As biologists have reported, we have fenómeno del niño, 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?

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