West Coast Fishing Club Blog

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 23 ~ A Good Day
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    “What would you like for Valentine's day?” “Heat, maybe some sun.....that would be nice.” This might be a tall order but February 14th dawned without a cloud in the sky, nor a hint of wind with the promise of seeing the sun. First things first....a breakfast of hot out of the oven walnut sticky buns was the request on this special day. I don't h... read more »

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 22 ~ What To Say?
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    I'm going to have to dig deep this week to find something entertaining to talk about. It has been a time where the days come and go without much change, each just a repetition of the other. The weather has gotten a bit warmer and the mornings while still chilly (inside) aren't the frigid temperatures that required streaming mugs of coffee to warm my hands and a b... read more »

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 21 ~ Cabin Fever
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    Cabin fever: noun Definition: anxiety caused by living in isolation or indoors for long periods of time Symptoms: climbing the walls, going squirrely, feeling antsy, restlessness, winter blues, temporary insanity, talking to animals. It must be in the makeup of our DNA, one's ability to walk away from society and exist in the middle of a wilderness stretching... read more »

  • Panama: Lovin' the Marlin!
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    Hello all, I know it is not very nice to tell you how spectacular the weather is here - perfect, steady 23 degrees, sunny, blue skies, white sand beaches, palm trees swaying in the soft tropical breezes while you hear the hum of the blender making your piña colada... So how's the weather where you are? In the minus range yet? Ice? Snow? Still dark when you head to w... read more »

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 20 ~ The Thaw…sort of.
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    I left off last week saying it was snowing but with warmer weather on the horizon predicted by the powers that forecast these things. Again he was right on both counts and we had snow most of the day on Friday. I don't mind the snow, it looks pretty and stays white and clean till it melts... no cars or smog here to turn it grey and dirty looking. Sam doesn't seem to... read more »

    • Jan. 28, 2012 11:41AM
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    Panama: Inshore mini-"slam"

    JESSICA HAYDAHL Hello world, Today turned out to be a great inshore fishing day.  It took the group around 45 min to stock up on some fresh bait, but once our Captain LR found us our special inshore fishing spot, we couldn't keep the fish off the line. Today the group caught all different kinds of inshore fish. Everything from Snapper to a spectacular Roosterfish!... read more »

  • Panama: Sunsets and Sunrises
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    JESSICA HAYDAHL, Photogra-phess.. Hello All, Over the past couple of days we have had some amazing sunrises, sunsets and some fishing in between. Check out some of the pics! Beautiful sunrise just around the corner from the ship! Our guest boat on the trip the "Hooker" Caught a small bull shark today. Nice size sailfish.... read more »

    • Jan. 23, 2012 5:43AM
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    PANAMA: A "Swell" Day
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    Here's a fishing report from yesterday from our very own and very handsome Captain LR Hastings... GOOD MORNING, well the BOYS from Salt Lake are headed home today, we will miss them, although our numbers as far as catching were off a bit, we TRULY enjoyed fishing with them. Both boats fished yesterday and as slow as the fishing was WE BOTH had MARLIN opportunities. Capt... read more »

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 19 ~ Deja vu
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    This week has been all about the weather, from 'Alerts' of snowfall to 'Warnings' of frigid air. The weatherman was right on both counts. I've lost track of the number of days since the sun has graced our shores but the slight snowfall we experienced did add a different dimension to the normally somber horizon. Sammy, who can usually be found looking in the k... read more »

    • Jan. 17, 2012 2:54PM
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    Panama: MARLIN MARLIN MARLIN!
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    Hello All! Here is a video from the Casey Daniel Group that left a couple of days ago. [Warning: viewers may experience racing heartrates!] CASEY DANIEL GROUP INSANE MARLIN ACTION VIDEO! Over the past 3 days I have been fishing with Captain LR and anglers Dave 1 (Señor Rojo) and Dave 2 (Diablo Blanco). We had lots of luck out there with 3 marlin to the boat... read more »

    • Jan. 14, 2012 7:19AM
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    Panama: Freaky Friday!
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    No friggatriskaidekaphobia here! [fear of Friday the 13th]. Beaming smiles all around today as all our anglers had a phenomenal day fishing in Paradise. I couldn't help giggling a bit at how completely WRECKED the Daniel group was climbing out of their boat today - some rough water, 2 big marlin, and 2 big tuna can have that effect!! A shot of cava and a dose of hot-tub... read more »

  • Outpost Caretakers Week 18 ~ I Spy
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    “I think I just saw a light.” It's late Sunday night, 11:48pm to be exact when Mike made this statement. We both jump up to peer out the window into the darkness. Nothing but a wall of black and I mean black. It must be a pretty heavy cloud cover for we can see no stars nor a moon. Staring into nothingness for another 30 seconds I mentioned that it was about thi... read more »

    • Jan. 13, 2012 8:40AM
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    Panama: 2012 Going Strong!
    Tobey Nemeth

    Hello all, Fishing fever going strong here with a crazy start to the year!! And as promised, here are the incredible marlin photographs taken by Russ Johnson during his trip fishing with us last weekend. 350 lb blue... Russ and Jim invited guest Mike Iverson to join them on the Abundancia one day - here he is fighting the good fight with his blue ma... read more »

    • Jan. 09, 2012 6:06PM
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    Panama: The 3 Sailfish Boys!

    Here is Guest Blogger and WCFC Photographer Extraordinaire, Jessica Haydahl. Hello Everyone! Over the past two days I have been fortunate to be out fishing with the Kynoch family. These guys have been on fire with the Sailfish. In total over a two day period they have caught (and safely released) 13 sailfish!!! [a new West Coast Fishing Club record!] Yesterday was th... read more »

    • Jan. 09, 2012 9:56AM
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    Panama: Wonderfully January
    Tobey Nemeth

    We have been saying this ourselves since arriving here in May, but it's always nice to see it confirmed by rest of the world!! PANAMA LISTED AS THE #1 PLACE TO VISIT IN 2012 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES!! Check it out HERE. Our amazing locals have often waxed poetic over the sheer incredible insanity of fishing in the month of January - and we are thrilled to see how right th... read more »