Central America Fishing Guide
Traveling to Costa Rica During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Writing this in November 2020, I can only hope that this blog becomes an out-of-date relic - a unique moment in history I'm putting into an online time capsule - sooner rather than later. Here we are, in Month 9 of the COVID-19 pandemic that has affected nearly everyone in the world directly or...
5 Tips for a Better Fishing Charter Experience
Every year anglers crisscross the globe in search of exotic fish and the goal of creating life-long memories in the process. More than likely if you are fishing outside of your home country, or even outside of your own home region, you enlist a local charter boat to get you out on the water. It...
Where to Fish in Costa Rica: Pacific vs Caribbean
You've begun planning your Costa Rica fishing vacation but you aren’t sure where to go. Which beach town, which marina, or even which coast! These are all major questions as the weather, fishing seasons, and even available species varies greatly from one region to the next and certainly from one...
The Billfish of Central America
If you’re an offshore angler looking for billfish, chances are Central America is either a place you’ve already fished or it’s high on your bucket list. From Mexico to Panama, the warm tropical waters of both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans teem with these prized pelagic trophies. This small...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – May, June, July 2020
As I write this latest Costa Rica fishing report, I realize that I'm doing so in a unique moment in time. Somehow STILL stuck in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are literally living through history at the moment not knowing when this ends, how it ends, or sadly what picture the final...
7 Best Fishing Lodges in Panama
For decades, Panama has been known as one of the world's premier sport fishing destinations among international anglers. Fishing for giant blue and black marlin at venerable hot spots like the Hannibal Bank in the west or the Zane Grey Reef in the east put it on the radar, but today Panama is...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – March 2020
Is this punishment, or is this some twisted attempt at humor? The offshore fishing in Costa Rica the past three months has been good, with some very good days, but it hasn't been record setting by most peoples' standards. Granted we've become very spoiled in the 'Billfish Capital of the...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – February 2020
Our Costa Rica Fishing Report - February 2020 picked up where January's bite left off with some good sailfish days, some big dorado still around, and the continued boost of the near daily yellow-fin tuna bite. Then, defying common logic and science, right around the full moon on Feb 9th the...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2020
The 2020 peak season is officially underway and we are busy fishing! As many of you know, our peak billfish season is traditionally Dec-Apr, and January is always one of the best months of the year. The billfishing last month overall was good, there were some long, slow days and some wide open...
Costa Rica’s Peak Billfish Season
One of the questions we hear the most often is, “when is the best time of year to catch sailfish & marlin?” While we catch billfish twelve months a year here, anyone with brain bigger than a dorado’s will tell you that Costa Rica’s peak billfish season is December through April.
