Tropic Star Lodge and Sport Fishing Resort in Pinas Bay Panama - Black Marlin Capital of the World

 Marlin bill wrapped in the lineWith Christmas just around the corner, things are pretty hectic around the lodge. The fishing has been really explosive last week and there are really good numbers of billfish out on the edge. Some really big Black Marlin up to 500 lbs were released and the Blue Marlin bite has also been great. Mixed in with the billfish were good size Yellowfin Tunas and huge Dorado.

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lots of opportunities at Marlin, Sailfish, giant Dorado and triple digit Yellowfin TunasAfter a successful tournament last week we are now geared up for yet another season of big game fishing at Pinas Bay. The fish are biting offshore there’s lots of opportunities at Marlin, Sailfish, giant Dorado and triple digit Yellowfin Tunas. There was certainly no shortage of fish for the dinner table.

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Sailfish jumping in the waters off PanamaDecember continues to be great fishing and this season and surprise, surprise; there are  great numbers of sails around mixed in with the Black and Blue Marlin. There are quite a few giants around, in the 500-600 lb range .Yellowfin Tunas continue to show up on the ledge and our guests really enjoyed playing tug-of-war with them. Most were in the 100 lb range and as one guest told me, “100 lbs plenty enough!” It is really amazing how hard these fish fight; pound for pound you’d be hard-pressed to find another pelagic in its class.

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Top Team at the Tropic Star Lodge Mini TournamentTSL Mini Tournament - Held on Dec 1 & 2, 2011
This year Tropic Star Lodge kicked off the season with our 11th annual TSL Tournament at Pinas Bay, Panama. Competing in the Rolex/IGFA qualifying event were a total of 39 anglers. We welcomed our Canadian friends as well as Guy Harvey’s friends from both Cayman Islands and Jamaica. After a Fun fish day and lots of action the competition began. 10 Marlin and 13 Sailfish were released over the 2 day event.

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