African Pompano

Africans

Panama inshore fishing &  Marlin fishing

African Pompano, a fairly frequent catch, jigging or slow trolling nearshore over sandy bottom. I don’t recall one ever taking a surface popper, they will rise for a bonito strip for sure.

See the white beach in the photograph background; that’s pompano territory. When pompano are swimming over white sand they are actively feeding, for sure.

When I spot them from the tower, I know the outrigger strip baits are about to get bit. 

African Pompano look like their meat ought to be good to eat. It’s very clean white meat but it’s tough and they don’t render much. Probably make good ceviche, but they are so pretty; better throwing them back.

Speaking of pretty…look at this lady! Her husband is an emergency room trauma surgeon.

This one obviously was caught over white sandy water. Maybe with a small Rapalla countdown, a Gotcha lure or very likely, a bonito strip.

Not a big Panama Bait strip made from a bonito belly,  smaller strips made from bonito fillets. 

We also catch Africans while jigging in deeper waters. When jigging over the rocks where we  drift baits for Cubera, anglers who jig will pick up all sorts of variety. Africans are a common catch then.