Incredible Costa Rica Fishing: The Finest Deep Sea Fishing In the World

Feeling like a prisoner in a windowless office all day, dreaming of clear water, fresh air, and sun? Do you enjoy angling or have you always wanted to try it? Consider taking a Costa Rica vacation this year because Costa Rica fishing is among the best in the world. This little place has an enormous variety of of fish to catch as Costa Rica is bordered by both the warm Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Sure, you can dip a line in a a little frozen lake or stream by your house. Those little crappies and sunnies were fun when you were growing up. Bundling up like Santa Claus and sitting all day over cold ice. Have you ever imagined what it would be like to catch a huge marlin, tuna, or sail? Come on down to Costa Rica, you deserve some Costa Rica fishing.

If you want to try coast, the Gold Coast around Tamarindo and Flamingo offer the most popular Costa Rica fishing spots. There, sails are caught throughout the entire year but often the best fishing is from May to August . Tuna are abundant here during August to October. It is not uncommon to find tuna schools of 40 to 60 pounders and sometimes groups with some fishing weighing 200 to 400 pounds. Between November and March, Papagayo Bay is a great place to catch roosterfish. They tend to like shorelines and are usually caught in around 60 feet of water. Good sized marlin, colorful dorado, and wahoo can also be caught here at varying times of the year.

If you are looking for billfish, the spectacular Central Pacific coast is where you should head. From December to April, you can visit Quepos or the Los Suenos Marina for a guided charter to angle in deep offshore waters for battling marlin and sailfish. Sometimes, you will also find tuna and other fish as well. The colorful dorado fish can be caught from May through October. If you fish closer to shore, you can expect to find wahoo, roosters, snapper, and snook.

The South Pacific coast is home to the angling centers of Drake Bay, gateway to the magnificent Osa Peninsula, Puerto Jiminez, and the Golfo Dulce. Marlin and sailfish can be caught when the waters are warm. There are lots of amberjack, roosters, wahoo, and large snapper inshore. The areas around Golfo Dulce are considered to offer the best inshore fishing in the entire country. There are many coves with rocky bottoms where certain kinds of fish like to hide. Barracuda, delicious sea bass and grouper are some other examples of what you can expect to catch here.

On the Atlantic coast, you will find the world-famous Tortuguero and Barra del Colorado fishing centers up to Nicaragua. The seas here can be very choppy but when the waters are flat, this is fishing paradise! From/Between May to November, the valuable tarpon fish is plentiful here, and they can grow up to 150 pounds. If you are very fortunate, you might land a rare Atlantic sail. This is also a good area for really big. Jack Crevalle, guapote, giant grouper, and tripletail can also be fished here. And, do not forget to visit the world famous green sea turtle nesting beaches at Tortuguero.

Whether you are a pro or just an avid fisherman, Costa Rica fishing offers an outstanding, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime experience. Bear in mind that many species of fish migrate throughout the waters. There are plenty of outfitters and sportfishing vacation packages offered for every fishing area in Costa Rica. If you want to get in the sun and have a great time fishing in the tropics, you cannot go wrong with Costa Rica.