Charter Operator
Panama GEM Charters

Member since February 2014 Panama City, Panama
Background
Panama GEM Charters is a premier charter operator focusing on all the marine services but with a big emphasis on fishing charters. Onboard you will find an experienced crew, top of the line fishing gear targeting all species and fishing techniques based on the season. No matter how skilled you are, you will enjoy Panama Gem's top quality service with bilingual crews, all beverages and snacks, and a top quality experience every time.

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Panama City, Panamรก
Background
Panama GEM Charters is a premier charter operator focusing on all the marine services but with a big emphasis on fishing charters. Onboard you will find an experienced crew, top of the line fishing gear targeting all species and fishing techniques based on the season. No matter how skilled you are, you will enjoy Panama Gem's top quality service with bilingual crews, all beverages and snacks, and a top quality experience every time.
Anglers Choice
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Our Team
Miguel B.
Captain
Eddie C.
Captain
Oscar C.
Captain
Moisรฉs C.
First mate
Joel F.
First mate
Josรฉ Q.
First mate

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(138 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $750
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(12 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City
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Trips from US $1,500
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(7 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $1,100

Fishing Reports

Fishing Surprise and dinner is served!
Fishing Surprise and dinner is served!
Oct 5, 2023 Panama City
Having our fleet gives us the chance to offer Taylor-made fishing charters. In this case, three anglers visited Panama for a friend's wedding. They actually came with their companions; after the wedding, they spent a few days at the Pearl Islands Archipelago. They requested to get picked up at the Pearl Islands early to go fishing while their companions stayed at the resort and then dropped back at the islands in the afternoon. This meant the fishing vessel had to depart at dawn from Panama City. Anglers were happily ready at the beach and rushed to deep water immediately! Conditions were perfect, even though the best deep sea fishing season in Panama occurs during the rainy season; the day was covered with blue skies, flat seas, and blooming fish activity like bait balls and birds feeding everywhere. As we approached the first driftlines, we threw lines in the water with three surface lures and a deep diver for any bottom species. All lures started getting mahi bites when suddenly the most unexpected thing happened: a pink deep diver we had on one rod targeting bottom species like a grouper, snapper, or roosterfish got a dry sudden hit! Angler took the rod and started reeling, and to our surprise, it was a monster bull mahi, the biggest species of the day, caught with the least unexpected lure. The boys kept sending pictures to the ladies and the island condo, letting them know the dinner was secured! On the way back to the island, we still had some time, so as we fileted, the fish decided to drop lines, this time more deep diving lures to pass them near the reefs, and got some excellent mackerel and trevallie action.
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Huge Roosterfish! Welcome Aboard!
Huge Roosterfish! Welcome Aboard!
Sep 14, 2023 Panama City
The 35-nautical mile cruise through the open ocean from Panama to the first islands of the Pearl Islands Archipelago goes across 3 main drops along the way, as you cruise you will immediately notice you are arriving at them as wildlife starts to flourish. Birds, bait balls, and even dolphins. On this day we did an early start right at dawn, we were on board our Viking sport yacht with 3 anglers. They went straight into the inner cabins for a morning nap whole captain steered the vessel at cruising speed until he suddenly started slowing down since the first drop showed some signs of life with frigate birds doing circles, the captain went to trolling speed and lines were in the water. In less than 5 min booom! The first bite of the day, was a decent-sized bonita, while some fishermen ignore them, our crew knew that was a sign of potential tuna, to maximize time captain decided to reel in lines and go deeper water up the the next drops. After a few miles, it was evident we were on the next drop, in this case, were some aggressively swimming dolphins, this meant hunting mode! Normally dolphins approach boats to play but in this case they completely ignored us, this was because they were chasing their prey. Captain decided to move ahead of the dolphins, dropped lines and magic started happening for around 2 hours we were getting yellowfin tuna bites we even had 2 times all rods go at the same time! When arms and shoulders started getting sore, clients gave the signal to the captain to go for a quick stop to relax at the Pearl Islands. As the captain approached the outer reefs of the islands he noticed some blue runner bait balls, he suggested a quick 10-minute fish around the structure, and immediately 2 lines got hit! The first fish was a giant trevally, and the second line took a lot of lines, the crew were still confused between a cubera red snapped or some kind of bottom specie monster, but as the fish got closer we were able to see colors and it was quite whitish and there it was a huge roosterfish
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 157 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (307)
Great Fishing Trip
Big Dolphin catch.
Big Dolphin catch.
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
82%
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Rob H.
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Great Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (morning session) on March 15, 2025
This trip was so much better than our last fishing experience in Panama.ย  The crew was professional, the boat was clean,ย ...
Rob H. recommends Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline
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Mark S.
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Another great day on the water!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Taboga Island on July 18, 2024
This was our second super fun day out on the water with Capt Miguel and Moses.ย  Our first day was a 10-hour charter focused...
Mark S. recommends Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline
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Keith F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day at the Pearl Islands

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Pearl Islands Combo on December 28, 2024
We had a wonderful experience fishing, snorkeling and visiting the Pearl Islands. It was an amazing trip. Captain Miguel and...
Keith F. recommends Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline
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Matthew R.
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Fish werenโ€™t the only thing we catch, great vibes were hooked as well!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (morning session) on March 13, 2025
Booked the half day trip on the 27โ€™ ft. The owner of the charter met us right on time at the docks. We met our crew who were...
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Cory S.
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5.0 / 5
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Best trip we have ever taken

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Pearl Islands Combo on August 31, 2024
My wife and I have taken fishing trips all over the world and this one was by far the best trip. The crew was amazing and made...
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