Panama Big Game Sportfishing Club
Clients Comments:
Hi Lee
I can’t thank you enough for all that you and your crew does for us
clients. Chong and I have been on many Safaris and have never had any
better or come close to your package. I learned so much is such a short
while and had fun fishing. I was so impressed with your people and the way
you keep the place so clean, and the food was above and beyond. I hope to
see you again next year. Aloha, Jack Parker
Cap lee, quiero hacerle saber mi agradecimiento por el
trato recibido durante mi estadía en Panamá Big game con el grupo de
clientes que he llevado.
la atención que han tenido para con nosotros ha sido excelente y ha
superado ampliamente nuestras expectativas.
Todos los servicios que nos han dado fueron de un excelente
profesionalismo y siempre con una calidad de atención para destacar.
La comida, siempre fue variada y digna de un chef internasional.
Quiero destacar el buen trato de todo el staff de Panamá Big Game Fishing,
tanto de Rolando, Edilberto, El Cap tati, el marinero Narciso y por
supuesto de Ud Señor Lee.
Tengo muchas expectativas para que en el 2009 podamos llevar a muchos mas
pescadores a disfrutar de ese paraíso que Uds tienen allí.
Lamento mucho no tener un buen ingles, y no haber podido tener mejores
diálogos con UD.
Le mando un fuerte abrazo a todos y espero volver a verlos pronto el año
próximo.
PD: Rolando, creo haber olvidado un aparato pequeño que es para leer las
memorias de las cámaras de fotos, si es así te pido que me lo hagas saber,
para ver si de alguna manera lo puedo recuperar.
PD 2: Les envío algunas fotos para poner en su Web Site.
Mariano de la Rúa
Rapala Pro Staff
aquareef@infovia.com.ar
www.aquafish.com.ar
 Hi Lee:
Thanks again for another great trip to Panama Big Game. My son, nephew,
and I had a ball. We knew it was the off season, but the inshore fishing
was fantastic. The 2 days we fished at the Secas, we caught 3 roosters to
50lb., and 22 dorado, but the smallest was 30lb, especially the 55lb bull
my son caught on a top-water popper, plus a number of other types of jacks
casting to the rocks. Out on Montosa we caught a nice wahoo, and 1 nice
tuna, but it was in the afternoon when we would start dropping down baits
that all hell would break loose. We caught a 50lb. cubera, the largest
blue trevally I have ever seen. We then located a large school of mullet
snapper, and started catching one after another. After a boat load of
different types of snappers, and completely out of bait and totally
exhausted, it was time to head back to the lodge. Panama Big Game Club
never ceases to amaze me for its tremendous amount of variety and diversity
of fishing. It was my fifth trip there and I guarantee not my last. Tell
all the guys at the lodge Hello, and thanks for making it a trip my son
and nephew will never forget. Yours truly, Mike Love
Capt. Lee,
We had a great time. The food and hospitality was fantastic! Antonio, Juan
and Narcisso worked really hard and produced lots of action for us. During
the five days of fishing, we caught a total of 38 fish - three of which
were the largest we've ever caught - the Dorado, Rooster and Black Marlin
were all our personal records. Thanks for a great time. Thanks again,
Peggy and Kirk
Lee,
We had a great time in Panama and were very impressed by your operation.
The food was great, fishing was outstanding and everything went as
smoothly as we could have hoped for. Hope things are going well, Ben
Rosenthal
  Dear Capt. Lee
We had a fantastic trip and I hope these photos give an idea of the
variety and flavor of what we experienced at Panama Big Game Fishing
Club! LOTS of fish - it really was almost nonstop activity for the 3
days we were with you - the marlin was the highlight for the boys -
although I think George would have stayed tuna fishing all day
everyday - there were certainly plenty of them about! The staff were
all so charming and friendly and worked really hard to give us an
amazing fishing trip and of course your cooking was legendary - good
job we only stayed for 3 days because I would have been the size of
a house if we had stayed more!
With very best wishes, Grace
  Lee,
the trip to the
Panama Big Game Fishing Club was great even beyond my high
expectations.
I have already told a couple of my fishing friends what a great
place to go to fish and relax Panama Big Game is. As you know from
our original correspondence, my interest was primarily in fishing
especially for the big ones. I can honestly say that I would
go to Panama Big Game just for the wonderful food, people who work
there, laundry service, solitude and relaxation in the beautiful
villa. Twice a year would work just fine; once during the
height of the marlin season and once when the club is not full. The
200 pound yellow fin tuna, 60 pound Wahoo, several mahi mahi 50-25
pounds, and three rooster fish fit my fishing menu quite well to say
nothing of the gourmet preparation for dinner. Thanks, Lee for such
a well run relaxing fish club and the home made food especially the
key lime pie and whipped cream.
See you again soon. Mike Davis
"The Marlin fishing at Panama Big Game
Fishing Club lived up to its reputation. I boated a 400 lb Blue and my
buddy Ed Rosicky of Maderia Beach Florida pulled in a 500 lb Black. Of
course we released them to grow up." Wil Brennan
Hello Lee- Just letting you know that all 4 of us made it back to work in
good health and a tanned faces to show off. On behalf of all I just wanted
to thank you for a great time at your fishing lodge, it was a great
getaway. Hope we can return sometime in the future. Thanks again. Joe
Stewart
Had a great time Lee, although I should have
done a black marlin trip 15 years ago before I damaged my shoulder. Come
to think of it I should have done a lot of things 15 ago. I've got some
excellent fish recipes but none with curry which would be great on some
types of stronger fish. would you be good enough to send me that recipe.
Thanks again, Pat Geist
 Captain
Lee,
I am just writing to thank you for a truly amazing fishing experience.
This was a special trip for the six of us as it was a father/son
experience. We all had a great time and the fishing was world-class. You
and your team worked together to exceed our expectations in every way. The
fishing was great, the accommodations nice and the food excellent. Your
entire group operates in concert as a “well oiled machine” with you at the
wheel. I will certainly be back to fish with you again soon. Take good
care and thanks again. Craig Esrael
Capt Lee,
Our group had a great time at the Big Game Panama Fishing Club. The
fishing was exceptional with our group of 4 landing 4 Black and 1 Blue
Marlin along with a sailfish in 3 days of fishing. Not to mention numerous
Yellow fin Tuna. Food was wonderful, drinks flowed freely along with the
stories and the accommodations were first rate. Thanks, we'll be back.
Steve Ditto
Hi Lee,
Thanks for the GREAT TIME! Everyone really enjoyed it and I am sure we
will schedule again. We do have some nice pictures, one that has a sail
fish high in the air. But we do have them all on a CD also. We think we
caught a total of 41 fish, I will also send you the numbers of each type.
Thanks again, Gary
  Capt.
Lee, Here are a few pictures from our trip. It's too bad the color of
Kirk's dorado isn't brighter. Or, it's too bad my brightly colored dorado
isn't larger! Thanks again for a wonderful time. We really enjoyed the
fishing, food, accommodations and crew. As you can see by the fourth
picture, we even had fun when it was too windy to fish. How did the other
two groups come out for their fishing totals? We had a great time in
Panama City. We toured the canal, went to El Valle, visited with the
Emberra Indians and enjoyed the sights around our hotel. Thanks, Peggy
and Kirk
Lee, Good to hear that all the guys have had some luck. With out question
the three days that Jason and I had there were as good as I could have
imagined. Good luck for the rest of the season...We had a great trip and
if we come back to Panama it will be to the Big Game Club. Best wishes,
Jack and Jason Cooper
Lee, It was truly a great experience to fish with you and your crews, I
look forward to a return trip. I take the XXL in a T shirt and will wear
it with pride knowing that I have fished with one of the great Panamanian
big game fishing camps, so thank you again for a great experience. Very
Truly Yours, Steven R. Rothenberger
 Lee,
We had the best time ever. The marlin fishing was the best we have ever
had. 7 out of 11 in 4 days fishing is unreal especially considering their
size . I sent a couple of pictures but I'm not too good with the camera
and most of my fishing shoots are of splashes or tails . Everyone here is
jealous and wants to come with us when we come back. Again thanks for a
great trip and we will fish with you again. Doug Roscoe
Greg and I had a ball. we were impressed with the operation and especially
the fishing. Looking forward to the next time. John Rashleigh
We really enjoyed our stay at PBGC. The food and accommodations were
great, and the fishing was phenomenal! George Whitaker
 Capt Lee,
Just dropping a note to say thank you for one of the best fishing trips my
brother and I have experienced in some time. The boats, crews, facilities,
coordination of transport and especially the food were all excellent. The
fishing was great as well with the two of us catching a Sail Fish each,1
nice Blue Marlin, several nice Wahoo’s, a nice Rock Snapper, several very
nice Yellow Fin Tuna each and an estimated 40 to 50 nice Dorado over 4
days of fishing last week. Be sure we will return again in the future when
we can manage to get reservations. I am also attaching several
photos you can hopefully use in the magazine article.
Wishing You and All Your Staff a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New
Year! -
Robert (Bob) Fielder - President - Black Gold Oilfield Services
 I
was lucky enough to spend four days on the water at Panama Big Game this
September taking pictures for New Jersey boys Ron Torkas and Joe Ozalas.
Wahoo to 50 lbs. were everywhere. I lost count early on. Small yellow fin
tuna were hitting on top water—exciting action! Lots of small dorado,
yellow snapper, blue jack, bonito, and rainbow runners kept the boys busy
with too many jack and houndfish to keep track of. Oh yeah, we ran into a
couple of Marlin too.
We fished four full days with Captain Tati and mate Eddie in a 31'
Bertram. Most of the time we fished near pinnacles in the area of Montuosa
but also visited Islas Secas for roosterfish and Los Ladrones for snapper.
Poor Ron and Joe hardly had time to fish for Marlin with all the wahoo
action. "No more wahoo!" was the final decision. This cleared the decks
for serious marlin battles. Early on day three, we arrived at Montuosa,
quickly landed five bonito for bait and dropped them over with a couple of
live blue runners for variety. Joe hooked up with a marlin almost
immediately, fought for about 45 minutes and released a black weighing in
the 350 lbs. neighborhood. We had barely recovered when Ron hooked another
black. After about a half hour fighting the marlin in the pouring rain,
Ron released his black, also running about 350 lbs. We spent the rest of
the day bottom bumping for huge snapper and casting surface plugs for
tuna. Not bad for the off-season. Check out the picture of Ron with his
Rooster.
We usually arrived back at the lodge by 5:30 or 6:00, showered and spent
the rest of the evening gorging on Lee's sushi, ceviche, home cooking,
drinking rum and telling lies. Great fun! The rooms are large, air
conditioned, with king-size beds and the showers have plenty of hot water.
The mini-bars are kept chock full of beer and cokes (no extra charge).
I don't know why anyone would call August/September the "off" season. It
rained on us once during the day, the weather was reasonably cool, and
there was no one else fishing anywhere in the area. The seas boiled with
life. We probably could have nailed more marlin but the boys wanted to
taste everything the area had to offer. Bruce Morris
Lee,
Thank you very much for making our fishing trip a very memorable one.
I had great time! The fishing, staff, food, service and
accommodations were excellent. The travel between airports and taxis
that you arranged to get us to and from Boca Brava were flawless. Your
crew knows how to catch fish and the sights of all the islands and nature
while we were fishing were awesome! You run a top quality operation
and I would highly recommend your destination to anyone who wants to catch
a black marlin and a lot of fish too.
Best of continued success to you,
Sincerely, Joe Ozalas.
 Lee,
Thanks for a great time at your lodge and thank your crews
for a great stay and fishing trip, it was good to have caught a once in a
life time snapper like the one I caught (60 - 70 lbs). I will be looking
forward to the next trip to your lodge.
Best Regards, Martel Muhlestein
 July, 2007 – Here I am back in the water taxi from Pedregal
Marina to Isla Boca Brava, home of the Panama Big Game Fishing Club. This
will be my fifth time there and during the one hour boat ride out to the
island I anticipate seeing the head honcho and my buddy, Capt. Lee
Campbell and the crew that makes up this outfit. I can taste the first
Pina Colada already. I had just finished three days of fishing in Costa
Rica so I decided to stay in shore on the first day hooking up on Sierra,
jacks and roosters. This is an easy boat ride working the small island
groups and bottom structures around Boca Brava in calm seas. The action
was good on light tackle. The next two days were reserved for my favorite
area Montuosa Island and the nearby Hannibal Bank. This is a 2 hour trip
out with the ever present possibility of a few rain squalls this time of
year. I was not to be disappointed. The big Dorado and big tuna are not
around this time of year although I caught enough for the table and some
sashimi for appetizers. The Wahoo were on the small side, about 20 – 25#,
but, in abundance (4 on board in 15 minutes) with a total of 7 until I
decided to quit. Now – the reason I go there – Marlin. I picked up one
each of the two days out there in the 350# class on live bait. No backing
down on these babies for me. It’s strictly “mano-a-mano” on 80# test so
you can expect to be in the chair around 45 minutes per fish. Aloha,
Howard Chong, Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii
There is something about tracking fish by sight that activates the
adrenalin flow like nothing else. We had hot and cold moments on the trip
but the image of two and three hundred pound yellow fin tuna hurling
themselves airborne, intent on murder or adultery upon anything in their
path…baby it’s just too much. Man and boy I’ve fished those things on both
the Atlantic and Pacific but the supreme numbers of big fish right in
front of your beak made this a very special opportunity, what most would
call a “once in a life time.” Standing on the bow of the boat and throwing
them top water plugs was really sweet, as well as productive. We jumped on
a red hot marlin bite one morning with a double hook up and hooked a third
immediately afterwards. It’s fair to say we had some slow times but even
the inshore fish were real trophies. This included a seventy-pound amber
jack, eighty-pound roosterfish and a wondrous blue trevalle. These fish
get big down in Panama, bigger than in Costa Rica, bigger than in
Guatemala. The Panama Big Game Club lives up to its reputation.
Riley Love - May 2007
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Hello Lee,
Jorge, Totschy, Otze and I are back in Germany after a 32 hour-trip.
At last we had a problem with the suitcase of Totschy, because it
got lost. Very annoying is that his camera was in the suitcase with
a lot of nice photos. We hope that the suitcase will be located and
send back to Totschys home address. We all thank you for the first
class service we enjoyed, the very-very-very good food and the
excellent drinks and the great fishing. It was wonderful ! I never
caught so many big-game fishes before and the 250pound yellowfin-tuna
on last Friday was a fantastic closing. Enclosed for today now some
photos of the yellowfin-tuna I caught. Best wishes to all !!!
Your friend Yogi |
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One of the translations for the word Panama is variety. Whoever
originated this translation must certainly have been a fisherman. After
broad experiences in Central and South America, it must be said that for
variety, Panama ranks among the best that the hemisphere has to offer.
This was my third trip to the Panama Big Game Fishing Club, and sixth
overall to the country. Club owners Bill Beck, and Lee Campbell are
both ex-charter boat captains, and this is reflected in their operation of
the club.
The hand made cottages that house the sleeping rooms are extremely nice.
They line the stairway, which meanders up the hillside to the main dining
room and lounge. The accommodations belie the Club's remote location.
So if you are interested in one of the most interesting places available
for variety big game fishing, then consider the Panama Big Game Fishing
Club. It is run by professional fishermen and is staffed by some of the
friendliest people imaginable. It's the place to be. El Capitan Mike Love
Click For Full Article
 Lee,
Thank you so much for the most incredible fishing and footage that
we got at Panama Big Game. It was your untiring hard work and
attention to every detail and tremendous planning that allowed us to
get footage never shot before. It was the BEST fishing I have seen
there in over 10 years. Where else can you hook 4 blue marlin by 9
AM then move on to 200-300 lb. yellow fin tuna on topwater plugs,
all in a single day! It was a first for me bringing a group this
year while filming and to see 800 lb black marlin day one was
incredible. Everyone raved about the great food and boat crews, I
have never seen in all my travels all over the world harder working
crews and a spirit of friendship and laughter. It was simply the
best fishing ever, but your untiring hard work and planning made our
difficult work of filming so much easier and successful, Thank you
Lee - This is not a plug, This is a true fact. If anybody doubts
this in anyway, have them e-mail me at t gowdy@verizon.net
or call me in my office at 978-927-1776. The inshore fishing was
incredible also, My head is still spinning and I already have 8 guys
ready to come back for huge snook and sailfish - Lee thank you
again, it is always a pleasure and Panama Big Game is a place that I
and everyone I have met visiting there always call home - All my
best, Trev Gowdy -
"Quest For The One"
Lee:
I want to thank both you and your staff for a wonderful fishing trip. You
operate a first class lodge. Everything was great from the time I stepped
off the plane in Panama City and met by your representative, to the time I
stepped back on the plane at the end of the week. The food was excellent,
even though there was too much to eat. The open bar was a pleasant treat.
It was all the little details that you and your staff pay attention too
that made the trip so enjoyable. I would also like to compliment you on
your selective harvest program that you encourage to your guests as well
as your staff. I've always been in favor of keeping a couple of fish to
bring home to eat, and releasing the rest so that they can be caught again
in the future either by me or a guest. Enclosed are some pictures of only
some of the fish I caught. I look forward to coming down and fishing again
next year. I hope that my brother will be able to join me. Thanks
again, Larry Little
Lee,
Thanks so much for the kind hospitality and great fishing and most
importantly, your excellent staff! All the best, Evan
Capt. Lee,
Hey, you're the first person I've ever e-mailed. I can't thank you guys
enough for an absolutely incredible trip. I've probably told the "Panama
Fishing Story" a 100 times and never get bored repeating myself.
Bryan Frey
Dear Lee, Bob, and Bill,
I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for such a wonderful fishing
trip you provided for us this last week! Everyone in the group had a
fantastic time. You really take that extra step to make your guests feel
welcome and at home. I surely will spread the word about your lodge to
anyone heading in that direction. Lee, I can't tell you how good the food
was, (oh yeah, the Bloody Marys on the dock when we arrived were not bad
either!) As soon as I get a few of the photos together I will certainly
send them your way. Bill, I look forward to getting to Miami and pay a
visit to your restaurant. Thank the entire staff for a fantastic trip!
Sincerely,
Ian and the Dentist group
Lee, Once again Bob and I would like to thank you for the first class
service we enjoyed while in your hands. From the moment we stepped
off the plane in Panama City we were treated like royalty. I've been to
many places but your level of service beats them all. The atmosphere
and food on your island was five star all the way. And the fishing
was the best I've every had. I've never seen snapper and rooster
fish as large as we were catching, (and our crew said they were about
average around there) and using surface poppers with spinning tackle to do
it was an unbelievable experience. We can't wait until we can again
join you at such a peaceful and wonderful place. You really do have
your own slice of heaven. Bob & Adolph
Lee,
Thanks for the note. Betsy and I had a great time and appreciated your
hospitality and the quality of your boats and crew. Those 38-46 lb tuna
were tough on the flyrod, but I would still like a 100# plus fish ( like
the one we got on a bonito) to inhale a fly. The world record is now about
111 lbs ( pending). As you say, we can take our time fighting the fish
thanks to the relative absence of sharks. I would also like to get to
Panama in August -September ( 07 likely) to fish for Wahoo. I'll talk up
your operation at the saltwater flyfishing club ( pacific#1) and will send
a few pictures of the fly caught tuna. Steve Petit
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THERE IS NO BETTER DESTINATION OR LODGE IN THE WORLD THAT OFFERS UNTOUCHED
WORLD CLASS FISHING FROM SPRING TO FALL FISHING THAN IN PANAMA AT THE
PANAMA BIG GAME CLUB. FROM THE MANAGEMENT, CREW AND ACCOMMODATIONS, THEY
ARE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. TRY YOUR SHOT AT HUGE SNAPPER, ROOSTERFISH,
WAHOO, MONSTER YELLOWFIN TUNA AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, MARLIN FISHING IN
SUMMER CAN BE OUTSTANDING!” GOOD LUCK,
TREV GOWDY
PRODUCER/HOST "QUEST FOR THE ONE"
 Capt.
Lee,
Great to hear from you. Thanks for the Christmas greeting. I hope you
and the crew have a fantastic holiday season. I have not stopped running
my mouth about how great of an operation you are running down there,
hopefully it translates into some more business for you. Recently, we
fished in the OLN (now its Versus) Shark Hunters' East v West TV tournament
series. We made it to the finals out in Marina Del Rey, Ca and took 3rd
place with the second largest fish of the tournament, a 646lb Mako. If
you get the channel on your satellite, check it out. We were team
"Tango." I'm trying to scheme some ways to get down there to do some
video. Talking to a produce in NY and the Gurney Productions (producers
of shark hunters) crew. I'll keep you posted. Hope all is well. Tell
Eddie to stay in the boat. - Craig A
 From:
Ellen Ohern
To: "Capt. Lee A. Campbell"
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006
Subject: Re: panama
Hi Lee thanks again for a great trip I am sending you some photos and am
going to print up a hundred or so copies of your web page to give to people
interested in a trip there in the future. I also wrote an article that our
weekly fishing magazine will print as a travel piece in the late fall. I
am sure by talking up your lodge and showing my photo album I will send
you plenty of clients. Thanks again for your hospitality and you run a
great lodge.
Yours truly, Captain Ken Higgins.
 Hi Lee!
We are home, decompressing before the full force of real life continues
tomorrow, Monday. Sigh...We had a blast. We still guffaw at the vast
quantities of tuna we ate, and relish the memories of the flavor of your
dishes. And the character of your staff. We will return!
Regards,
Julie Hilliard
Lee, I apologize for not getting this
picture to you sooner, I had a lot of bragging to do. Made a lot of guys
jealous! This past March was an awsome trip! You and your staff made it
outstanding, not to mention the the food
 . John, Vince and myself had a
great experience. Thanks again, Rusty Magliozzi
 Thanks for
the shirts! We had a great time, and your cooking was a highlight. I was
braggin' on our tuna just last night and about all the ways you prepared
it for us.
I've attached a couple pix from our trip - don't know if they're of any
use in your advertising, but feel free to use them if you like. A friend
told me the one with the tuna looked like two Amishmen gone native. One is
a shot over the roof of our cabin, which everyone seems to like, showing
the remoteness of the lodge.
Hope all is well with you and yours. Please give our best to the crew and
tell Chi Chi to stay out of trouble!!
Mike Eakin
Dear Lee - Received the shirts today -
THANKS - We had a great time fishing - you have a first class operation
and we look forward to a return visit. Please say hello to all the guys
for us. Hope the rest of your season was good.
Best wishes. Tom
Hello, I am writing in regards to our
trip which was on 2/10/2005 to
2/16/2005. We had a great time. Lee was a great host and a phenomenal
cook.
We are definitely going to book another trip to your club.
Thanks,
William Passalacqua
Network Analyst
Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP
From: Howard Chong
The fishing trip was EXCELLENT!!!! The quality of the
accommodations, the food and beverage, the camp and fishing staff (and in
particular Lee Campbell who manages the operation), the quality of the
boats and tackle and of course the number and types of fish that are
available is first class.
Edy Tribaldos, my Panamanian buddy, who was with me and who has fished the
same area for years is also in agreement with me on this outfit.
I finally caught my pez gallo (Rooster Fish) and in
fact a number of them in the 20 – 40# range. We spent most of our time
fishing the green water around the islands with only one day out to the
blue water for marlin and big tuna. Lots of action for anyone who wants to
catch a lot of mahi mahi, yellow fin, jacks, wahoo, grouper and roosters.
As you are aware and as well as any experienced big game fisherman, the
big stuff is a hit or miss proposition. It’s the chance you take to catch
something big. It wasn’t the season for sails, but, I did pick one up
around 130# which is big for a sail and very nice on 30# tackle. I do not
have the boat back down on the fish so this one took me about 20 minutes.
I would personally rate this the best trip I have had
as compared to Tropic Star, the Atlantic side of Panama and a couple of
trips to Costa Rica. This is not to say that the other trips were not
good, but, just that this one was better. In my opinion the only one that
really sucked was Tropic Star unless they have changed their MO since I
was there.
If you want to have any prospective clients talk to be
about this place feel free to have them contact me.
Lee,
Great to hear from you. I am so glad you are still
there and working to maximize one of the finest big game fishing camps in
the world. I am definitely coming down late August or the first of
September. I have a dear friend that is a world class race car driver that
has a bunch of buddies that are into fishing. Jim McDonald has asked about
you several times and was written up an orthopedic magazine article
describing the giant Marlin he caught. The article was delightful. Yes, I
have some great shots of the Marlin Jim caught that I will E mail to you.
We plan on displaying a picture of Jim's Marlin at Tuna's.
Looking forward to seeing you soon. Remember, if you
decide to come up please plan on staying at my place. I would love to
reciprocate the hospitality.
Stay in touch,
Your friend Cliff Fort
"Newman, Robert"
PANAMA’S BRAND-NEW BIG GAME FISHING CLUB
Panama’s Pacific Coast is home to some of the greatest
saltwater fly fishing on the planet, with billfish (sailfish, blue marlin,
black marlin and striped marlin), tuna (mostly yellowfin), roosterfish,
snapper (like the murderous Pacific cubera), dorado, and wahoo all being
on the take. Now fly fishers have a brand-new lodge to hit: the Big Game
Fishing Club on Boca Brava Island, which is a private island with direct
access to the fabled Hannibal Bank and Coiba Island.
The Big Game Fishing Club brings to three the number of
full-blown saltwater angling operations in Panama, and this destination
holds considerable promise. The Hannibal Bank absolutely teems with
gamefish, and fly fishers can expect to do battle with some of the
largest, most powerful and acrobatic opponents possible. Sailfish here
average nearly 100 pounds, and although you stand little chance of
actually boating the things, blue and black marlin will take flies.
However, the smaller striped marlin is a real possibility. Throw in the
striking dorado (dolphinfish, mahi mahi) with its gold, green and blue
colors, high-speed wahoo, plus toothy and very large cubera, and of course
the deranged roosterfish, and you can’t go wrong. Yellowfin tuna are
common catches, too, and can get very big.
Lee,
Thanks for your note. The trip was memorable as were the accommodations.
We are hoping to get down your way again. I am copying this email to a
friend who would like more information on your fishing lodge and boats.
Scott Radovich
From: "Carol & Ken Johnson"
Hi Capt Lee,
Hope all is going well down there in your Beautiful lodge. Really
enjoyed it and hope to get there again in the not too distant future.
Hey There!
Great to hear from you. I have a number of people that want to join me on
a trip down to Boca Brava. The completion of that lift is a great asset. I
am ready to tackle another one of your monster marlin. In addition, I miss
the hell out of your cooking. I have never had home made fried chicken on
a fishing trip before. Your hospitality was as great as the food.
The best of the holiday season to you and your staff.
Respectfully,
Clifford L. Fort
Capt. Lee -
Had a trip of a lifetime with you and your crew. Most enjoyable staff you
have! You have really done a fantastic job putting all the details in
place. I hope to return, only with my wife and no kids. My wife would love
the beaches and your outstanding cooking. I get my pictures back this
weekend and I will forward them to Dave who will put mine with his and
send to you, via Bill. Dave spoke with Bill and gave him the 5 star review
you deserve. Hope all is going well for you and Gayle. Regards to
Hollywood, Rit, Max and the "Big Kahoona".
Tom Lyon
From: "David Hack"
Hi Lee,
We all want to say thanks for a great time. You have a great operation and
I would like to help promote it in any way that I can. You are truly
a great chef. Your crew was very professional and were a pleasure to work
with.
David Hack
Executive Producer
www.saltwaterventures.com
Lee
Jack and I had a great time. We give an A+ to the staff, accommodations
and of course the food. I guess we'll have to come back next year to catch
the Marlin!!!
Greetings to all. Karl Angersbach
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