Central America Fishing Guide
Costa Rica Fishing Report – February 2021
February is one of the busiest months of the year to go fishing in Costa Rica, and despite lingering concerns related to the pandemic, this year was no different. From billfish & tuna on the Pacific to tarpon on the Caribbean, even our freshwater rivers & lakes started producing big...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2021
The new year got off to a great start with some red hot fishing in Costa Rica. The sailfish bite was steady throughout the month, with a few 20+ fish days thrown in the mix. Marlin were plentiful, including a few days where lucky boats raised as many as 2-5...
Costa Rica Fishing Report – December 2020
It's not often that offshore sport fishing and seasonal weather patterns are the calming influences one looks to for stability in life, but not every year is 2020! In a year filled with social unrest, a heated presidential election, economic turmoil,...
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Writing this in November 2020, I can only hope that this blog becomes an out-of-date relic - a unique moment in history I'm putting into an online time capsule - sooner rather than later.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...
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...
Where is the Best Fishing in Costa Rica?
Chances are you are sure you want to visit, you just don't know where to go. Which beach town, which marina, or even which coast! These are all critical questions to ask when planning a fishing vacation to Costa Rica as the weather, fishing seasons, and even available species varies greatly from...
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 – Summer 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,...
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. As such, a bevy of fishing lodges from the hardcore to the high end developed to cater to them. Fishing for giant black and blue marlin at hot spots like the Hannibal Bank in...
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...