live bait-well systems used by the fleet of Beltram's at Tropic Star Lodge
Boats preparing for a day of fishing at Tropic Star Lodge on the Zane Gray Reef and surrounding areas
Over the years the fleet of 31 Bertram’s have been updated to include an incredible live- bait well system which holds 6-live bonito, as well as small baits like Goggle-Eyes.  The live-bait-well system has made inshore fishing for large Roosterfish & Cubera Snapper very popular, with numerous Roosterfish in the 50-70-pound range. The bait well, designed by Mike Andrews, was instrumental in making the fishing better than ever, by putting live-bait on the menu.

Offshore, Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Pacific Sailfish, Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna roam the Piñas Bay waters. It’s not uncommon to catch Yellowfin in the 150-250 pound range. The Blue Marlin fishing, which was undiscovered until a few years ago can be extremely productive fishing live-baits and artificials. In September 2008 Tropic Star Lodge® enjoyed an incredible Blue Marlin bite, with 6-boats fishing 6-days releasing 69-Blue Marlin. The week of January 24-31, 2009 produced 95-Marlin being released, a new TSL record. Most were Black Marlin caught on the reef 20-minutes from the lodge, many in the 500-700 pound range.

Boats & Crews: Our rainbow fleet of 15 customized, fully rigged, Bertram 31’s are powered by twin diesel engines, efficient enough for the Pacific Ocean.  Rest assured you won’t be left at the dock as we fish a maximum of 12 boats daily. All boats are outfitted with GPS, VHF radios, custom tuna tubes and baitwell. Our captains are all local and have been fishing Piñas waters for many years. Several have learned their extraordinary fishing skills from past generations of captains and are considered legends in the gamefishing realm. Over the years our crews have guided anglers to hundreds of IGFA world records.