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.
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Fishing Reports

My Charter Listings

Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(121 reviews)
Panama City
trips from US $650

Panama GEM Charters - Viking 46'

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(7 reviews)
Panama City
trips from US $1,300

Panama GEM Charters โ€“ Todomar 38'

Just added to our fleet
Panama City
trips from US $900

Fishing Reports

Wahoo, the fighter of the sea
Wahoo, the fighter of the sea
Aug 11, 2022 Panama City
We are SO PROUD for this catch using the famous trolling technic, it was hard, but in the end, we won. The Wahoo is an exotic fish; that's why it is difficult to find and even harder to catch; his teeth are pretty sharp, and he sometimes manages to cut the fishing lines. This specimen is usually under 50 feet on the water and close to the reef. Now it's time to enjoy this catch?! The best way is on ceviche or the grill.
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It's raining Mahi Mahi!!!
It's raining Mahi Mahi!!!
May 2, 2022 Panama City
Its oficial! After first mahi mahis starting bitting a few weeks ago we can now say that one of our favorite season have started with the rainy season. Water has started to warm, big baitballs forming at the continental drops and crazy organic debry flushing from rivers into open ocean creating amazing driftlines to target pelagics. From now until December Dorado, Tuna, Sailfish within others will be the specialty during our fishing charters
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Looking for variety?
Looking for variety?
Apr 5, 2022 Panama City
What puts Panama in the world fishing map is the spots between the southern Pacific islands and their proximity to the underwater nutrient rich continental shelf. Deep sea fishing for pelagics like billfish, mahi mahi and wahoo are top! However coastal fishing on this end of the world is nothing to ignore. On this charter we had clients only interested in jigging and popping. NO TROLLING! Professional gear, experienced crew and a massive amount of secret spots on our chart plotter with underwater structure and stip drops made this an amazing option! Cubera snapper, grouper, rooster fish, Corvina, triggerfish, amberjack, tuna and many other makes this a top of the line trip!
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Do you know what's coming?
Do you know what's coming?
Mar 28, 2022 Panama City
Do you know what the first few drops of rain mean? One of our FAVORITE fishing times is coming! This means the water starts to warm up and fills itself with nutrients. This is why our report this week shows the first few Mahi-Mahis of the year! This fishing season is starting to look awesome already!
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It's sailfish time!
It's sailfish time!
Mar 1, 2022 Panama City
Water is starting to get cool and that means that the reef water meeting open ocean becomes our favorite fishing areas. Why? Well, enormous bait ball schools start to form, minnows, sardines, and our favorite: blue runners! They will become an attraction for big fish. As we approach the islands we pass from 200 feet plus waters to structures between 80 and 40 feet on average. A lot of upwelling creates nutrient-rich waters. So as our fishing guides suggest, always troll around these areas before going for a swimming break at the islands. In our set of lures we mainly put sinkers and deep divers, however always leave a surface lure, either a plug or a fake squid with a nice skirt for the occasional pelagic like Mahi, Tuna, or billfish. This time sailfish was the species of the moment! It was a 100+ pound monster, that hit our outer surface lure at around 60 feet deep water. Our client immediately took the rod, and we pulled in all the other lines. Like always, the rest of the family became cheerleaders putting pressure on the fisherman not to let the sailfish run away. It was an intense battle with several fights from the fish taking line, but our angler never surrendered. We managed to bring the sailfish next to the boat, snap a few pictures with our trophy monster, the crew grabbed it by the bill, out with the hook, stabilized them in the sea, and slow ahead until we saw the fish was frisky again for a successful release. We decided to stay a bit longer cruising around the structures, reefs, and bait balls; and managed to get other bites like tuna and Mahi. What a magical day at sea onboard with gem charters!
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Monster abmerjack (RECORD!) and deep sea
Monster abmerjack (RECORD!) and deep sea
Jun 27, 2021 Panama City
Fishing has been an amazing, all our fishing charters are equipped with a complete fishing catering so satisfy all costumers fishing styles. We had a family visiting from New Jersey and chose one of our trending trips (2 days at the Pearl islands Archipiรฉlago, spending the night in comfortable accomodations at the islands). We boarded at Panama City and did some deepseafishing on the 35 nautical mile cruise to the islands with tuna, mahi and wahoo bites. Once we started approaching the islands we stop at a marked structural reef we have and threw or vertical jiggs. Magic happened once we started getting bites from monter amberjacks. Our professional captain and fishing guide claims it has been one the biggest captured amberjacks on board! Like always the idea is to maximize your time on board so always count with several stops on the beautiful surrounding islands to snorkel and relax on islands includingthe famous islans where they filmed the tv reality show Survivor, recommended to add our special Mixed Tropical BBQ to your charter!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 129 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (246)
Lots of fun for our family of 4
Lots of fun for our family of 4
Lots of fun for our family of 4
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
78%
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David L.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun afternoon fishing session in Panama

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (Shared) on November 8, 2023
We chose the half-day fishing trip, and it was awesome! The boat ride to the bay in the afternoon was chill and nice. We...
David L. recommends Panama GEM Charters โ€“ 27โ€™ Proline
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Richard D.
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Awesome Experience

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Taboga Island on November 3, 2023
This was the best fishing charter I have been on. The Captain and crew were amazing from the arrival to the departure. We...
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Sarah C.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Fantastic morning on the water!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (Shared) on September 16, 2023
We had a stopover and wanted to experience of fishing in Panama without having to go far away from the city, and they provided...
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Karen M.
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5.0 / 5
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Very recommended!

Full Day Trip โ€“ Pearl Islands Combo on July 14, 2023
My family and I had an amazing time with GEM Charters! Jennifer and Eddie, the sales team, were so helpful and made everything...
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Lars K.
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Great time with captain Oscar

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (Shared) on March 1, 2024
We went for an afternoon fishing session and had an amazing time with the crew, Oscar and Moises. They were knowledgeable,...
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