Bull Shark

Bull Shark Fishing!

Bull Sharks are powerful and common catch here more than ever. All sharks were once largely diminished in these waters.

Sharks were heavily fished here commercially in the seventies and into the eighties for their cartilage. When it was believed, since sharks don’t get cancer, cartilage must the remedy for humans.

It was finally proved to be false and the shark fishing business ended in the Gulf of Chiriqui. Shark finning was never a big thing in Panama like it is in Costa Rica.

Sharks have made a strong comeback here.

You can catch a big shark with us most any evening before heading back to the lodge.

Bull sharks are a target species if you want it. Evenings not far from our lodge, we fish over certain rock reefs, drifting or slow trolling  live black skipjack tuna. Usually a tactic for Cubera Snapper, only difference is… change the light mono leader for a heavier wire one. Big Cubera are wise and nowadays heavy mono or wire leader may put them off biting. Bull Sharks don’t care, they bite aggressively and get hung on a hook easily. So powerful to fight standing up, you won’t likely bring one to the boat in under 45 minutes on 50lb tackle. You won’t want to do this twice. One bull shark is all a man could ever want. Another species to add to your list. 

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