Panama Fish Species
The Panamanian isthmus actually originated as a series of hundreds of islands before volcanic activity in the region filled in the country’s long land mass as we recognize it today. The country’s name means “abundance of fish” and ever since it was first inhabited, fishing has been one of the main trades in the region.
Slightly off the beaten track as a fishing destination, the country’s endless coastline, plentiful rivers and island archipelagos offer varied depths for great inshore, offshore and fresh water fishing. Hundreds of game fishing records have been broken off the Pacific coast, which is home to some of the largest game fish in the region.
The following is a list of some of the more than 30 game fish species that you might expect to reel in on a fishing trip to Panama:
- Red snapper (pargo)
- Grouper (mero)
- Amberjack
- Jack
- Yellowfin tuna
- Wahoo
- Black Marlin
- Blue Marlin
- Striped Marlin
- Large Pacific Sailfish
- Barracuda
- Bigeye tuna
- Black grouper
- Blackfin tuna
- Blue jack
- Blue marlin
- Broomtail grouper
- Cubera snapper
- Dorado
- Goliath grouper
- Jack crevalle
- Lane snapper
- Milkfish
- Pompano
- Rainbow runner
- Red snapper
- Roosterfish
- Sierra mackerel
- Silk snapper
- Scnook
- Tarpon
- Yellow snapper
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