Costa Rica Facts and Figures

Tarpon and Snook is the name of the game in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. When time permits access to these amazing places of fishing the action is incredible. The Tarpon are everywhere on this coast either in rivers, river mouths, canals, near the beach or two miles from the coast, where in the exception of the last case you’ll also find lots of snook, jacks the ocasional pampano, barracudas, king and spanish mackerel, tunas and more.

Typically the fishing trips in the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica are conducted in morning and afternoon sessions with a couple of hours back on shore for lunch when the fishing slows during the midday. The possibility to fish 8 to 10 Tarpon in a day is common and sometimes fishing days from 30 to 40 Tarpon usually happens. It can be difficult to comprehend the amount of Tarpon in the area until you see the large amount of fish jumping and feeding. Being distracted while casting by a fish jumping 2 feet away from the boat is a normal and is easy to have experiences that nobody is going to believe.

Fishing seasons in this side of the Costa Rica atlantic usually run from April to June and from August to October with rain dictating the specific dates. In this area is also easy to get Snook (Common, Atlantic, and Fat), Cubero Snapper, Jack Crevalle, Jewfish, Spanish Mackerel and Barracuda are other interesting species that inhabited the local inshore waters. There are diferent priced boats according to the size and complexity of their electronics packages and fishing gear, but usuarlly all day tours in a well maintained 24 to 28 footer 100 hp+ with beverages, snacks, crew and gear included in a hole day trip has a cost of between 800 to a 1,000 dolars.

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