▁species ▁has ▁fl our ished ▁and ▁become ▁the ▁dominant ▁game ▁fish ▁in ▁G at un ▁Lake . ▁It ▁hits ▁top water ▁l ures , ▁sub sur face ▁l ures ▁im it ating ▁b ait ▁fish , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fly ▁patterns , ▁and ▁when ▁hook ed ▁they ▁fight ▁ener get ically . ▁They ▁are ▁unusual ▁for ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁feed ▁during ▁day light ▁hours . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Spanish ▁commander ▁Diego ▁Cu eto ▁and ▁his ▁hel ms man , ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Um b ria , ▁visited ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁ 1 5 0 6 . ▁The ▁Ch ag res ▁River ▁was ▁expl ored ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 7 ▁by ▁Hern ando ▁de ▁la ▁S erna , ▁who ▁founded ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ch ag res ▁at ▁its ▁mouth ▁and ▁built ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁San ▁Lorenzo . ▁Good s ▁were ▁transport ed ▁on ▁foot ▁from ▁Pan ama ▁City ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cru ces ▁on ▁the ▁r io ▁Ch ag res , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁by ▁sail bo ats ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁its ▁mouth . ▁This ▁path , ▁called ▁Cam ino ▁de ▁Cru ces , ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁pir ate ▁Henry ▁Morgan ▁tra ve led ▁the ▁Ch ag res ▁River ▁to ▁attack ▁Pan ama ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 0 – 7 1 . ▁ ▁Not ▁much ▁attention ▁was ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁part