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We have expanded the Fleet this year with some great new additions with top crews to maximize our Anglers Fishing experience both Offshore and Inshore.The beginning of the high season saw lots of action in November and December with fantastic fishing days both Offshore and Inshore. Our anglers with great results releasing Sailfish, Marlin, Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna. Costa Rica inshore fishing for our clients resulted with lots of the Prized Rooster fish.Jerry Justice who published an article entitled “Affordable Dreams” about fishing here in Quepos during the Green Season which was published in Sport Fishing Report returned to Quepos in December for his 5th visit with Quepos Fishing with a whole complement of anglers. Dave Maynard releasing Marlin, Sailfish both on the fly and Conventional. Plans are for their return this coming February. They released an 80 lb. Rooster fish on 20 lb. Test Line along with 2 other Costa Rica Roosterfish which made for a fun half day Inshore Fishing for Roosterfish. Quepos continues to be the number one Sportfishing Destination in Costa Rica with Quepos Fishing reporting Daily on the Fishing Reports from here and throughout Costa Rica. Check out A Day Offshore and call today to book your “Catch of Lifetime” Check out our Costa Rica Fishing vacation packages for great value.
Costa Rica Fishing Experts, Pacific side is one of those rare places that is loaded with sailfish and also easy to get to. From December through April hoards of anglers gather in Quepos to catch-and-release sailfish.
Teasing and then casting a fly to a large billfish is one of the ultimate saltwater adrenalin rushes. When you travel to Los Sueños, a reel with at least 300 yards of backing, and loads of sunscreen.
The capital city, San Jose, is located near the center of the country in a high (3,500-foot) mountain valley, and the majority of international flights coming into Costa Rica land at San Jose's Juan Santamaria international airport (there is another little used international airport at Liberia in the NW part of the country). From San Jose it's a short 25-minute commuter plane ride to Quepos, and with some planning you can be in your hotel in Quepos the same day you arrive in Costa Rica.
Another option is to rent a car in San Jose and drive to Quepos through the mountains and then along the Pacific Ocean (a 4-5 hour drive), but the roads are not well marked nor are they friendly at night. I generally fly to Quepos because air travel within Costa Rica is very reasonably priced and car rentals are not. You really don't need a car in Los Sueños because all of the fishing boats have vans to pick you up in the morning and once you get back to the dock they will take you back to your hotel. If you want to go anyplace taxis and buses are everywhere and very reasonably priced.
When to Go Some areas along Costa Rica Fishing Experts, Pacific coast are rough at various times of the year but the waters along the coast near Quepos are predictably calm all year. Fishing both inshore and offshore areas adjacent to Quepos is good all year, but sailfish congregate more heavily in the dry season from November through April. January, February, and March are the busiest fishing months because it's winter in North America and Europe and there are lots of anglers looking for a place to escape.
Sailfish are the primary target offshore of Quepos during January, February and March, but marlin, mahi mahi (dorado), tuna, and a few other species are also present during these months as well as the rest of the year.
Jeremy Librett who runs the 28-foot center console fly fishing boat called "On the Fly" out of Jaco Los Sueños told me that are the best months for mahi mahi are April through August.
Pacific sailfish are not as famous for their strength or their long or deep runs like Atlantic sailfish so if you have a 12-weight tarpon outfit it will also work for Pacific sailfish as well as the occasional 30- to 50-pound mahi mahi or yellowfin tuna you may run across. Some anglers use heavy 13- to 15-weight rods in an attempt to land the fish quicker and get on to catching more fish.
Reels also need to be tarpon size or larger as smaller reels will have difficulty recovering line fast enough when you are trying to bring the fish to the boat. While it's always good to have a quality drag like you'll find in an Abel, Pate, or Tibor, drag quality is not as important when fishing for Pacific sailfish as it might be for a hard-charging tarpon or tuna.
As with tarpon reels, backing should be 30-pound test with a minimum of 300 yards on the reel. While the new GSP backing materials will allow you to put more backing on a smaller reel. Dacron works fine as long as your reel is big enough to hold 300 yards of it.
