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  Tamarindo Costa Rica Fishing

Tamarindo is one of the best areas for rapid access to some of Guanacaste's best fishing grounds. There is a deep sea shelf near by, just 25-30 boat running to get blue water, this special condition allow for both some inshore and deep sea fishing in the same day. If you're lucky you can go for some billfish such as Marlin or Sailfish and maybe even catch a Roosterfish on your way home.

Our captains and mates are local people with a large experience fishing these waters. We have been fishing here since 25-30 years ago; firstly as commercial fishermen and later as sport fishermen due the arrival of much tourism to our region.

WE ARE BOATS OWNERS!!!, so why not to book with us and save some money and headaches when you vacation in Tamarindo Costa Rica. Fishing in Tamarindo is excellent year around and each boat captain and crew will make all what they can do to reach the best fishing places and to catch the fish you are looking for.

Marlin fishing from Tamarindo
Tamarindo sail fishing charters

  Tamarindo Fishing Charters

Tamarindo deep sea fishing for seilfish Playa Tamarindo, along with Playa Grande and Playa Ventanas, make up Bahía Tamarindo. This beautiful beach features rocky areas and an island (Capitán) at its southern end. Its luxuriant greenery includes pink trumpet trees, tamarinds and coconut palms. Excellent and varied services are offered, allowing visitors to enjoy the beach by day and the nightlife after sunset. Tamarindo is ideal for relaxing, walking, horseback riding and one of the most popular sport-fishing are in Guanacaste, diving tours, as well as visiting the mangrove swamp and observing nesting sea turtles.

Tamarindo town itself is quite colorful with plenty of local Tico flavor. Here you can find several bakeries, an outdoor vegetable market, an art gallery, pottery stores, a beauty spa and more than 40 restaurants, bars and discos with cuisines to suit every palette. Easily accessible by bus, the best way to get to Tamarindo is to fly into the Liberia International Airport or if you are already in San Jose take the domestic flight to Tamarindo Domestic Airport which is just outside of town.

For anglers staying at resorts such as :
- Paradisus Playa Conchal
- Tamarindo Diria
- JW Marriot Tamarindo
- Barcelo Playa Langosta
- Flamingo Beach
Contact us by e-mail or call us directly if you have any questions about charter boats or fishing in the region.

Tamarindo Fishing Reports

Fishing out of Four Seasons on July 16, - Chris Braswell and his family were fishing inshore aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They had a nice day and caught a very good sized rooster, a big hamberjack one dorado and other fishes.

inshore fishing out of Four Seasons

Four Seasons inshore fishing charters



Fishing out of Riu Guanacaste on July 06, - Mike Lewis and his friend were deep sea fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They hooked a marlin and lost it after one hour, they also released 2 sailfish.

Riu Guanacaste deep sea fishing charters


- Johnny Colley and his friends, this time aboard our CORMORAN boat were inshore fishing and released 2 roosterfish and a bunch of other inshore species.
- Pascual Romalora aboard our ALBATRES boat was inshore fishing out of the Riu Guanacaste in the neighborhood. He released two good sized roosterfishing and also a one pound little one.

Fishing out of the Paradisus Playa Conchal on July 06, - Lino Guido, the Wahoo boat captain took 4 people (two kids and two adults) inshore fishing. They caught 5 mahi-mahi.

Fishing out of Riu Guanacaste on July 05,

Peninsula de Papagayo fishing charters

- Today was the second day of fishing for Johnny Cooley and his party aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They were fishing inshore and released 2 nice roosterfish and caught an hamberjack.

Fishing out of Riu Guanacaste on July 03,

Peninsula de Papagayo fishing charters

Peninsula de Papagayo fishing charters

- Johnny Cooley and 3 friends where fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They did half day offshore charter and released one sail. In the afternoon they went fishing inshore and released two very good sized roosterfish.

Peninsula Papagayo Fishing on June 27,

Peninsula de Papagayo fishing charters

- Craig Field and his family were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They wanted to fish for roosterfish, but his son was a littel sick so they wanted to fish in a nice and calm place. Adolfo Mendez, the captain took them inshore fishing at the Peninsula de Papagayo, as you know, roosterfish is territorial and we know there are a lot of this specie in all beaches here in Papagayo. They were fishing near to the Allegro Papagayo resort in the calm and nice Bahia Culebra and released the rooster shown in the pic.

Playa Flamingo inshore fishing on June 16,

Playa Flamingo fishing

Inshore fishing out of Playa Flamingo Costa Rica

- Patrick Mckinney, his family and some friends were inshore fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G out of Playa Flamingo. They released one roosterfish and one jack jurel in a 3 hours fishing charter. They also enjoyed a couple hours snorkeling and sightseeing.

Fishing on June 09,
- Jesus de la Pena and his family were fishing out of Tamarindo aboard our LA CHILA-G. They caught one dorado and released 2 sailfish.

- Derrick Mcallister and some friends were deep sea fishing in the gulf of Papagayo, but they were not lucky. They catch nothing.

Fishing on June 07,
on their second charter day aboard the CORMORAN boat, Jeff Hubert and his freinds were no lucky and catch nothing, just a few bonitos.

Flamingo Beach Deep Sea Fishing on June 06,

Flamingo beach deep sea fishing

Fishing out of Flamingo beach

Today, Jeff Hubert and 3 friends were fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat. They landed one sail and a 400pounds Black Marlin.

Fishing out of Riu Guanacaste on June 01,
Last week, the Central America Pacific coast was affected for a tropical storm: Agatha and we had rough seas on Tuesday and Wednesday; however fishing has been good, the problem has been the lack of time to write down the latest fishing reports.

Riu Guanacaste deep sea fishing

inshore fishing for roosterfish out of Riu Guanacaste

- Mike Mylius and some friends from the Riu Guancaste resort were fishing inshore/offshore aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They released 2 roosterfish and one sailfish on a full day charter.

Fishing out of Grand Papagayo on May 27,

Roosterfishing charters out of Grand Papagayo

Grand Papagayo roosterfishing charters

- John Mendez and his wife were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G. They released 4 roosterfish and two jurels.

fishing out of Grand Papagayo on May 24,
- Matthew Barnette and his wife were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G and released one sailfish. They wanted to comeback at the noon due seas-sickness.

Fishing out of Ocotal beach on May 22,

Ocotal deep sea fishing

Ocotal deep sea fishing

- Today was the Brett Tessier party third deep sea fishing day aboard the LA CHILA-G. They raised 3 sail and released one, also raised 2 marlins, two hooked and one released.

- on this Playa Conchal deep sea fishing charter Julie Alberti and his party of 3 were fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat. They had a 300pounds black marlin for few minutes on the line until it broked the line, they also raised 2 sailfish and relased one. They also caught 2 mahi mahi.

Tamarindo marlin fishing on May 21,

Ocotal deep sea fishing

- Brett Tieser and his party were fishing offshore of Playa Ocotal aboard our LA CHILA-G. They released two BLACKS, one 400 + pounds and one of 250 pounds.

- the Scott webster party were fishing inshore aboard our CORMORAN boat of the Riu Guanacaste. They released 2 roosterfish.

Deep sea fishing out of Ocotal beach on May 20,

Ocotal deep sea fishing

- The Brett Tessier party from the Ocotal beach were deep sea fishing aboard the LA CHILA-G. They raised 3 sail and released one.

Playas del Coco inshore fishing on May 14,

Playas del Coco inshore fishing

inshore fishing out of Playas del Coco

- Jesus Mendez, aboard the LA CHILA-G took a family fishing out of Playas del Coco. They released 5 rooseter, one big barracuda and two big jack jurel.

On May 13,

Playa Conchal offshore fishing

- Lawrence Gees and his wife from Paradisus Playa Conchal were fishing aboard our BAHAMAS boat. They caught 2 mahi-mahi:

- Roger Cox and his wife from the Riu Guanacaste resort were inshore fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They released 5 very good sized roosterfish and two jack jurel.

On May 12,
- Rich Wilson and his wife were inshore fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat. They released 4 roosterfish and 3 jack jurel.

- Rob Osselborm and 3 friends from the Four Seasons Papagayo were inshore fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G. They released 2 roosterfish and 2 jack jurel.

On May 10,
- Fishing conditions has been a little bad lately, windy days, rough seas and bad conditions for fishing. This bad weather will desapear for Thursday, May 13.

Playa Conchal Deep sea fishing

- Pasi Hanninen and his family were fishing offshore aboard LA CHILA-G. They released one sailfish.

On May 05,

Playa Conchal Deep sea fishing

- Joe Chase and his wife from Paradisus Playa Conchal were fishing aboard the Wahoo boat, here a few words from them:
"Genaro,
Thank you for helping book today's charter with Captain Lino and the Wahoo. Diane and I had a great day on the boat with the crew. We lost one black marlin and landed one big sailfish.
Thanks again.
Best regards,
Joe"


On May 04,

Villa Sol Playa Hermosa deep sea fishing

- David Olney from Villa Sol in Playa Hermosa, was fishing aboard the CORMORAN boat. He released one sail fish.

inshore fishing out of Playa Matapalo, the Riu Guanacaste resort

- on their second day, Scott Whealtley and his family were fishing inshore at Playa Blanca. They released two roosterfish and a of buch of other inshore species.

On May 2nd,
There had been some good showers here in Guanacaste. Of course, a lot more in San Jose (capital city and Costa Rica southern corner: quepos, Manuel Antonio, Puerto Jimenez); however here rains fall after 3 or 4 pm so we have had good weather for fishing.

- Scott Whealtley and his family from the Riu Guanacaste resort at Playa Matapalo were fishing offshore aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They raised 5 sails and released 2.

On April 30,

Riu Guanacaste inshore fishing at the Bat island

- Chris Wayman from the Riu Guanacaste at Playa Matapalo, was fishing with us aboard the CORMORAN boat. He released two good sized roosterfish.

On April 26,
- offshore fishing charters have been better lately, boats report more sails caught and large schools of small dorados and bonitos can be seen in the gulf of Papagayo. It is a good signal that soon we will have good deep sea fishing in the gulf and Tamarindo beach regions.

On April 25,
- Kattleen McDace and her husband were fishing offshore aboard the Wahoo boat with Lino Guido captain. They released two sails.

- Paul Deoli and two more friends from Tamarindo beach were fishing offshore and released two sails.

On April 18,

inshore fishing at the Bat island

- Melani Hill from the Riu Guanacaste at Playa Matapalo, was fishing with us aboard the Wahoo boat. She caught one dorado.

On April 14,

More inshore fishing, different species: dorado, jurel, mackarel and of course: Rooster on full day charters...

inshore fishing at the Bat island

roosterfishing at the Bat island

- Doland Deck and his wife from the Grand Papagayo resort were inshore fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat. They released one 40 plus pound mahi mahi, 3 spanish mackarel, a couple of jacks jurel and one roosterfish.

On April 09,

roosterfishing at the Bat island

- Norman Detrick, a couple of friends and his kids enjoyed rooster fishing with us for a half day in the nearby Punta de Palmares. They released a nice roosterifh, one jurel and a needlefish.

On April 05,

roosterfishing at the Bat island

- Randy Lendmar and his wife were inshore fishing aboard our SEA-SNAKE boat. They released 4 roosterfish and some bonitos used as bait.

- Mark Dejesee and some friends were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They released a roosterfish and caught a maha-mahi for dinner.

On March 29,

Offshore fishing has been UP AND DOWN, one day you could have a wonderful day and the other catch nothing. In other hand, inshore fishing has been better when we fish for full day. It let us reach fishing spots not reached on half days.

On March 27,

Bat island inshore fishing

- Jake Staser and his girl friend were inshore fishing aboard our Wahoo boat. They caught 3 very good sized dorados and one roosterfish.

Here a few words from Jake:

Genaro,
I just wanted to thank you for arranging our Trip on the Wahoo it was incredible. My girlfriend Jenna and I caught 3 Dorado (MahiMahi), 1 Rooster Fish, and 1 Jack Crevalle. Of course Jenna caught the two 2 40+ lb. Dorado, but I was pretty damn happy about the one I caught and the rooster fish.The captain and first mate both worked very hard to get us into some quality fish! Attached are some photos.
Pura Vida,

On March 26,

Flamingo beach deep sea fishing

- Lois Hartzog and his husband were fishing aboard our WAHOO boat out of Flamingo beach. They released one sailfish.

On March 25,
- Mike Yazurlo and other 3 friends from Tamarindo were deep sea fishing abord our LA CHILA-G boat with Adolfo Mendez capatain. They raised 3 sailfish, released one and a 400 plus pounds black marlin.

Tamarindo deep sea fishing

On March 21,
The Stanfill family were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat, deep sea fishing out of Tamarindo. They raised 6 sailfish and released 3 of them.

Offshore fishing has been some slow lately, but captains have been reporting some sails and marlin released out of Tamarindo and gulf of Papagayo in last few days.

On March 15,
Offshore fishing has been slow lately; however inshore has been good and boats have been catching rooster, mackarel, jurel, tunas and other inshore species.

On March 13,

Roosterfishing charter from the Hilton Papagayo

Hilton Papagayo inshore fishing

- Eric Luthman from the Hilton Papagayo was inshore fishing at the Bat islands. He released one rooster, 3 jack jurel and 3 bonitos.

On March 08,

Rooster fishing charter

- Dave Harger from the Grand Papagayo was inshore fishing aboard our Albatres boat. He released 3 roosterfish and caught other inshore species.

On February 21,
- A canadian couple (Alex and Key) fishing out from Playa Conchal aboard our LA CHILA-G boat released a 200pounds blue marlin and kept a 30 plus pounds Wahoo.

- Marck Salesman, his wife and other couple from the JW Marriott in Tamarindo were fishing offshore aboard our CORMORAN boat. They released a 250 plus blue marlin and also caught 2 bull dorados/mahi.

On February 17,

Four Seasons Papagayo, Rooster fishing charter

- Marc Chields from the Four Seasons Papagayo was fishing inshore aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. He released a good sized roosterfish.

- David Baldwin and 3 friends were inshore fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat. They released 3 big rooster fish.

On February 15,

Roosterfishing charter from Playa Hermosa Guanacaste

Rooster fishing charter out of Playa Hermosa Guanacaste

Playa Hermosa Fishing for rooster

- Mike Jacoby and 3 friends from Playa Hermosa were fishing aboard the WAHOO boat for a full day fishing charter. They released 7 roosterfish and caught one 30 pounds barracuda and some tunas used as bait.

On February 14,

rooster fishing charter out of Playa Panama

- Geroge Rudacille from Playa Panama was fishing for a half day aboard our ALBATRES boat and released a 60 pounds roosterfish.

On February 13,

fishing charters out of the Riu Guanacaste resort

- Papagayo Marlin fishing: Paul Michael from the Riu Guanacaste was fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat with Jesus Mendez captain. They raised one sail and one marlin which is in the picture above.

On February 09,
- Two couple from Playa Grande, Tamarindo were deep sea fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G with Adolfo Mendez captain. They released one sailfish and caught two big dorado.

On February 05,
- Nicke Brune and 3 friends from Tamarindo beach were fishing aboard the CORMORAN boat. they raised 10 sails and released 6, also caught one dorado for dinner.

On February 04,
- 3 people from the Ocotal beach fishing aboard the WAHOO boat raised 2 sails and released one and caught two mahi-mahi.

On February 02,
- Brenda Euker and his husband were fishing aboard the LA CHILA-G boat. They rised one sail and released a rooster and caught two dorados.

On January 30,
- Two groups in a shared fishing charter from the Riu Guanacaste and Playa Conchal were fishing aboard our CORMORAN. They released one sail and two dorados.

- George Zertopouli and 3 friends were fishing from Tamarindo beach were fishing abord the LA CHILA-G and released one sail and caught two dorados/mahi.

On January 25,

fishing charters out of the Riu Guanacaste resort

fishing charters out of the Riu Guanacaste resort

- Rob Corley and a friend from the Hilton Papagayo resort were fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat with jesus Mendez captain. They released a nice Blue marlin and one sailfish.

- All Reed and a friend from the Hilton Papagayo resort were fishing inshore aboard our LA CHILA-G boat with jesus Mendez captain. They released two roosterfish, 4 big needlefish and caught other inshore species.

On December 31,

fishing charters out of the Riu Guanacaste resort

- Michael Sambrooks from the Riu Guanacaste resort was fishing with us aboard WAHOO boat. He caught two nice dorado/mahi and released one roosterfish.

On December 25,

fishing charters out of the Riu Guanacaste resort

- James Smith and his wife from the Riu Guanacaste resort where fishing aboard our SEA-SNAKE boat for a half day. They caught two nice dorado/mahi.

On December 23,

fishing charters out of the Allegro Papagayo

Allegro Papagayo fishing charters

- Jason and his wife from the Allegro Papagayo were fishing aboard our CORMORAN boat with Jesus Mendez captain. They released one sailfish and caught a nice mahi-mahi.

On December 20,
- Fishing from the Grand Papagayo resort, Jordan Smidth and his wife aboard the CORMORAN were fishing offshore in the gulf of Papagayo. They released one sail and caught two dorados.

On December 19,

fishing charters out of the Grand Papagayo resort

- Leah Eaton and his friend from Flamingo beach were fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat with Arnaldo Mendez captain. They released one sail, also caught 3 dorados, 2 yellowfin, 3 bonitos and one red snapper.

- Nelson Mendez aboard the TUNA-FISH boat took Mr. Bobbeck and his family from the Riu Guanacaste resort fishing out to the Catalinas islands. The mate took the first mahi they caught and prepated a fresh "ceviche" what Mr. Bobbeck and his family enjoyed. They also raised 2 sails and released one, also caught 2 yellowfin, one more mahi and 3 bonitos.

December 18,

fishing charters out of the Grand Papagayo resort

- Jesus Mendez aboard the Cormoran boat took 3 guys from the Grand Papagayo inshore fishing for a half day. They released one sailfish and caught one dorado for dinner.

On December 12,
Hola, fishing has been up and down lately, we can go offshore one day and catch nothing and the other day catch a marlin or sails and dorados/mahi. Such as yesterday, December 11th, Jesus Mendez aboard the CORMORAN boat took a couple from Allegro Papagayo offshore fishing, out from Catalinas islands, they released a 300lbs Blue marlin, one dorado and one sailfish. In other hand, on Thursday, December 10th, Arnaldo Mendez took 4 guys from the JW Marriott offshore fishing at the same place fished Jesus and they caught nothing. So, we hope things change soon, however there is no guarantee for a great fishing.

On December 03,
- Ron Whaley and his wife from the Four Seasons Resort were offshore fishing aboard our LA CHILA-G boat. They caught 6 dorados/mahi and one sailfish.

- Mike Liederman and his wife from the Four Seasons Resort were fishing for a half day aboard our CORMORAN boat. They caught 6 dorados/mahi.

Tamarindo
Fishing Reports


Tamarindo Fishing Reports November 2009
Playa Grande fishing reports on September and October 2009 Sep-Oct 2009
Deep Sea fishing reports from Tamarindo on August 2009 August 2009
Guanacaste fishing reports on July 2009 July 2009
Tamarindo fishing reports from the Bat islands Papagayo, Guanacaste June 2009

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