Enjoy the awesome Papagayo Fishing - charter fishing in the gulf of Papagayo with local captains.

We will be glad to pick you up by boat and for free from Riu Guanacaste and once it is open from Paradisus Papagayo Bay in the gulf of Papagayo

Tamarindo Fishing Seasons

Tamarindo beach, in the northwester corner of Costa Rica has no specific season, however species are more prevalent during some periods, quantities caught of every one specie depend on season. Although we have excellent fishing year 'round, our peak seasons are April-August and November-March.

Offshore Fishing in Guanacaste

Sailfish: This specie is present round the year, with May through August normally the top season. Less sailfish are caught in September and the slowest months are from late August through November.


Marlin: Caught every month of the year and the Blue marlin is the specie more abundant, with more caught from mid-November to early March. Less marlins are caught from early April into early June when it raise again, peaking in August and September.


Dorado (Mahi-mahi): this appreciated, colourful, rich and fighter fish is most abundant from late May through early October when the seasonal rains flood the rivers, carrying out debris that forms trash lines close inshore that they like to lie under. Troll past a floating log and you'll likely hook a Dorado.

Inshore Fishing in Guanacaste

Roosterfish: This fabulous specie is caught round the year, although there are more caught in the gulf of Papagayo (Bat islands) area from November through March; but this is a territorial specie and is abundant in the region, so caught depend on the water conditions no matter time of the year.


Tuna: Peak months are probably early August through October; you can expect catch a tuna when all else fails, anytime of the year captains pray for small tuna as they use them as live bait for billfishing, roosterfishing or bottom fishing. The yellowfin and some Bigeye tuna are often found well inside the Catalina Islands, in the gulf of Papagayo, 30 minutes or less running time from the beach.


Wahoo: The Wahoo fishing in Guanacaste starts about the time the rains start in May, peaking in July and August. This fish is offen found around the rocky points and islands, here in Catalian and Bat islands, but in season, you will pick one up fishing offshore or deep sea.

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