Pristine Waters

he famous Hannibal Bank rises from over 3,000 feet deep to 124 feet in less than 2 and 1/2 miles. The shallowest spot is marked by a pinnacle 200 feet tall which is home to schools of Black Marlin and giant Yellowfin Tuna. This little fishing hole is a 20 minute boat ride from where our 115 foot Mothership, the M/V Coral Star is moored off Montosa Island.

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Isla Montosa is the furthest and prettiest island of this Cirgin Archipelago. This island has been very popular with anglers. Tony Pena, a writer and photographer for sport fishing magazines has called Montosa his favorite place in the entire world. For divers this is still a pristine environment with marine life that has rarely been exposed to divers and fisherman alike. The island itself is pure tropical magic. Thousands of palm trees and jungle covered hills are ringed by white sandy beaches, blue water and miles of coral reefs. God only knows what you will find under these blue waters of Panama. 

Isla de Coiba is Panama's largest island. It is situated 30 miles off the coast and 200 miles from Panama City. It is also a nature preserve and wildlife refuge.

In the late 70's and early 80's Club Pacifico was known to be the hot spot for Marlin and Sailfish. Club Pacifico was a land based operation located on the eastern end of Coiba. Noriega ruined that fishing operation for all of us by terminating the lease that was held by the owners.

Eventually the facility became part of the parks department or I.R.E.R.I.A. It is now the headquarters for the Parks Department and houses all of the officials, as well as scientists, botanists, and oceanographers who are categorizing the flora and fauna.

The M/V Coral Star is a licensed and registered fishing operation that is permitted to fish within the park, as special permission and permits are required. We are the closest able to offer the proximity to the Hannibal Bank and fishing treasures that surround it.

Isla de Coiba also has numerous unexplored rivers. Some of these are accessible at high tide and with the right equipment and special permission from the Parks Department can be fished. Although we haven't taken the time to fish with live bait for Snook, it is very probable that large monsters are waiting to be fished.

Isla de Coiba is protected as a Marine National Park. The area is patrolled and protected from commercial long lining, purse-seining, and gillnetting. The only other boats that you are likely to see would be the local fisherman in 30 foot wooded boats, hand-line fishing for Snapper. 

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