Fishing Report - 12/08/07

HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS

GROUPER, SNAPPER, RAINBOW, YELLOWFIN TUNA, AMBERJACK, WAHOO, ROOSTERFISH, BLACK MARLIN

PESCA PANAMA IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD TO HOOK UP WITH A MIXED BAG OF FISH.  BUT I  NEVER EXPECTED THE  MIXED BAG OF FISHERMEN THAT ARE FISHING WITH US.  IT IS REALLY SOMETHING SPECIAL TO FISH WITH ANGLERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS WEEK WE FISHED WITH A LOT OF RETURNING ANGLERS.  DANISH ANGLERS ALLAN ZEUTHEN, JAN SVENSTRUP AND HANS TREUTH FLEW 24 HOURS TO RETURN TO FISH WITH PESCA PANAMA.  FROM FRANCE WERE RETURNING FATHER AND SON ANGLERS DIDIER AND DANIEL ROMELOT.  FROM THE U. S. WERE RETURNING ANGLERS MICHAEL KINGSLEY, JUSTIN ALLENSWORTH, GREG ROBERTS AND A SPRY FISHERMEN WITH 85 YEARS OF LIVING UNDER HIS BELT, ROD JOHNSON.  THEY BROUGHT A COUPLE OF NEW TIMERS WITH THEM , PATRICK KEHOE AND BREWSTER SEARS. WE ALSO HAD A TWO MORE NEW COMERS THAT INCLUDED JAY CAMPANA AND GEOFFREY WILSON.

IF WAS A MOST EXCITING WEEK OF FISHING FOR MOST OF OUR ANGLERS.  WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN MACHO AT HANNIBAL BANK GEOFFERY LANDED A 50 LB YELLOWFIN ON A POPPER.  THEN DID A "PALM BEACH RELEASE" ON AN ESTIMATED 250 LB BLACK MARLIN FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 90 LB YELLOWFIN ON A POPPER. WHILE ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING JAY, WHO IS A VERY EXPERIENCED SALTWATER ANGLER, WAS COACHING AND OFFERING HELP AND ADVICE.  JAY ALSO LANDED SEVERAL BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS THIS WEEK ALONG WITH A HUGE 30 LB MULLET SNAPPER.

JUSTIN WAS WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO LIVE BAITING OFF THE "WALL" NEAR JICARITA ISLAND WHEN HE HOOKED INTO A BLACK MARLIN.  WHEN HE GOT THE MARLIN TO THE BOAT FOR A LIVE RELEASE IT WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH IN THE 500 PLUS LB RANGE. FISHING PARTNER MIKE ALSO CAUGHT AND RELEASE ANOTHER 500 LB PLUS BLACK MARLIN THIS WEEK.  HIS WAS CAUGHT ON HANNIBAL BANK.

BREWSTER LANDED A 60 LB ROOSTER FISH WHILE FISHING WITH CAPTAIN LUCHO ALONG WITH A COUPLE OF BIG CUBERAS.  MIKE ALSO LANDED SEVERAL BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS ALONG WITH SEVERAL 100 POUND YELLOWFIN TUNA.

ALLEN AND HANS WERE THROWING POPPERS WITH CAPTAIN TOMMY WHEN ALLEN HOOKED UP A 60 LB CUBERA SNAPPER.  HE LANDED THE FISH AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE A LIVE RELEASE.  UPON THEIR RETURN TO THE BARGE HE GAVE ME A HEARTH FELT THANKS FOR THE BEST DAY OF FISHING HE SAID HE HAD EVER HAD IN HIS LIFE.  I CONGRATULATED HIM ON HIS NUMEROUS CATCHES THAT DAY BUT ASSURED HIM I REALLY HAD LITTLE TO DO WITH HIS SUCCESS.

DIDIER AND DANIEL CAUGHT SEVERAL GOOD SIZED ROOSTERFISH AND RELEASED TWO ROOSTERFISH OVER 60 LBS. THEY ALSO HAD TWO GOOD DAYS POPPING FOR TUNA OFFSHORE.  JIGGING IS THEIR SECOND PASSION AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SCORE ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPECIES OF GROUPER.

GREG, ROD AND PAT SPENT THE WEEK FLY FISHING WITH CAPTAIN TRAVIS TWO.  THEY HAD LOTS OF SHOTS AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT FISH.  I THINK IT WAS A TRYING WEEK FOR SOME OF THEM AS THE CAST HERE NEED TO BE LONG AND IT IS NOT EASY FROM THE DECK OF A ROCKING BOAT.  BUT WITH THAT SAID I WAS SURPRISED WITH THE LIST OF FISH THEY DID LAND.  THESE INCLUDED AT LEAST 15 JACK CREVALLE, DOARADO, YELLOWFIN TUNA, RAINBOW RUNNER, HORSE EYE JACK, CUBERA SNAPPER, GROUPER, AND FALSE ALBACORE.  THESE FISH WERE ALL TAKEN ON A FLY.  THEY ALSO HAD SHOTS A BLACK MARLIN, SAILFISH, SNOOK AND ROOSTERFISH.  IT REALLY A PRETTY AMAZING LIST.  THEY ALSO GOT IN ONE GOOD AFTERNOON OF FISHING AT THE "SECRET BEACH."

WE HAD ANOTHER GREAT WEEK OF FISHING.  THERE WAS A LOT OF 60 POUND CUBERA SNAPPERS CAUGHT AND RELEASED.  GOOD NUMBERS OF NICE SIZED ROOSTERFISH WERE ALSO CAUGHT.  OFFSHORE SCHOOLS OF YELLOWFIN TUNA WERE TO BE FOUND NEAR ISLA MONTUOSA AND ALSO AT HANNIBAL BANK.

TIGHT LINES,
CAPTAIN JULIAN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK:
ALWAYS WEAR SHOES WHEN FISHING.  THIS WEEK ALLAN WAS FISHING BARE FOOTED WHEN HE BOATED AT WAHOO.  THE LIVE WAHOO HIT THE DECK, ALLAN SLIPPED AND HIS BARE FOOT WENT INTO THE WAHOO'S MOUTH.  LUCKY THERE WAS A SMALL CRUISE SHIP NEARBY WITH A DOCTOR ONBOARD.  AFTER A LOT OF BLOOD AND SEVENTEEN STITCHES IN THREE TOES HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TWO DAYS OF ANTIBIOTICS.

TO ALL OF OUR ANGLERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE CAPTAINS AND CREW OF PESCA PANAMA WANT TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A HAPPY HOLIDAY.


DIDIER WITH A ROOSTERFISH


DANIEL WITH A NICE ROOSTERFISH


MIKE WITH A WAHOO


JUSTIN AND CAPTAIN LUCHO WITH A CUBERA


DANIEL AND A SPOTTED GROUPER TAKEN ON A JIG


BREWSTER WITH A BIG ROOSTERFISH


JAY WITH A BIG CUBERA SNAPPER


JAN AND A JACK CREVALLE


ALLEN WITH A BIG CUBERA


HANS WITH ANOTHER OF THE MANY CUBERA CAUGHT THIS WEEK