESTIMATED TO WEIGH AROUND 800 LBS ATE A LIVE BONITA. AFTER 2 1/2 HRS OF STAND UP FISHING, JOHN HANDED THE FISH OFF TO GEORGE WHO WOULD GO CLOSE TO ANOTHER 1 1/2 HOURS BEFORE THEY HAD THE FISH TO THE BOAT.

RON, PETE AND JIM WERE INTO THE BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS LANDING SEVEN ONE DAY.  THE SNAPPERS WEIGHTED BETWEEN A LOW OF 40 AND AS HIGH AS 60 LBS.  THIS SAME GROUP GOT INTO THE YELLOWFIN TUNA ACTION WHILE FISHING NEAR MONTUOSA ISLAND.  THEY CAUGHT TUNA UP TO 150 LBS ON LIVE BAIT AND ALL THE 30 TO 40 LB TUNA YOU COULD REEL IN ON POPPERS.

WE HAD AN AMAZING VARIETY OF FISH CAUGHT THIS WEEK. THEY INCLUDED; CORVINA, ROOSTERFISH, BLACK MARLIN, YELLOWFIN TUNA, BONITA, BARRACUDA, POMPANO, JACK CREVELLE, BLUE JACK, AMBER JACK, CUBERA SNAPPER, MULLET SNAPPER, YELLOW SNAPPER, ROCK SNAPPER, RED SNAPPER, PINK SNAPPER, RAINBOW RUNNER, BULL SHARK, DORADO, WAHOO AND SIERRA MACKAREL.  IT WAS A FANTASTIC WEEK OF FISHING WITH A FANTASTIC GROUP OF ANGLERS!  THANKS RON FOR PUTTING THIS GROUPS TOGETHER.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIPS:  RON BROUGHT WITH HIM A LURE CALLED THE "TUNA HUNTER JR."  THIS LURE LOOKS LIKE THE YO ZURI GT BULL BUT IT IS SMALLER, WEIGHTS LESS, IS EASIER TO CAST AND PRODUCED LOTS OF FISH. THE ONLY PROBLEM WE FOUND WAS, THAT AFTER A CUBERA SNAPPER BIT A HOLE IN ONE, IT WOULD SINK!



RICK AND LEN LOOK PLEASED WITH THEIR TUNA CATCH


RICK'S FIRST WAHOO


JOHN SCOTT SHOWS US A CUBERA


RICK AND LEN WITH RED SNAPPERS TAKEN ON THE JIG


PETE LOOKS PLEASED WITH HIS ROOSTERFISH


TUNA TIME FOR RON


LOOKS LIKE JIM IS ENJOYING THE WEATHER AND HIS CATCH


PETE CLAIMS TO BE A BANKER BUT I THINK HE IS A PROFESSION ANGLER DISGUISED AS A BANKER


RON WITH A "PANAMANIAN" POMPANO


BIG GEORGE HEFTS A NICE WAHOO