YELLOWFIN TUNA & CUBERA PANAMA —
TUNA COAST JUL 2025
Panama fishing expedition — July 2025 on the Tuna Coast delivered one of our most complete sessions on record. Yellowfin tuna attacking on the surface, cubera snapper coming up on poppers and 30 fish days that pushed every angler to the limit. Full video and trip report documented by Sparidae Fishing Expeditions.
July is one of the strongest months on the Tuna Coast. The cold upwelling from the south brings massive bait concentrations inshore — yellowfin tuna follow the bait to the surface and stay active throughout the day. Cubera snapper are equally aggressive in July, holding on rocky structure between 10 and 20 metres and responding hard to both popping and jigging. This Panama fishing expedition targeted both species simultaneously, moving between tuna schools and snapper grounds across the same day.
30 Yellowfin Tuna — Tuna Coast Jul 2025
The Tuna Coast earns its name in July. Yellowfin schools push inshore with the current and stay visible on the surface for hours — making this Panama fishing expedition one of the most visually spectacular we have filmed. Casting poppers into feeding frenzies, watching 30kg fish launch out of the water on a strike — this is what the Tuna Coast looks like when everything aligns. The video documents the full session, unedited in terms of action. What you see is exactly what happened.
Cubera snapper added a different dimension to the trip. These fish are structure-oriented and require a more technical approach than yellowfin — precise casting on rocky outcrops, slow retrieve with long pauses, and the patience to work the same spot multiple times. On this trip, cubera above 15kg were landed alongside the tuna sessions, making it a genuinely complete Panama fishing expedition.
Panama Tuna Coast · Expedition
The Panama Tuna Coast expedition runs year-round, with July through September consistently producing the strongest yellowfin numbers. Sparidae has been fishing this coastline since 2021 and knows exactly which weeks, tides and conditions produce days like the one in this video. Every trip is personally scouted — we fish the water before we invite clients to join.
See all our fishing expedition videos from Panama, Kenya and the Andaman Sea on our Expedition Films page, or contact us directly to reserve a place on the next Tuna Coast trip.