COSTA RICA FISHING

They cannot tell a lie. See the Costa Rica marlin just below?

Swimming at 68 miles an hour, it can be 16 feet long and weigh 1500 pounds--and its cousin is that little trout you ate at the restaurant.

I tell you true.

Marlins are closely related to freshwater trout.

Just a teeny bit faster, a mite longer, a smidge heavier.

But more fun to catch.

"Fun" is a relative term for Costa Rica marlin fishing.

On one of my fishing trips, a 300 pounder dragged the boat some five miles over 3 hours before being brought alongside.

Four grown men took turns trying to bring it close enough so one of us could "catch" it by touching it before release.

Truth is, our arms ached! Fun, I guess.

And lots of fish stories.

True stories.

Keep reading and I'll tell you all about fishing in Costa Rica.

You'll never believe how many kinds of Costa Rica saltwater fish, click.

Costa Rica Fishing World Records

Costa Rica Ocean Kayak Fishing

Ah. There's an alternative. Kayak fishing.

You'll have to provide the power but the fish'll provide the action.

Sometimes big fish.

When you travel Costa Rica, try to land a sailfish while kayak fishing, click.

Tarpon Fishing on the World-Famous North Caribbean Coast

Huge fish. 100 pounds. 200 pounds. Maybe more.

Lots of them. Year-round.

It's remote. That's a fact.

And it's fishing is out-of-this world.

That's a fact, too.

Fish at one of Costa Rica's Seven Wonders for Tortuguero Tarpon.

Costa Rica River Tarpon Fishing

Deep in the heart of Costa Rica, just south of the Nicaragua border, lies one of the most important wetlands in the world.

Monkeys, sloths, anteaters, jungle cats

Tropical gar up to 300 pounds

Waters roiling with snook and incredible tarpon fishing

Lots of fish

Few fishermen.

This is tarpon fishing Pura Vida style.

Be sure to bring your partner on your Costa Rica trip. Remember. . .

Toucan have more fun than one! Cano Negro, click

The SECRET Hotspot for Costa Rica Tarpon

A Costa Rica fishing spot that remained secret until just a few years ago.

And, it's virtually unknown.

Except to me.

And now. . . to you.

I'll give you a hint for your Costa Rica vacation fishing trip.

It's on the Costa Rica Caribbean nearly on the Panama border.

Where?

Paradise. It's called Manzanillo.

Costa Rica Fishing: Pacific

Today, it sits immediately north of Corcovado Park, dubbed the "most biologically intensive place on earth" by National Geographic and, fittingly, is named after the great explorer. It's the magnificent Drake Bay.

And, in the offshore waters from Quepos to Jaco is found some of the best sail and Costa Rica marlin fishing.

Catch A Costa Rica Fishing Grand Slam

Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, Sailfish, even Swordfish.

Catch three in a day and you'll have a Costa Rica Slam.

Just one more and you'll have a Grand Slam.

But to catch the Grand Slam when need to travel to Costa Rica you need to know where to go.

We're here to help.

Pura Vida!

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