Fishing Report - 05/02/09

GREETING FROM THE TROPICS

IT WAS OFF THE BEACH AND BACK ON THE WATER AS PESCA PANAMA WAS BACK IN FULL FISHING MODE THIS WEEK. WE HAD TWO GROUPS OF ANGLERS FISHING WITH US THIS WEEK. JOHN BRESSI FROM CHILE WAS BACK FISHING WITH EDUADRO GONZALEZ, FELIPE BARISON, FERNANDO ROSSEIOT, CLAUDIO LOPEZ, PEDRO VARRAS, FRANCISCO BAEZN, DON WRINKLE AND JEFF CASTON. THEN WE HAD A NEW GROUP OF ANGLERS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THAT INCLUDED MANNY GORIEL, DENNIS STANRAD, ED RUGHMAN, DAVID JONES, DAVID NICKEY AND PAT COLLINS.

THE WEEK STARTED OFF LATE AS ONE OF AERO PERLAS AIRPLANES HAD A MECHANICAL PROBLEM IN BOCAS DEL TORO AND IT THREW EVERYONE'S FLIGHT SCHEDULE BEHIND BY HALF A DAY. WE GOT THROUGH THAT FIRST DAY WITH LITTLE DIFFICULTY. I DIDN'T LEAVE US MUCH TIME TO FISH BUT ABOUT A HAND FULL ON ROOSTERFISH WERE RELEASED WHILE FISHING IN THE PARIDAS ISLANDS.

DAY TWO WE AWOKE TO RAIN SHOWERS AND WIND. SOME OF THE ANGLERS CHARGED OFF TO FISH WHILE THE OLDER AND MORE PRUDENT ANGLERS CHOSE TO SIT IT OUT IN THE BAR. FELIPE AND FRIENDS WERE ONE OF THE GROUPS TO FISH THAT DAY AND THEY HEADED FOR HANNIBAL BANK. HERE THEY HIT A TUNA BITE, HOOKING FIVE YELLOWFIN AND GETTING TWO ON THEM IN THE BOAT. THEY ALSO GOT INTO SOME DORADO ACTION. LATTER IN THE WEEK JOHN, JEFF AND DON LANDED A HALF DOZEN DORADO ARE THEIR RUN INTO THE DOCK.

THE NEXT DAY AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK THE WEATHER WAS FROM GOOD TO DOWN RIGHT BEAUTIFUL. FISHING WAS JUST LIKE THE WEATHER. DON CAUGHT THE FIRST BLACK MARLIN OF THE WEEK, A 350 LB FISH TAKEN ON LIVE BAIT AT HANNIBAL BANK. PAT HOOKED THE SECOND BLACK MARLIN AT THE BANK AND IT LOOKED LIKE A CLONE OF THE FIRST FISH.
YELLOWFIN TUNA WERE ALSO AT THE BANK AS DENNIS BOATED A 190 POUNDER. THEN HE AND FELLOW ANGLERS MANNY AND DAVE TANGLED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS WITH A FISH THAT WEIGHED IN AT 266 POUNDS. OUR LARGEST TUNA CAUGHT THIS WEEK!

CAPTAIN TOMMY WAS CIRCUMNAVIGATING COIBA ISLAND WHEN HE FOUND A GOOD TUNA BITE NEAR PUNTA ANEGADA. HERE HIS ANGLERS LANDED SIX YELLOWFIN TUNA IN THE 60 TO 100 POUND CLASS, MOST OF THEM CAUGHT ON POPPERS. THEN THEY LANDED A COUPLE OF 50 POUND ROOSTERFISH AND A COUPLE OF BIG CUBERA SNAPPERS.

THE CHILEANS WERE ONLY ABLE TO FISH FOR THREE DAYS THIS WEEK AS THEY HAD OTHER BUSINESS OBLIGATIONS THAT HAD CUT INTO THEIR FISHING TIME. LIKEWISE OUR ANGLERS FROM CALIFORNIA ALL CALLED IT A WEEK AFTER THE FIFTH DAY OF HARD FISHING. SO WITH SMILES ON THEIR FACES AND LOOKING FOR A RETURN CHARTER DATE FOR NEXT YEAR WE BID FAREWELL TO TWO GROUPS OF GREAT GUYS.

TIGHT LINES
CAPTAIN JAY GUSTIN

FISHING TIP OF THE WEEK: WHEN YOU COME FISHING BRING A GOOD DIGITAL CAMERA WITH YOU. WE DON'T SEE MANY FILM CAMERAS ANYMORE AND WHEN WE DO WE CAN'T COPY THEIR PHOTOS FOR THE FISHING REPORT. SAME GOES FOR FOR PHONE CAMERAS. I HAVE FOUND THE BEST CAMERAS FOR ME TO COPY FROM ARE THE CANON CAMERAS. ALSO IF YOU HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA GET A NEW CARD OR CLEAN UP YOUR OLD ONE BEFORE YOU COME FISHING. I END UP SEEING PHOTOS OF BIRTHDAY PARTIES, ANNIVERSARIES, HUNTING TRIPS, TRIPS TO ROME, ORGIES AND VARIOUS OTHER THINGS THAT I KNOW MY MOTHER WOULD NOT WANT ME EXPOSED TO. J

PHOTOS OF THE WEEK:
WELL, THERE AREN'T ANY PHOTOS THIS WEEK! I AM STILL HAVING MY COMPUTERS WORKED OVER AFTER THE HACKER STOLE MY EMAIL ADDRESS. WHEN I TOOK ONE COMPUTER TO SEA THIS WEEK I COULDN'T GET IT TO OPEN. SO I WAS UNABLE TO COPY ANY OF THIS WEEK'S PHOTOS. THIS IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD THING. JUST LIKE PHOTOS OF NAKED WOMEN, I GET TIRED OF SEEING PICTURES OF BIG FISH CAUGHT BY OTHER PEOPLE. J