The word Panama means “abundance of fish, butterflies and trees”.

The word is thought to come from the Kuna, a local indigenous tribe.

Panama definitely has a huge number and variety of fish.

Frommers describes fishing in Panama as,

“Panama is a world-class fishing destination known for its fast and furious reeling-in of monster species such as blue, black, and striped marlin; yellowfin tuna; and wahoo and swordfish. Fishing takes place year-round; however, marlin and tuna are more abundant from January to April. The Pacific Ocean is where the best fishing is ….. throw your line in and within minutes you’ll snag one, guaranteed.”

While the Puerto Armuelles area does not have the fishing industry of Piñas Bay, there is plenty of good fishing here.

4 Ways To Go Fishing In Puerto Armuelles

1)  Visit the fishing lodge, Hooked On Panama.

It is 30 minutes away on the Punta Burica pennisula.  Hooked on Panama will even pick you up from  David and bring you to their lodge.

2) Go on a fishing excursion through one of Puerto Armuelles’ hotels.

• The Tsunami Inn offers fishing tours. The Tsunami Inn is located by the beach in the San Vicente neighborhood of Puerto Armuelles
• Heavenly’s Hotel, on the beach, and also in the San Vicente neighborhood offers tours as well.

3) Hire a local fisherman to take you out.

It can be negotiated for a reasonable fee.  You might want to bring your own rod.

4) Fish from the pier, located downtown.

Fishing off the pier is very popular, though it is less common now that the pier is in pretty bad shape.  The good news is that there will soon be a floating pier.  They aren’t going to tear down the old pier though, the new pier will be parallel to the old one.

 What do you think of the fishing in Puerto?

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