Come Fish at Paradise Fishing Lodge

Experience the best offshore and inshore fishing in the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama

Inshore Fishing:

Poppers, Jigging, Live Bait

Big Game Marlin Fishing

Yellowfin Tuna Fishing

Panama’s Gulf of Chiriqui is home to some of the best inshore and offshore fishing in the world. Annually ranked as one of the top destinations for saltwater anglers, our fishing grounds are home to huge quantities of blue & black marlin as well as some of the best yellowfin tuna fishing in the world. This big game action takes place at famous hot spots like the Hannibal Bank and Montuosa Island, which is an easy run from our lodge’s marina. The inshore fishing is just as good as we offer not only incredible variety, but also trophy 50+ lb roosterfish and cubera snapper on a regular basis. So whether you want big game offshore fishing or light tackle inshore fishing, or a mix of both, we have you covered.

Most Popular Species

Amberjack

Aavailable Year Round

Wahoo

Available year round with peak July-December

Yellowfin Tuna

Available Year Round. Peak March – August

Blue & Black Marlin

Year Round for both species
Blue Peak December – March
Black Peak May – November

Roosterfish

Available Year Round

Cubera Snapper

Available Year Round

Tackle & Fishing Techniques

When you visit the Paradise Fishing Lodge & Marina, rest assured that you don’t need to bring a single piece of your own tackle to enjoy your fishing trip with us. Our equipment has been fine-tuned and battle tested over the past decade to make sure you have the best fishing experience possible. Each of our boats equipped with the following tackle, so no matter if you prefer big game marlin & tuna fishing or light tackle inshore fishing we’ll have you covered.

 

  • 2 Daiwa Saltist LTD8000
  • 2 Daiwa Saltist MQ20000
  • 2 large Fin nor offshore spinning reels
  • 2 Quantum Cabo 80 spinning reels
  • 2 Quantum Cabo 50 spinning reels
  • 2 Fin nor 20
  • 2 Shimano 30
  • 2 Penn 50

We also have lots of jigs, poppers, stick baits, and a large selection of circle hooks for all species if you want to fish with live bait.

It is important to remember that this is your fishing trip, so we’ll fish how you want. We can troll plastics or live bait offshore for big black & blue marlin, run & gun the foaming schools of yellowfin tuna, or go inshore fishing on light tackle gear for the best variety of fish almost anywhere we’ve seen.

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