Fishing at the Gulf of Montijo

The Gulf of Montijo is located on the Veraguas province of the Republic of Panama and on the West Coast of the Peninsula de Azuero. It takes about 4 hrs of drive to get to this very remote but beautiful salt water sport fishing destination.

Montijo is an extensive area with tons of beaches where most of Veragua’s main rivers discharge into this gulf bringing all sorts of nutrient rich particles which are convenient for game fish and sport fishing charters in this area of the Republic of Panama. This is also part of Panama’s famous “ Tuna Coast” and it’s positioned between the largest mangrove estuaries in the Western Hemisphere. Moreover, this area is not also great for its fishing but also for hiking, horseback riding and its great surfing.

From the Gulf of Montijo you will have access to Cebaco Island, Governadora Island and near boundaries of the Coiba National Park for sport fishing charters. If the case is not sport fishing, a Coiba National Park tour is a good option for travelers to experience the biggest Island in the Mesoamerican Pacific and a protected ecological sanctuary with a wide biodiversity.

The most efficient and inexpensive way of fishing in this area is by using “Super Pangas” as they are very safe and are excellent for day sport fishing trips. As a matter of fact, using a “super panga” for a sport fishing trip in the Republic of Panama is the most inexpensive way of sport fishing charters in the whole Western Hemisphere. In case you are very serious about a sport fishing charter in the Republic of Panama, the possibilities of chartering a luxury yachts for a yacht tour to the Montijo Gulf "Cebaco Bay, Governadora, Punta Mariato and near Coiba Island Bounderies" are also possible here in panamacruise.com.pa thus more expensive.

From the Gulf of Montijo you will have access to Cebaco Island, Governadora Island and nearby boundaries of the Coiba National Park for sport fishing charters and sport diving. If the case is not sport fishing, a Coiba National Park tour is a good option for travelers to experience the biggest Island in the Mesoamerican Pacific and a protected ecological sanctuary with a wide biodiversity.

Montijo is an extensive area with tons of beaches where most of Veragua’s main rivers discharge into this gulf bringing all sorts of nutrient rich particles which are convenient for game fish and sport fishing charters in the Republic of Panama. This is also part of Panama’s famous “ Tuna Coast” and it’s positioned between the largest mangrove estuaries in the Western Hemisphere. This makes it atractive to any sport fishing guide while on a panama travel. Moreover, this area is not also great for its fishing but also for hiking, horseback riding and its great surfing.

Fishing Charter Quarry: Roosterfish, Snappers, Grouper, Amberjack, Corvina, Trevally and Tuna, Wahoo, Dorado, Cero Mackerel, Snook, Jacks, African Pompano, Pacific Sailfish and other assorted types of fish.

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Panama Sport Fishing Definitions

Big-game fishing: Is recreational fishing and it is also known as offshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing targeting big game fish such as Tuna and Marlin in the open sea.

Trolling is a method of fishing in which some form of bait, such as a fishing lure or a living fish, is drawn on a line through the water. Trolling from a moving boat is a technique of Big-game fishing and is used when fishing from boats to catch large open-water species such as tuna and marlin. Trolling is also a freshwater angling technique.

Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient angling method, most renowned as a method for catching trout and salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of gamefish species including pike, bass, panfish, and carp, as well as saltwater marine species, such as, snook, tarpon, bonefish, bass and others.

Angling is a technique use in sport fishing and it is basically catching fish of an “angle”.

Estuary Fish: Estuary fish congregate in deep holes. Fishing the low and rising tide in these areas is good for good catches.

Slope Fish: Slope or bottom fish are fish types that live deep in the water and off the continental shelf of Panama.

Demersal Fish (Bottom feeding fish): Demersal fish type is of commercial interest and are mostly located to the upper 200m. Demersal fish is mostly located in the near shore rocky bottom areas of the Panama gulf coast. Some of the demersal fish you will find in a panama gulf sport fishing charter are groupers, sappers, jacks, pompanos, corvine among others.

Pelagic Fish (Surface feeding or free swimming fish): Pelagic fish are usually fish that live alone or in schools at or near the surface or the shallower areas of the continental waters of the Gulf of Panama. Some of the pelagic fish found in the Gulf of Panama are Barracudas, Amberjacks, Roosterfish and Sierras among others.

F.A.Q.S

How do we get to Montijo for a sport fishing charter adventure in Panama? Panamacruise.com.pa offers its clients private airports pick-up as soon as they land in Panama City. Here in panamacruise.com.pa we have our own new 15 passanger buses fully equipped with AC and DVD player. In case you arrive late you will most likely be set up at a Panama City hotel.

Acommodations in the Montijo area would be held on a beachfront lodge that counts with (AC room and private bathroom). Rooms can accommodate up to 4 tour members or anglers. Please bear in mind that this is a very underdeveloped area so don’t expect a Marriot or Sheraton while there. In case you are looking for comfort then chartering a luxury yacht would be the most comfortable way for a sport fishing trip on this area.