Fishing in Gatun Lake

Leaving Panama City at 6 am, we will take Interamerican Highway heading La Chorrera for about 30 minutes and then we will take north heading to the shores of Gatun Lake for about another hour. This tour departs from La Arenosa.

This artificial lake was created to supply water to the Panama Canal.

Once here, we will be guided by local fishermen using their unique and typical motorboats made of aluminum, which have been the main type of embarkation used in this lake for years.

These fishermen know to perfection the best places for fishing shad, oscar, tilapia and peacock bass or sargento, which is not native from Panama and was introduced for controlling algae.

At noon, and for protecting ourselves from the sun, we will take a break and have a light box lunch in one of the hundreds small islands that are found all over the lake.

After these, we will continue fishing for the rest of the afternoon and we will be back in Panama City by 2:00 pm.

Please bring a change of clothes, sport outfit, hiking boots or shoes, insect repellent, camara and towel.