Fishing Report - 12/31/05

GREETINGS FROM THE TROPICS,

NEW YEAR'S EVE FOUND THE ANGLERS OF PESCA PANAMA SITTING BARE FOOT ON THE BEACH ENJOYING A CANDLE LIT LOBSTER DINNER AT GAMAZ ISLAND.  SITTING AMONG THE PALM TREES, MARVELING AT THE TROPICAL NIGHT SKY, AND EATING ALL THE FRESH CAUGHT LOBSTER YOU COULD EAT WAS A FABULOUS WAS TO SAY "FARE WELL" TO THE OLD AND WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR.

WITH US THIS WEEK WAS RETURNING ANGLER PETER GUSTIN AND DOUG SPRAGGETT.  THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM FELLOW CANADIANS TERRY FISHER AND MATT NORRISH.  FROM NW WASHINGTON WERE TWO SALMON FISHERMEN, GEOFF "ASSCROFT" ALDCROFT AND MICHAEL DIRE.  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREE DIVERS;  ROBERT CARUSO , GERALD LIM AND EDWARD HUFFMAN CAME TO PANAMA TO TRY THEIR LUCK SPEARING YELLOW FIN TUNA.  THEN THERE WAS THE "TEAM SEA RECOVERY" FISHERMEN FROM PANAMA; DESMOND COATES AND HIS TWO ENTHUSIASTIC SONS PHILLIP AND CHARLES.

BOTH THE INSHORE AND OFFSHORE FISHING KEPT ALL OF THE ANGLERS BUSY THIS WEEK. OFFSHORE, THE ACTION WAS EXCELLENT FINDING MARLIN, TUNA, SAILFISH, AND DORADO!  FISHING WITH TEAM MACHO; MATT HAD A GREAT FIRST DAY LANDING A SCRAPPY 325LB BLUE MARLIN! AS THE WEEK PROGRESSED THE MARLIN FISHING REMAINED GOOD WITH BOTH DESMOND AND PETER LANDING 400 POUND CLASS BLACK MARLIN! ACCOMPANYING THE MARLIN OFFSHORE WAS ALL SIZES OF TUNA WITH EXCELLENT ACTION ON POPPERS AND FISH TO 91 POUNDS ON SPINNING GEAR! LIVE BAIT AND SPEAR FISHING PRODUCED MONSTER TUNA WITH YOUNG PHILLIP LANDING THE LARGEST AT 260 POUNDS!! CONGRATULATIONS PHILLIP!! THE CALIFORNIA BOYS ALSO HAD GREAT LUCK WITH THEIR HI-TECH SPEAR GEAR LANDING MULTIPLE TUNA TO 100 POUNDS AND EDWARD SHOOTING, FIGHTING, AND LANDING HIS FIRST TUNA OVER 200 LBS, WEIGHING IN AT 247 POUNDS! UNBELIEVABLE CATCH EDWARD!  THE OFFSHORE FISHING THIS WEEK ALSO INCLUDED WORLD CLASS DORADO FISHING AND GOOD SAIL FISH FISHING LANDING UP TO 4 SAILS A DAY!

THE INSHORE FISHING ALSO WAS TRUE PANAMA STYLE WITH LOTS OF ACTION! JIGGING, CASTING AND LIVE BAIT ALL PRODUCED SENSATIONAL CATCHES OF ROOSTERFISH, CUBERA, BROOMTAIL GROUPER, BLUE JACKS, JACK CREVELLE AND AMBERJACK! MIKE HAD THE CHANCE TO FIND OUT JUST HOW TOUGH CUBERA SNAPPER ARE; NOT ONLY LANDING SEVERAL CASTING, BUT ALSO GOING TO BATTLE WITH A MONSTER 55 POUNDER HOOKED ON IRON! GEOFF ALSO HAD A REAL TROPHY INSHORE FISH, LANDING A MONSTER 60 LB BROOMTAIL GROUPER ON THE JIG!

IT WAS A GREAT WEEK AND A SUPER START TO THE NEW YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL AGAIN NEXT YEAR!

GOOD FISHING,
CAPTAINS TRAVIS AND JAY


CALM SEAS AND A LOT OF SAILS......LIFE IS  GOOD!


BIG CUBERA THAT EAT METAL...... MIKEY LIKES IT!


WAHOO FINGERS FOR LUNCH! MIKE LANDED THIS LATE
SEASON HOO ON THE BANK!


MONSTER BROOMTAIL ON THE JIG!


TEAM SEA RECOVERY WITH THEIR MONSTER  TUNA! GOOD JOB BOYS!


TUNA TIME...... GOOD FISH GUYS!


TEAM SEA RECOVERY WITH A NICE SIZE  BLACK MARLIN!


BIG BULLS A PLENTY!

THE SPEARFISH CREW!! GREAT JOB  GUYS!!


ANOTHER NICE TUNA!


GERALD MAKES SPEARING THE TUNA LOOK SIMPLE!


ANOTHER XL TUNA...GOOD WORK  DOUG!