Fishing in Panama
18 species across 16 spots
Panama offers fishing across 16 spots with 18 species in marine, marine, brackish, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Mangrove-lined bays and sand flats provide ideal feeding grounds; easy boat access from Almirante.
Remote protected marine reserve with pristine reef walls; excellent visibility and abundant worm blenny populations.
A network of islands and mangroves with healthy reef habitats where the Panamanian worm blenny is abundant around the shallow coral outcrops.
18
Species
16
Spots
Species
18
Panamanian worm blenny
Stathmonotus culebrai
marine
Panama croaker
Ophioscion panamensis
marine, brackish
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
Kryptolebias caudomarginatus
freshwater
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
Citharichthys amblybregmatus
marine
Centropomus fasciatus
Centropomus fasciatus
Pacific dog snapper
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
marine, brackish
Dorada
Brycon moorei
freshwater
Sailfin grouper
Mycteroperca olfax
marine
Eastern Pacific bonito
Sarda chiliensis
marine
Cynodonichthys brunneus
Cynodonichthys brunneus
freshwater
Black marlin
Istiompax indica
marine
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Polka-dot cusk-eel
Otophidium omostigma
marine
Roosterfish
Nematistius pectoralis
marine
Cynodonichthys pacificus
Cynodonichthys pacificus
freshwater
Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
Cynodonichthys siegfriedi
freshwater
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Cladobotryum indoafrum
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
Sturisomatichthys leightoni
freshwater