Fishing Report - 11/28/09

GREETING FROM THE TROPICS

THIS WEEK WE WERE GLAD TO WELCOME BACK OUR GREAT FRIEND CAPTAIN TRAVIS PETERSON, OWNER OF ALASKA CHARTER SERVICE. TRAVIS CAME TO PANAMA FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO GIVE ME A HELPING HAND AND TO GET IN ON SOME OF THE FISHING ACTION. JOINING TRAVIS THIS WEEK WERE ANGLERS; GREG AND DAVE ROBERTS, MIKE KINGSLEY, JUSTIN ALLENSWORTH, DAVE CARLSON, ROD JOHNSON AND LEE MARGRAVE. SINCE TRAVIS IS THE ONE THAT STARTED THE, "GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS," FISHING REPORT WHEN HE WAS A CAPTAIN FOR PESCA PANAMA, I ASK HIM AND HE AGREED TO PUT HIS "SPIN" ON THIS WEEK'S FISHING ACTION.

RETURNING TO PANAMA IS MORE OF A HOMECOMING THAN A FISHING TRIP TO ME. ANYONE RETURNING TO FISH WITH JAY AND THE PESCA PANAMA CREW WOULD AGREE THAT STEPPING ONTO THE BARGE IS NOT DIFFERENT THAN VISITING OLD FRIENDS. THE SAME YOUNG AGGRESSIVE CAPTAINS ARE STILL HERE AND JAY, AS ALWAYS GREETS YOU WITH A SMILE. PAST FISHING MEMORIES AND NEW ANTICIPATIONS COMBINE TOGETHER IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE TRIP TO COME. THIS YEAR WAS NO DIFFERENT.

THIS GROUP OF ANGLERS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD RUN OF THE MILL, WANT TO CATCH A FEW FISH BUNCH OF GUYS. THESE GUYS NOT ONLY WANT TO CATCH FISH THEY WANT TO CATCH THEM THEIR WAY. ROD, DAVE CARLSON AD GREG ARE FLY FISHERMAN AND ARRIVED IN PANAMA WITH A PILE OF TACKLE. JUSTIN AND MIKE ARE TOP WATER FISHERMAN AND COME TO COIBA TO EXPERIENCE THE TOPWATER ACTION THIS AREA IS FAMOUS FOR.

ROD TOOK THE TALLY, 33 SPECIES THIS WEEK! YOU HAVE TO LOVE PANAMA! WE LUCKED INTO A DORADO LOG THIS WEEK SO FULL OF DORADO WE RELEASED FISH UNTIL WE WERE TIRED OF LANDING THEM! YOUNG ROD JOHNSON, AT 89 YEARS OLD, LANDED HIS FIRST EVER BLACK MARLIN ESTIMATED AT 400 POUNDS.

LEE HAD A HELL OF A DAY WHEN HE LANDED 8 WAHOO BY HIMSELF! THEN HE ADDED A YELLOWFIN TUNA TO HIS CATCH. THIS IS THE ONE TIME OF YEAR WHEN WAHOO, LOTS OF DORADO, YELLOWFIN TUNA AND BLACK MARLIN ARE ALL AVAILABLE.

GREG AND HIS BROTHER DAVID HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING THIS WEEK. THE SECOND DAY OUT THE BROTHERS HOOKED AND LANDED A 80 LB YELLOWFIN ON TOP-WATER AND DAVE WENT ON TO CATCH HIS FIRST DORADO ON THE FLY! GREG AND DAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE GREAT LUCK SEEING GOOD ACTION ON THE SECRET BEACH AND EXPERIENCING WIDE OPEN DORADO FISHING.

ROD AND DAVE HAD GREAT LUCK OFFSHORE FISHING DORADO, BUT FOUND THE INSHORE ACTION A BIT SLOW ON THE FLY! DAVE DID MANAGE TO GET IN ON SOME SECRET BEACH ACTION AND LANDED A NUMBER OF JUVENILE CUBERA ON THE FLY. ROD ALSO FOUND A BIT OF LUCK INSHORE WHEN HE LANDED HIS FIRST BLACK SNOOK.

MIKE, JUSTIN AND LEE ARE CASTING FANATICS AND ALSO HAD TO WORK FOR THEIR INSHORE FISH THIS WEEK. THE GUYS DID MANAGE TO GET INTO SOME ACTION AND SAW GOOD NUMBERS OF DORADO. JUSTIN HAD THE FISH OF THE WEEK WHEN HE LANDED AN ESTIMATED 40 POUND MULLET SNAPPER ON TOP-WATER.

IT HAS BEEN A GREAT WEEK FULL OF LAUGHS AND FISHING ACTION! I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN!!

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAINS JAY GUSTIN AND TRAVIS PETERSON

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK: WITH THE FISHING SEASON STARTED I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO REMIND OUR ANGLERS OF FISHING TACKLE THEY MIGHT WANT TO BRING WITH THEM. THOUGH WE PROVIDE ALL TACKLE IT NEVER IS A MISTAKE TO BRING SOME EXTRA WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING TO ANY REMOTE FISHING SPOT. HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS.

• YOUR OWN RODS AND REELS IF YOU LIKE FISHING WITH LIGHT TACKLE, BOTH CONVENTIONAL OR SPINNING
• FLY TACKLE IF YOU ARE A FLY FISHERMAN
• EXTRA LINE IF YOU ARE BRINGING REELS
• EXTRA ROD TIPS IF YOU ARE BRINGING RODS
• FLUOROCARBON LEADER IF YOU LIKE FISHING WITH IT
• YO ZURI GT BULL AND SASHIMI BULL POPPERS ALONG WITH THE WILLIAMSON JET POPPER IN BOTH THE LARGE AND SMALL SIZE SIZE ARE GOOD CHOICES. ALL COLORS WORK
• YO ZURI CRYSTAL MINNOW OR RAPALA PLUGS IN THE MEDIUM SIZE AND VARIOUS COLORS
• VARIOUS BRANDS OF 150 GRAM BUTTERFLY JIGS. THE SUMO JR & TADY #6 JIGS IN BLUE AND CHROME ARE ALSO VERY GOOD
• ANY FAVORITE MARLIN LURES
• OF COURSE YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME OTHER TACKLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING AND BY ALL MEANS BRING IT IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING TACKLE YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME, JJGPANAMA@HOTMAIL.COM.

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK:


MATE CHICHI AND LEE WITH ONE OF THIS WEEK'S MANY DORADO


JUSTIN WITH AN ARMLOAD OF ROOSTERFISH


JUSTIN WITH A CUBERA SNAPPER CAUGHT ON LIVE BAIT


DAVE'S FIRST ROOSTER


MIKE WITH A BEAUTIFUL BLUE TREVALLE


BROTHERS DAVE AND GREG WITH A SCHOOLIE YELLOWFIN TUNA


GREG WITH A BLUE TREVALLE. A GREAT FIGHTING INSHORE FISH


89 YEAR OLD, ROD JOHNSON'S BLACK MARLIN CAUGHT AT THE FAMOUS HANNIBAL BANK


AN ARDENT AND ACCOMPLISHED FLY FISHERMAN, DAVE CARLSON WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENTICING DORADO TO STRIKE HIS FLY.


ROD AND CAPTAIN TOMMY LOOK HAPPY WITH THEIR CATCH