Service Type: Sportfishing
Location:

Cabo Blanco to the Gulf of Papagayo :

Flamingo Beach, with its full-service marina, and nearby Tamarindo, Nosara, Samara and Playa Carrillo are the sportfishing centers in this area.

As previously emphasized, fishing will vary with prevailing conditions, but here's how it generally runs for the more popular species. Look for winds north of Cabo Vela from about December into mid-May.

Marlin: Caught every month of the year, with mid-November to early March exceptional, then slowing a bit from April into early June when it picks up again, peaking in August and September

Sailfish: Caught throughout the year, with May through August normally the top season. They may begin to thin out in September, with the slowest months running through November.

Tuna: Peak months are usually August through October, but when all else fails, there are always tuna, anytime of the year. Yellowfin and some bigeye tuna to over 350 pounds are sometimes found well inside the Catalina Islands , 30-minutes or less running time from the beach, while schools of 12 to 20 pounders can frequently be found under the birds and dolphin, spread for acres on the outside.
Dorado: More properly known as dolphin, these colourful gamesters are most abundant from late May through October when the seasonal rains flood the rivers that carry out debris, forming trash lines close inshore they like to lie under. Troll past a floating log and you'll likely hook a Dorado.

Wahoo: Caught in limited numbers throughout the year, the best showing begins about the time the rains start in May, peaking in July and August. Most are caught around rocky points and islands, but you may pick one up occasionally fishing offshore as well.

Roosterfish: Available all year, but more are caught in the Papagayo Bay area and around the islands from October through March.

 

 

Region: North Pacific