Coiba Island Panama fishing lodge with sportfishing charters.

The Coiba Island Adventure

Coiba Adventure Sportfishing is the most unique oceanic adventure charter in Central America. For size & variety of fighting fish, Isla Coiba off the pacific coast of Panama remains remote, unspoiled & pure. We have explored the islands & fished the waters of Coiba and the Hannibal Bank region for over a decade. We have the experience, equipment & crew to tailor your saltwater fishing wishes into unforgettable reality.

Isla Coiba lies at the heart of our fishery. Mountainous and concealed in rainforest, Coiba is teeming with life. While fishing the pristine coastlines you are likely to see flocks of macaws & parrots winging along lush green mountainsides. Frigate birds & pelicans gather by the hundreds, diving & feeding on massive schools of sardines along sandy beaches that are frequented more by sea turtles than human beings.

Panama Fishing Grounds

Panama is blessed with unique offshore currents, which continually bring in migrating pelagics. What makes of Coiba region so outstanding is, once the migrating fish arrive here they are greeted by a myriad of bottom structure. Undersea mountains, volcanoes, sharp, deep ledges and islands collidewith the deep ocean waters causing up-wellings which are evident at the surface as current rips. In short this is what our fighting fish seem to like.
Black Marlin tend to lurk above and around rocks and pinnacles in 300 feet of water. We have six separate and distinct fishing holes to soak live baits in search of big Blacks. The very same spotsare also outstanding for bottom fishing big snapper, grouper & amberjack. Trolling around the same holes will get you sailfish, dorado, tuna, wahoo & blue marlin. Even though you will be fishing for and fighting offshore fish, you are always nearby or in site of the islands.

Fishing the coastline of the islands is a completely different experience. Instead of the expanse of blue ocean water, you will get up close to beaches, rocks & cliffs at the edge of primeval mountainous jungle. Roosterfish cruise thebeaches in front of river mouths, Cubera Snapper school up on hundreds of different submerged & wash rocks. Bluefin Trevally readily attack surface plugs cast near wash rocks.

When conditions are right we often go ashore with the kayaks & inflatable to fish the small rivers. Under a canopy of rainforest, surrounded in wild animal sounds we catch snook, snapper & shark. With live baits cast out into where the river meets the ocean, we sometimes catch big Snook often over fifteen and up to twenty something pounds. River fishing is not for everyone since access is often through the surf, but if you're up for it and it looks do-able, we go.

In six days of fishing you could never do it all. Unlike most fishing destinations where you run out to the same spots way offshore day after day, We can fish for whatever species your after in a different spot every day, all in under a two hour range of the camp. While you may find great fishing at most Central American destinations, here you won't be limited to just Sailfish, Dorado & Tuna or only Black marlin, Sailfish & Dorado. Here you never know what you'll catch next.

Accommodations on Coiba Island

Some of you may remember Club Pacifico during the 1980s. A few years after the famous lodge closed in 1988, Panama granted Spanish scientists & biologists exclusive use the once fishing lodge. Panamanian & Spanish researchers used the lodge as a base to study and develop plans to preserve the rich isolated bio diversity of the islands. Now that the study has been completed after six years, We’ve managed to lease cabins for you lucky fishermen to enjoy once again.

Located in the most tranquil bay in the islands, a cove with white sand beach, lined with coconut trees and backdrop of lush rainforest, the cabins offer million dollar views of small tropical islands seemingly floating out in the blue water.

Cabins are spacious duplex buildings that accommodate up to three guests comfortably per each side. They are air-conditioned and we provide a back up generator to insure your comfort.

You will hear howler monkeys & parrots each morning as you walk down the beach to head out fishing. A variety of interesting wildlife passes through the grounds daily. It’s as if you are in a terrestrial aquarium full of life. You could shoot several rolls of film within 300 yards of your cabin.

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