Ah, winter! Snow boots, slippery sidewalks, and dark days. Holed up in your own house? Imagine putting your Chapstick in a drawer and getting out your suntan lotion, heading to tropical beaches and being out on a boat angling in sun kissed waters wondering how the other half is living. Suddenly, your rod bends nearly in half and the battle is on. If this sounds exciting to you, a Costa Rica fishing vacation could be something for you!
Certainly, fishing in your frozen lake is fun because you get to be all dressed up in your finest winter time apparel, long johns, electric socks, boots, heavy sweater and heavier parka. Then, you have the pleasure of enjoying the cold north wind until your lips are so cold you sound like you have novacaine. All in pursuit of little fish nearly as cold as you. Of, you can break out of your winter routine and travel to Costa Rica where the only ice you will see will be in your glass. Think about it. What sounds better: Costa Rica fishing or a frozen butt?
If you want to try coast, the areas of Flamingo and Tamarindo offer the most popular Costa Rica fishing spots. There, sails are caught throughout the entire year but for the best fishing, plan between May and 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 see, to prefer shorelines and are usually caught in around 60 feet of water. Large marlin, colorful dorado, and wahoo can also be caught here at different times of the year.
Many visitors fishing in Costa Rica are looking for billfish and these beauties are very common along the Central Pacific coast. Drive to luxurious Los Suenos Marina or Quepos and charter into the offshore waters to catch marlin and sailfish. The best fishing is during high tourist season, December through April. The vibrant dorado fish is often found here May to October while trolling. Closer to shore, folks commonly catch snapper, snook, roosterfish, and wahoo. Tuna schools can be found offshore.
Golfo Dulce, Drake Bay, and Puerto Jiminez are places to consider when fishing along the South Pacific coast off the incomparable Osa Peninsula. When the waters are warmer, you have a great chance at hooking sailfish and large marlin. For the best inland fishing in the country, consider the Golfo Dulce area. It is a haven for many kinds of fish because of its rocky bottom and many coves. You will find sharp toothed barracuda, grouper, delicious sea bass, snapper, amberjack, wahoo, and roosterfish here. You will not be let down if you angle in these areas!
Costa Rica's Caribbean waters contain the famed fishing areas of Tortuguero National Park and Barra del Colorado close to the Nicaragua border. Although these waters can be very choppy, you can catch many types of deep sea fish on days when the water is flat. The spectacular tarpon are plentiful here from May to November and some reach about 150 pounds or more. They are caught off river mouths and also in rivers and estuaries that are filled with wildlife. This wild part of Costa Rica close to where Christopher Columbus landed on his adventures is one of the only places where you might catch a rare Atlantic sail. Other fish like snook are also readily available. You may even hook a giant grouper, guapote, tripletail, or Jack Crevalle! And, try to time your visit when the Atlantic green sea turtles are nesting on the world's largest reserve.
If you cannot wait to get out of the office, a Costa Rica fishing trip may be just what will put your soul at rest! There are many Costa Rica vacation packages available online for sportfishing. With dozens of fishing world fishing records to its credit, Costa Rica is said to have the best ocean fishing in the world. See for yourself. Pura Vida!!!
Certainly, fishing in your frozen lake is fun because you get to be all dressed up in your finest winter time apparel, long johns, electric socks, boots, heavy sweater and heavier parka. Then, you have the pleasure of enjoying the cold north wind until your lips are so cold you sound like you have novacaine. All in pursuit of little fish nearly as cold as you. Of, you can break out of your winter routine and travel to Costa Rica where the only ice you will see will be in your glass. Think about it. What sounds better: Costa Rica fishing or a frozen butt?
If you want to try coast, the areas of Flamingo and Tamarindo offer the most popular Costa Rica fishing spots. There, sails are caught throughout the entire year but for the best fishing, plan between May and 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 see, to prefer shorelines and are usually caught in around 60 feet of water. Large marlin, colorful dorado, and wahoo can also be caught here at different times of the year.
Many visitors fishing in Costa Rica are looking for billfish and these beauties are very common along the Central Pacific coast. Drive to luxurious Los Suenos Marina or Quepos and charter into the offshore waters to catch marlin and sailfish. The best fishing is during high tourist season, December through April. The vibrant dorado fish is often found here May to October while trolling. Closer to shore, folks commonly catch snapper, snook, roosterfish, and wahoo. Tuna schools can be found offshore.
Golfo Dulce, Drake Bay, and Puerto Jiminez are places to consider when fishing along the South Pacific coast off the incomparable Osa Peninsula. When the waters are warmer, you have a great chance at hooking sailfish and large marlin. For the best inland fishing in the country, consider the Golfo Dulce area. It is a haven for many kinds of fish because of its rocky bottom and many coves. You will find sharp toothed barracuda, grouper, delicious sea bass, snapper, amberjack, wahoo, and roosterfish here. You will not be let down if you angle in these areas!
Costa Rica's Caribbean waters contain the famed fishing areas of Tortuguero National Park and Barra del Colorado close to the Nicaragua border. Although these waters can be very choppy, you can catch many types of deep sea fish on days when the water is flat. The spectacular tarpon are plentiful here from May to November and some reach about 150 pounds or more. They are caught off river mouths and also in rivers and estuaries that are filled with wildlife. This wild part of Costa Rica close to where Christopher Columbus landed on his adventures is one of the only places where you might catch a rare Atlantic sail. Other fish like snook are also readily available. You may even hook a giant grouper, guapote, tripletail, or Jack Crevalle! And, try to time your visit when the Atlantic green sea turtles are nesting on the world's largest reserve.
If you cannot wait to get out of the office, a Costa Rica fishing trip may be just what will put your soul at rest! There are many Costa Rica vacation packages available online for sportfishing. With dozens of fishing world fishing records to its credit, Costa Rica is said to have the best ocean fishing in the world. See for yourself. Pura Vida!!!
About the Author:
The author, Victor Krumm, lives in sunny Costa Rica and has a lovely and informative website about Costa Rica Vacations. For many fishermen, Costa Rica Fishing is the highlight of their Costa Rica trip.
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