Panama Canal Fishing

What your day looks like

World-class fishing on the Panama Canal and Gatun Lake just 45 minutes outside Panama City! Early in the morning you will be picked up at your hotel in Panama City. Enjoy a scenic 45 minute drive through the old Panama Canal Zone, driving by two sets of the Panama Canal Locks (Miraflores and Pedro Miguel Locks) and then through lush, pristine rainforest to Gamboa at the junction of the Chagres River and the Panama Canal. At the marina, you will board a charter fishing boat that comes fully equipped with a shade canopy, electric trolling motor, 2 front swivel chairs, live bait box, full tackle, rods and reels. Shortly after departing the marina on the Chagres River, you will speed out onto the Panama Canal, racing past big giant Panamax ships as they make their way through the canal. You will then turn into the jungle water pathways that wind around numerous rainforest covered islands, offering many dark shaded inlets and coves to explore. You will have the opportunity to catch Peacock Bass and to troll for snook and tarpon. Peacock Bass, an introduced species in Gatun Lake is a world renowned, sought after, game fish. The younger 2 to 3 pounder Peacock bass are abundant in these waters and swim in schools along certain selected areas in the lake.