Fishing Report - 11/3/05

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS,

PESCA PANAMA IS READY FOR THE START UP OF IT'S 2005-2006 FISHING SEASON.  HERE ARE SOME OF THE MANY THINGS WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO GET EVERYTHING READY FOR OUR FISHING CLIENTS; THE BARGE HAS A BRIGHT NEW PAINT JOB, WE REPLACED OUR 20 KW AND 30 KW GENERATORS WITH A NEW 45KW GENERATOR AND ARE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF OUR NEW SATELLITE TV ANTENNA SO NO MORE MISSED SPORTING EVENTS WHILE FISHING WITH PESCA PANAMA.  OUR THREE ORIGINAL OCEAN MASTER BOATS HAVE NEW 140 HP SUZUKI 4-STROKE OUTBOARDS READY TO TAKE YOU TO THE FISHING GROUNDS. WE HAVE ALSO ADDED A SMALL PANGA TO FISH AROUND THE BEACHES AND UP THE RIVERS.  WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN THIS YEAR AND FISHERMEN ARE GOING TO ENJOY SOME GREAT FISHING.

WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM OUR OLD CLIENTS THAT CAPTAIN BARTOLOW  IS AGAIN WORKING WITH PESCA PANAMA.  OUR OTHER CAPTAINS THIS YEAR ARE BARTOLOW'S BIG BROTHER MACHO, LUCHO AND TRAVIS "ROBERTO" PETERSON.  OUR GREAT CHEF AND HOUSE KEEPER, EDENA, IS AGAIN WORKING WITH US AND SO IS HER HUSBAND, EDWIN, DOING THE MANY THINGS NECESSARY TO KEEP THE BARGE RUNNING SMOOTHLY.

OVER THE SUMMER WE HAVE ENJOYED SOME GREAT FISHING IN THE LA DRONES  AND MONTOUSA ISLAND AREAS.  THIS HAS BEEN "THE SUMMER OF THE WAHOO." THE WAHOO BITE HAS BEEN WIDE OPEN AND CONTINUES TO BE GOOD RIGHT INTO THE FALL MONTHS.

RETURNING ANGLER, BILL LAMADUE FROM ENOLA, PENNSYLVANIA AND HIS FISHING PARTNER, VETERAN CAPTAIN BOYD MYERS, FROM STUART, FLORIDA WERE OUR FIRST FISHERMEN THIS SEASON.  THEIR FIRST DAY OUT WAS WINDY AND TOO ROUGH TO REALLY FISH.  THE SECOND DAY CAPTAIN MACHO DECIDED TO FISH NEAR LA DRONES ISLAND.   THOUGH THE SEAS WERE STILL ROUGH IT WAS FISHABLE AND THEY LANDED 8 WAHOO, 4 DORADO, 2 SMALL YELLOWFIN TUNA AND A NICE SIERRA MACKREL.  BOYD SAID, "ONCE THE BITE WAS ON IT WAS AS FAST OF FISHING AS I HAVE EVER SEEN.  I COULDN'T GET MORE THAN ONE LINE BACK IN THE WATER AND WE WERE HOOKED-UP AGAIN."

THE NEXT DAY OUR ANGLERS WERE ABLE TO CATCH AND RELEASE 2 ROOSTERFISH, THE LARGEST ONE WEIGHTED AROUND 50LBS.  FOR THE DINNER TABLE CAME 3 DORADO AND 3 AMBERJACKS.  WATER TEMPERATURE IS 78 DEGREES AND GREEN.  I THINK A COLD CURRENT HAD MOVED IN BUT WERE STILL ENJOYING A DECENT BITE.

ON BILL AND BOYD'S LAST DAY OF FISHING, THEY FOUND BLUE WATER IN THE SECAS ISLANDS.  HERE THEY CAUGHT CUBERA SNAPPER, MORE ROOSTERFISH AND BOATED 12 NICE SIZED WAHOO.  WHAT A WAY TO FINISH UP THEIR FISHING CHARTER WITH PESCA PANAMA!  BILL WILL  RETURN WITH A GROUP OF ANGLERS TO FISH WITH US AGAIN IN FEBRUARY AND WE HOPE CAPTAIN BOYD CAN JOIN THEM.  THESE TWO GUYS CAN FISH AND ARE FULL OF FISHING STORIES.
 
FISHING TIPS:
ALL OF OUR TOP WATER FISHERMEN KNOW THAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU HAVE TO FISH THE RIGHT ROD.  YOU NEED A ROD THAT HAS THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES:

A LOT OF BACK BONE TO MOVE A FISH OFF THE BOTTOM
A LIGHT ENOUGH TIP TO MAKE THE LONG CAST THAT ARE NECESSARY
DOESN'T WEIGH TOO MUCH SO THE ANGLER CAN CAST ALL DAY
TOUGH, SO IT DOESN'T BREAK WHILE ON A FISHING TRIP

NOW THIS IS A LOT TO ASK OF ANY SPINNING ROD WHEN YOU ARE CATCHING THE SIZE OF FISH WE HAVE IN PANAMA.  CAPTAIN TRAVIS PETERSON, WORKING WITH LAMIGLAS ROD COMPANY, HAS COME UP WITH A NEW SPINNING ROD TO TRY.  IT IS THE LAMIGLAS BL8650S. A TWO PIECE, 8.5 FT ROD THAT IS RATED 20-50 LBS AND LOOKS TO HAVE A LOT OF PROMISE.  WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED ON IT'S PERFORMANCE