{"id":2375,"date":"2025-11-03T18:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blogsitesite\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2026-06-22T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:17:45","slug":"cambutal-fishing-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/cambutal-fishing-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing in Cambutal, Panama: Seasons, Species &amp; Guide 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2375\" class=\"elementor elementor-2375 elementor-2374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5513c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c5513c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb89ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb89ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7df4b66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7df4b66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a25a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a25a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fishing in Cambutal, Panama: Seasons, Species &amp; Guide 2026\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-520f246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"520f246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6286042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6286042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cambutal-tuna-fishing--1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3046\" alt=\"cambutal tuna fishing tours\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cambutal-tuna-fishing--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cambutal-tuna-fishing--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cambutal-tuna-fishing--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cambutal-tuna-fishing-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4679787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4679787\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ve probably heard of Tropic Star Lodge or Hannibal Bank \u2014 Panama&#8217;s famous big-game fishing landmarks. But there&#8217;s another stretch of Pacific coastline that shares the exact same ocean corridor and holds just as many world-class fish. Cambutal sits at the southern tip of the Azuero Peninsula, in the heart of what local captains call &#8220;Marlin Alley&#8221; \u2014 a 200-mile band of deep Pacific water that runs from Hannibal Bank eastward to Pi\u00f1as Bay. Thirty-plus IGFA world records have come out of these waters. The frigate birds still work the bait lines most mornings. 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But for now, it means you can fish one of Central America&#8217;s most productive offshore zones without competing with a full fleet for space on the bank.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565fffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565fffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Why Cambutal Is a World-Class Fishing Destination<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e87f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e87f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>&#8220;Marlin Alley&#8221; and the Tuna Coast<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1202fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1202fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waters around the Azuero Peninsula carry a nickname the locals use without irony: the Tuna Coast. That label is accurate in both directions \u2014 massive yellowfin stack here in numbers that rival the famous Hannibal Bank bite, and the blue water access from shore is close enough that you&#8217;re not burning half your day just getting to the fish.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a31682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a31682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Buzos Panama<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the adventure resort sitting 4 km south of Cambutal village, has catalogued more than 30 IGFA world records caught from this zone. That list runs from Black and Blue Marlin to Pacific Sailfish, Wahoo, Broomtail and Goliath Grouper, Cubera Snapper, Bigeye and Bluefin Trevally, Dorado, and Roosterfish. Not a single-species fishery. A complete offshore and inshore ecosystem sitting in the same stretch of coast.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a6682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a6682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Off the Beaten Path \u2014 That&#8217;s the Point<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc2b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc2b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambutal is about six hours by road from Panama City and roughly three hours from David. It&#8217;s the end of the road in the most literal sense \u2014 one of the southernmost points you can reach by car in Panama. That remoteness is what keeps the fishing grounds relatively unfished compared to better-known destinations, and it&#8217;s what gives a trip here the feeling of discovering something before the crowds arrive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f5ce69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f5ce69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The coast adjacent to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelplayacambutal.net\/fish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cerro Hoya National Park<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 accessible by boat from Cambutal \u2014 is some of the most pristine water in the entire country. Anglers who make the drive consistently describe it as what Panama fishing looked like 20 years ago.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dfe6bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dfe6bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re already planning the Azuero Peninsula route, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/pedasi-fishing-tours\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fishing in Pedas\u00ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes a natural companion stop \u2014 both destinations share the same productive Pacific current, and the two can be combined into a single trip.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b1ca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b1ca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>What Fish Can You Catch in Cambutal?<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632fe2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632fe2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Pacific Sailfish<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8aebc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8aebc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pacific sailfish are the marquee species for visiting anglers and the most reliably targeted from a panga or offshore charter. Panama&#8217;s Pacific sailfish tend to run larger than those in Guatemala or Costa Rica, and Cambutal&#8217;s direct access to deep water puts you in prime habitat quickly. Peak season runs February through April, though you&#8217;ll raise fish throughout the dry season. Numbers thin out from May onward, but sailfish show up on most green season trips through August. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/fish-species\/sailfish\/panama\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sailfish in Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> species page covers the biology, tackle, and tactics in full.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf29e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf29e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Black and Blue Marlin<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a93d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a93d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black and blue marlin are what put Marlin Alley on the map, and Cambutal sits in the middle of it. Blue marlin peak December through February alongside early-season sailfish. Black marlin have two distinct windows \u2014 a December through March run that overlaps with blues, and a second season from June through August that doesn&#8217;t get enough attention. The August-September window in particular produces the kind of big female fish that make lifetime highlight reels.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-710447b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"710447b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4044b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d4044b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuna are arguably the most exciting quarry in Cambutal. The Azuero Peninsula sees yellowfin builds starting in February and March \u2014 earlier than the peak Hannibal Bank season \u2014 which means you can time a dry-season trip to catch both marlin and tuna in the same week. Surface feeds here are dramatic: schools boiling with porpoises and frigate birds overhead, and the fish willing to eat a topwater lure before it stops moving. For more on what <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/deep-sea-fishing-in-panama\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deep-sea fishing in Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> looks like across the country, we have a full breakdown.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9aebda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9aebda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Dorado (Mahi-Mahi)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234b844 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234b844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dorado run here on two distinct peaks. The primary run goes from November through January, with mature fish averaging 15\u201322 kg. A second run fires reliably from May through August, driven by floating debris lines that form once the rains begin. Local captains at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotelplayacambutal.net\/fish\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hotel Playa Cambutal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> describe the summer dorado fishing as among the most consistent of the year \u2014 big fish, aggressive bites, and far less boat traffic than during peak season.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e92c4d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e92c4d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Wahoo<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-114ccff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"114ccff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wahoo season begins in May and builds steadily through the green season, reaching its peak in October. If wahoo is your primary target, timing a trip for September or October gives you the best numbers with manageable weather \u2014 morning conditions are typically fishable even during the rainiest months.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8494baf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8494baf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Roosterfish<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e20d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11e20d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roosterfish are Cambutal&#8217;s most compelling inshore species and arguably the reason kayak fishing here has become famous. They&#8217;re present year-round, but December through May is exceptional. May and June produce the biggest fish of the year as the rains start pushing bait from the coastal rivers. If you want to understand what to expect on the water, our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/fish-species\/roosterfish\/panama\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roosterfish in Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> page covers the species in full.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15089c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15089c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Cubera Snapper, Grouper, and Inshore Species<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1c263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a1c263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cubera snapper to 27 kg and beyond hold on the rocky reef structure close to Cambutal&#8217;s shoreline. The same grounds hold Broomtail and Goliath Grouper, Bigeye and Bluefin Trevally, Amberjack, Corvina, and Colorado Snapper. Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/cubera-snapper\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cubera snapper guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covers the tactics and rigs that work on these fish specifically.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb8423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"feb8423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Best Time to Fish Cambutal<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0vy37bhd elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0vy37bhd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>@import 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ed34e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s no bad month here \u2014 that&#8217;s Cambutal&#8217;s strongest selling point after the fish themselves. Here&#8217;s how the year breaks down by target:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be53c5 uael-header-sticky-no uael-border-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table\" data-id=\"2be53c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div itemscope class=\"uael-table-wrapper\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Table\">\n\t\t\t<table id=\"uael-table-id-2be53c5\" class=\"uael-text-break uael-column-rules uael-table\" data-sort-table=\"no\" data-show-entry=\"no\" data-searchable=\"no\" data-responsive=\"no\">\n\t\t\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th data-sort=\"0\" class=\"sort-this elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-head-cell-text\" scope=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sort-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Month<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<th data-sort=\"1\" class=\"sort-this elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-head-cell-text\" scope=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sort-style\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Best Targets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/th>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/thead>\n\t\t\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- ROWS -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"1\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">November\u2013January<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Dorado (primary run), black marlin building<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"2\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">December\u2013February<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Blue marlin, sailfish start building<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"3\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">February\u2013April<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Sailfish peak, yellowfin tuna building, blue marlin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"4\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">May\u2013June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Yellowfin tuna peak (Azuero), biggest roosterfish, dorado second run starts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"5\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">July\u2013August<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Black marlin second season, yellowfin tuna, wahoo building<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr data-entry=\"6\" class=\"uael-table-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-0\" data-title=\"Month\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">September\u2013October<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td class=\"uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1 uael-table-col uael-table-body-cell-text elementor-repeater-item-1\" data-title=\"Best Targets\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-table__text-inner\">Wahoo peak, black marlin, quietest period with most rain<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbbcae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbbcae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">December through April is the dry season (&#8220;summer&#8221; to locals) \u2014 clear blue water, calm seas, and near-perfect conditions most days. This is when hotels book up fastest and prices run highest. For pure offshore action, February to April is the sweet spot: sailfish peak, tuna building, and marlin still active.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f421a2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f421a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The green season (May\u2013November) gets an unfair reputation in Cambutal&#8217;s case. The Azuero Peninsula is one of the driest parts of Panama \u2014 mornings are typically sunny, and you&#8217;re usually back at the dock before the afternoon rain arrives. May through July in particular can fish better than the dry season for tuna. Compare this to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/gulf-of-chiriqui-fishing\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed fishing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> calendar, which peaks slightly later \u2014 the two regions complement each other well for trip planning.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0139ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0139ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September and early November are the rainiest months and the quietest for tourism. The fishing can still be productive, but weather delays are more likely.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25423d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a25423d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to Fish Cambutal<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d02d7cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d02d7cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Panga Boats \u2014 The Local Standard<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba97e65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ba97e65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/panga-boats-in-cambutal-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/panga-boats-in-cambutal-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/panga-boats-in-cambutal-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/panga-boats-in-cambutal-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/panga-boats-in-cambutal-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68ef25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c68ef25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The backbone of Cambutal fishing is the panga fleet. Open fiberglass boats crewed by captains who&#8217;ve been fishing these waters their entire lives, pangas are the most accessible way to reach both offshore and nearshore grounds. Full-day and half-day options are available from several local operators, and captains can run you to Cerro Hoya National Park waters or farther offshore depending on the day&#8217;s target.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cef3db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cef3db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pangas are flexible \u2014 the same boat that trolls for sailfish in the morning can anchor on reef for cubera in the afternoon. Pricing is typically reasonable compared to Panama&#8217;s bigger lodge operations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb73db7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb73db7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Kayak Fishing \u2014 Cambutal&#8217;s Signature Experience<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cf829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87cf829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No other destination in Panama can match Cambutal for kayak fishing. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/losbuzos.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Los Buzos Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> built its reputation on exactly this \u2014 putting anglers in kayaks on the Cambutal coastline to target roosterfish, cubera snapper, trevally, and mahi just outside the surf zone. The species variety from a kayak here is remarkable: a single session can produce multiple targets you&#8217;d normally dedicate separate trips to catch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f03e449 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f03e449\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For anglers who&#8217;ve never fished from a kayak, the experience is fundamentally different from a panga trip. The fish are closer, the fight is more immediate, and when a 20 kg roosterfish takes off, there&#8217;s nowhere to go but hang on.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c2291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15c2291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Bottom Fishing and Light Tackle<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5caac1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5caac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reef structure immediately offshore from Cambutal holds grouper and cubera that most visiting anglers walk past on their way to the offshore grounds. Drop a live bait or a heavy jig on the right spot and you may find yourself connected to something that does not want to come up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c2bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25c2bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For light-tackle anglers, roosterfish on poppers and surface lures along the rocky points is some of the most technically demanding inshore fishing in Central America \u2014 and some of the most rewarding when it comes together.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889d60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"889d60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to Get to Cambutal<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77e5390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77e5390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>From Panama City<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-047381a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"047381a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common route is a 5.5 to 6-hour drive from Panama City south through the Azuero Peninsula via Chitr\u00e9 and Las Tablas, then west along the coast to Cambutal. The road is paved most of the way. Domestic flights to Chitr\u00e9 (CTD) reduce the drive to about 2 hours if you prefer to fly in and rent a car.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adcc4b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adcc4b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>From David (Chiriqu\u00ed)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472781d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472781d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming from Chiriqu\u00ed or David in western Panama, Cambutal is roughly 3.5 to 4 hours by road. This makes Cambutal a logical add-on to a Chiriqu\u00ed fishing trip \u2014 you can fish Hannibal Bank or the Gulf of Chiriqu\u00ed from David, then drive east to spend time on the Azuero coast.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1d7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1d7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>Combined Azuero Peninsula Route<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5c8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d5c8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many anglers combine Cambutal with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/blog\/en\/pedasi-fishing-tours\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fishing in Pedas\u00ed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the same trip \u2014 Pedas\u00ed sits about 45 minutes north up the coast and offers its own strong inshore and offshore fishing, plus more accommodation options. Split 2\u20133 nights between the two towns and you cover both the southern Azuero grounds and the Isla Iguana area around Pedas\u00ed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bc4d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39bc4d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Frequently Asked Questions<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c16998d uael-faq-box-layout-yes align-at-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"c16998d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-202' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-5b1fe8d\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-5b1fe8d uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-6a7a7e459d16a\">What are the best species to target in Cambutal?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on timing. Dry season (December\u2013April): sailfish, marlin, and dorado. Green season (May\u2013November): yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and roosterfish. Cubera snapper and roosterfish from kayak are year-round options regardless of season.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-1d5c290\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-1d5c290 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-6a7a7e459d1c5\">Is Cambutal good for first-time offshore anglers?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes \u2014 the panga fleet is experienced with visiting anglers, half-day options keep costs and commitment manageable, and the nearshore species like roosterfish and cubera are genuinely exciting without requiring a long offshore run. The kayak fishing is particularly accessible for anglers who want an inshore experience.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-dda48a3\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-dda48a3 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-6a7a7e459d1f2\">How far offshore do you fish?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For sailfish and marlin, most trips run 8\u201325 km offshore. The advantage of Cambutal is that deep water is relatively close to shore \u2014 you're not burning two hours of transit before you start fishing. For inshore species like roosterfish and cubera, you're fishing within a kilometer of the beach.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-d134935\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-d134935 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-4-6a7a7e459d21c\">Can I fish Cambutal year-round?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes. Every month has something productive going. December through April has the best weather and the most billfish. May through November gives you tuna, wahoo, and the biggest roosterfish of the year. September and October are the rainiest and quietest \u2014 still fishable, but with the highest weather variability.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-a825512\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-a825512 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-5-6a7a7e459d247\">Do I need to book a charter in advance?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During dry season (December\u2013April), yes \u2014 the best local captains book up weeks or months ahead. During the green season there's more availability, but it's still worth confirming in advance. Browse current <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/locations\/panama\/cambutal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambutal fishing tours on PescaYa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to check availability.<\/span><\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94eac4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94eac4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Last Cast<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d26e5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d26e5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambutal isn&#8217;t on anyone&#8217;s top-ten list yet. That&#8217;s what makes it worth the drive.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dc1dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31dc1dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get 30-plus IGFA world records&#8217; worth of species diversity, blue water close to shore, kayak fishing that no other Panama destination comes close to replicating, and local captains who know every reef from the shoreline to Cerro Hoya. Come in December for marlin and dorado, February for sailfish at their peak, or May for the start of tuna season and the biggest roosterfish of the year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-142f72a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"142f72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The frigate birds will tell you when to put your rod in the holder. Everything else is logistics.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe03b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe03b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Browse <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pescaya.com\/en\/locations\/panama\/cambutal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cambutal fishing tours on PescaYa<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find what&#8217;s available for your dates.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-yjiq5y7p elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"yjiq5y7p\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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