Current Panama Fishing Conditions
March 2nd. '07
After a very windy February, high surface temperatures, and sluggish billfish, the temp. has dropped from the 90-91 area back down to a more comfortable (for the fish) 86 degrees.
What was one day another boring , "troll till you drop" exercise in futility, the next became fun filled sailfish action .
Blue marlin are outside Burica , on the drop. They too have been present, but staying down in the thermocline at 80-100 ft. Bait balls were seen on our sounders down there, and we finally had to stop the boat, send live sardines down with break-away sinkers, and we at least got some fish for our clients.
Small yellowfin tunas are back, and we at least see porpoise schools feeding on bait, with the tunas underneath now.
Between Ladrones and Burica , there are sails and tunas. Not too many dorado, but they are being taken sporadically.
Montuosa, always a great place to fish, was almost bare of the huge bonito schools that are the norm there. They just moved out to cooler, deeper water.
The "nort's" or Veraguas Winds were very strong in February, caused in part by the El Nino phenom. we're experiencing.
Book your trip later, even into August , if you are serious about a marlin. With a bit of cloud cover and some rains, we'll have great fishing in April, May, and on into the first two wks. of Sept