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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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Reviews
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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

Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(138 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $750

Panama GEM Charters - Viking 46'

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(12 reviews)
Angler's choice
Panama City
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Trips from US $1,500

Panama GEM Charters โ€“ Todomar 38'

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 in Panama during the rainy seaso
Fishing in Panama during the rainy seaso
Apr 19, 2025 Panama City
This week, we have been getting the first few rains of the season. This means nutrient-rich waters from the warmer South Pacific will attract microorganisms, which will then attract the upper stages of the food chain, in other words, bigger fish. Pelagics like tuna, mahi, sailfish, and Marlin will be our predominant bites until November. This day, as we were passing the deepest waters on the way to the Pearl Islands, with an average of 200 feet deep waters, we encountered huge bait balls full of diving birds, which gave us the first indicator of fish around while deciding where to throw lines we spotted some dolphins. There's something that we can tell with dolphins: tuna. We started shifting our lures to cedar blocks on our trolling lines and had our spinning lines with poppers ready to cast them. Whenever we got a bite on the trolling Lines, we immediately cast those poppers and maximized tuna bites. Welcome to Panama game fishing mecca! Enjoy the footage of this beautiful day of tuna fishing in Panama.
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Big bonus for all clients fishing form
Big bonus for all clients fishing form
Oct 10, 2024 Panama City
What makes fishing so good in this Time of the year? The answer to this is all correlated, the predominant currents coming from the South Pacific deep sea trenches crash with the continental shelf creating a stream of upwelling, forming nutrient-rich regions, not only ideal for targeting pelagic fishes but also bring the visit off hump Back whales, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that only happens during a short period of time every year, so bring all you family on board, even nonfisherman because everybody Will have a blast!
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Sail fish surpise!
Sail fish surpise!
Aug 2, 2024 Panama City
The fishing species in Panama are pretty well marked mainly in 2 seasons: The rainy season is in the summer; this time, the waters get warm, which is best for sea fishing. The other season is winter, which is not a cold winter (same temperatures as summer), but it's when the water gets chilly. And we focus on deep-water species. However, between these marked fishing species seasons, there are unexpected species surprises! For example, since June, we've been getting a more active than usual number of sailfish on our bites. From half-day trips to Extended trips, the extended South Pearl Islands and full-day Pearl Islands have the most sailfish catches. We practice catch-and-release for this species, and when possible, we board the species for a nice picture and then release it. The most popular lures for attracting them have been Ballyhoo rigged with an artificial skirt and normal fake surface squids.
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It's official, deep-sea fishing season i
It's official, deep-sea fishing season i
May 14, 2024 Panama City
The first rains of the season only mean something: deep sea fishing season is ON! Red snapper and its buddies from coastal bottom structures are still biting. However, on our way to the islands for these targeted species, we are dedicating some time to deep-sea fishing, and this will start becoming normal as we enter summer. Rain combined with southern currents will start warming waters, bringing nutrient-rich deep sea currents. The addition of rivers flushing rainwater with driftwood will all combine to form long drift lines to target our favorite pelagic species like tuna, mahi, sailfish, and wahoo!
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Living it up with different species!
Living it up with different species!
Mar 18, 2024 Panama City
If you ask our crew which is their favorite time of the year, they will definitely choose peak times of certain species of "transition seasons." By this, we mean changing seasons and species. The reason to like "transition season" is the variety of fish three expands since you can catch very distinct species. For example, you can catch pelagic deep-sea species like mahi or tuna, as well as grouper, which is a coastal structure bottom species, all on the same day!
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The 2024 first trimester has been one fo
The 2024 first trimester has been one fo
Mar 7, 2024 Panama City
As biologists have reported, we have fenรณmeno del niรฑo, for fishing this has brought lots of surprises for example: - species that normally are gone when the water gets colder have actually stayed around, for example mahi mahi and wahoo which were not normally seen back until june, when the rain starts. However they have stayed all year bitting our lines - seas that are known for getting choppy due to the north trade winds that create winter. This year as you have noticed snow fall hasnt been that strong, that means in our tropical weathers patters winds are not hitting that hard there seas have been quite calm. This means a comfortable cruise and for fishing it's easier to spot bait balls and any surface fishing activity - a great plus! Whales have stayed in the area, therefore as you fish feel free to enjoy this magical event of nature On the traditional side of the season, the common species for this days have been bottom species: red snapped, grouper and amberjack have been top catches. We have been using trolling, live bait (shrimp or minnows) and jiggs to target them. Within the tuna family theres a very looked after and exotic specie of tuna bitting our lines and this is Albacore Tuna. Beside being a short term specie its delicious! So count on the crew fileting your catch for great sashimi on board Even though on some parts of the atlantic like south east coast of the USA amberjack is seen as a specie with parasites, we on the other hand fish the Pacific ocean of Panama where theres zero parasites on these species! And are known for their delicious flavor. Are you ready to go fishing?
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Great Fishing Trip
Big Dolphin catch.
Big Dolphin catch.
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
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Great Day on the Water!

VERIFIED   Extended Full Day Trip โ€“ Big Game on December 11, 2024
Great trip!!!!ย  Captain Miguel listened to what we wanted out of the trip and put us on the fish.ย  Had a nice little snack...
Marge W. recommends Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   Extended Full Day Trip โ€“ Big Game on July 16, 2024
Captain Miguel knows fishing and these waters!ย  My two sons and I had a great time.ย  We saw lots of whales and dolphins...
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Samantha K.
Panama City, Panama
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Pesca y familia

Full Day Trip โ€“ Taboga Island on August 12, 2024
El mejor paseo en bote y en familia, con pesca y avistamiento de ballenas. Increรญble atardecer el que tuvimos. Y ni hablar...
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The Best Cook

VERIFIED   Extended Full Day Trip โ€“ Big Game on May 26, 2024
We had an absolute blast! Booked a 10 Hour Big Game trip. Came from Texas to get some of our bucket list fish and they delivered!...
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Dina C.
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Taboga island fishing day with captain Oscar and Joel

Full Day Trip โ€“ Taboga Island on August 12, 2024
Incredible day with my family in Taboga island. We were a family of 7 with 2 babies of 3 and 6 months and felt safe the entire...
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