Black Marlin, Blue Marlin, Sailfish, Yellowfin Tunas, Wahoo,
Roosterfish
 The season is off to a flying start and let me tell you;
the reels are screaming. December has always been one the best months for
fishing at the lodge. It was all hands on deck this week; 22 BLACK MARLIN and
30 BLUE MARLIN were released in 6 days. One boat even hooked into a
GRANDER BLACK MARLIN but this time it was not to be. The big Yellowfin
Tunas were also feeding and made for some epic battles on 50 lb tackle.
The crew form the Wanna Go Fishing show
were here this week and their lucky guest, David Bryant released the fish of a
lifetime, a PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN estimated at 700 lbs. Matthew
Ruddo released his first BIG BLACK MARLIN estimated at 500 lbs.
Agostino Paoletti had a trip of a lifetime, releasing his first 2 BLACK
MARLIN that went 500 and 350 lbs, PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN, 250 lbs
and also his first PACIFIC SAILFISH.
Bill DePriest and
his dad along with Scott Dahlem from Pacific Coast Sportfishing
Magazine were also here this covering a story on offshore and inshore
fishing at Tropic Star Lodge. They had a great week with some big catches
including Scott’s monster PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN estimated at 500+
lbs. They also caught 2 nice YELLOWFIN TUNA around 150 lbs
each and 3 nice WAHOO, the biggest around 65 lbs.
T.C. Hamilton
released his first BLACK MARLIN estimated at 500 lbs. Roger Hoff
also released his first BLACK MARLIN around 300 lbs and Pat Gerald
also scored his first BLACK MARLIN in the 300 lb range.
Scott McDuffee also released his first PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN
around 400 lbs and Bill Brady also got lucky with his first
PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN around 250
lbs.
Jim and David west
scored a pair of PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN and a couple of big YELLOWFIN
TUNAS in the 150-200 lb range.
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I would like to welcome you all back for yet another season at Tropic Star Lodge. This month we kick off with our 10th annual TSL Tournament at Piñas Bay Panama. We welcomed 93 anglers representing 31 teams for three days of billfish action and lots of fun. The weather was excellent with blue skies and very calm seas which made for some great fishing.