| Costa Rica has some of the world's best sport fishing. Take your choice: fish
either the Caribbean or the Pacific, but do not forget those
gentle miles of meandering rivers or the fresh water lakes.
Lake Arenal is famous for its guapote bass. More importantly,
most fishing areas are only a few hours'driving time from
anywhere in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is considered one of the
best year-round fishing areas in the world. The fishing is
outstanding almost all of the time and almost everywhere in
Costa Rica. Even when it rains, your chances of catching some
excellent sport fish are very good. When it comes to sailfish,
tarpon or snook, no place is better than Costa Rica.
If you are really hooked on fishing and want to keep up with
the local fishing scene, pick up a copy of the The Tico
Times. It has an excellent weekly fishing column written
by legendary local fishing expert Jerry Ruhlow.
Listed below are some of the better fishing camps, all of
which have great accommodations and experienced English-speaking
fishing guides.
Caribbean Fishing:
Lucky One......................................................................221-0096
Tortuga Lodge ...............................................................223-0333
Parismina Tarpon Rancho ...............................................235-7766
Casamar .........................................................................381-1380
Río Colorado ............................................
232-4063 or 232-8610
Pacific Fishing:
Flamingo Bay Pacific Charters ................... 680-0444
or 680-0620
Papagayo Excursions ......................................................680-0859
Oasis del Pacífico (Nicoya) ............................................
661-1555
Sports Fishing Quepos ...................................................233-9135
Costa Rican Dreams (Quepos) ......................................777-0593
Tango Mar (Tambor) ......................................................661-2798
Golfito Sports Fishing ....................................................775-0353
Reel'n Release Sportfishing (Dominical).........................771-1903
Blue Marlin Fishing (Flamingo Beach) ...........................654-4043
Freshwater Trout Fishing:
Aventuras Tilarán (Arenal)..............................................695-5008
Finca Zacatecales ............................................................771-1732
Los Sueños Marina in the Central Pacific
Some of these fishing companies, camps and lodges provide
overnight accommodations that include meals. Fishing equipment
and boats are also available.
For a listing of other fishing camps and tours, read the
The Tico Times or consult Tico Travel at http://www.ticotravel.com.
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