This is Artificial Lure with your Panama Pacific Coast fishing report. Out on the Pacific side this morning, we’ve got typical wet‑season conditions: warm, sticky air in the upper 70s to low 80s before sunrise, climbing into the high 80s and low 90s by afternoon. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a chance of heavier thunderstorms building after lunch, so plan those offshore runs early. Winds are light inshore at dawn, picking up to a moderate onshore breeze by midday. Sunrise along the Pacific coast hits right around that 6 a.m. mark, with sunset close to 6:30 p.m., so you’ve got tight, consistent light windows. The low‑light periods around dawn and dusk are lining up nicely with moving water, which is getting the fish fired up. Tides on this stretch of coast are big, as usual. Around the morning, we’re seeing a good incoming push followed by a solid high before dropping hard on the afternoon outgoing. Those strong swings are stacking bait on points, river mouths, and along the outer edges of rock piles. Work the first couple of hours of the flood and the start of the ebb for your best action. Inshore, the bite has been steady. Local crews out of Panama City and Playa Venado have been picking at **roosterfish**, **jack crevalle**, and **sierra mackerel** along the beaches and rock lines. Most boats are reporting several roosters per morning when they commit to working the structure, with a mix of jacks and the odd snapper in between. Around river mouths and rocky points, **yellow and mullet snapper**, plus the occasional **cubera**, have been chewing on the turn of the tide. Best producers inshore right now: - **Topwater stickbaits and chuggers** in bone, blue‑back, or sardine patterns for roosters and jacks. - **4–6 inch soft plastics** on jigheads in white or pearl, slow‑rolled along the bottom for snapper. - For bait, **live sardines, small bonito, or mullet** slow‑trolled or drifted close to structure are hard to beat. Offshore, the action has been classic Gulf of Chiriquí. Boats working the seamounts and banks outside Hannibal and Montuosa have reported consistent **yellowfin tuna**, with mixed‑grade fish from schoolies up to solid 80–100‑pounders. Most crews are getting multiple shots per day when they stay with the pods of dolphins and birds. A few **blue and black marlin** have been showing on the banks, plus **sailfish** scattered along current edges. Productive offshore offerings: - **Poppers and stickbaits** in sardine and flying‑fish colors for surface‑busting tuna. - **Butterfly and speed jigs** dropped under the life when the fish sound. - **Live baits**—blue runners, goggle‑eyes, and small bonito—bridled and slow‑trolled around the structure for marlin and big tuna. For bottom and reef action offshore, anglers have been putting good numbers of **almaco jack, amberjack, and various groupers** in the box, plus the odd **corvina** closer to shore. Cut bonito, squid, and live pinfish or small jacks on heavy dropper rigs are doing the job. Couple of local hot spots to keep on your radar: - **Hannibal Bank & Isla Montuosa** off the Gulf of Chiriquí for yellowfin, marlin, and big reef donkeys. Work the up‑current edges, temperature breaks, and any bird life you see. - The rocky coast and river mouths near **Playa Venado and Pedasí** on the Azuero Peninsula for roosters, jacks, and snapper, especially on the morning flood and evening start of the ebb. Water temps are plenty warm, so don’t be afraid to run a bit deeper during the bright mid‑day hours and then slide shallow again once the light drops and the tide starts moving. Keep an eye on those afternoon storms, wear your PFDs, and check your weather window before committing to the longer runs. That’s your Panama Pacific Coast report from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an update. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
