Papagayo Sport Fishing, Testimonials

We believe we make one of the best Guanacaste sport fishing charters out from Tamarindo and gulf of Papagayo. However, don't just take our word for it! Hear what our clients are saying about Papagayo Sport fishing.

May 12, 2009
Hey Genaro it's rob osselborn just wanted to let you know we had an awsome time on the la chila g.we planned on one day of fishing with you and we did three, the crew worked very hard to get us the fish we wanted to catch, it was the best charter fishing experience I have ever had,my hat goes off to adalfo and Louise thanks for a great time.
Pura Vida

May 05, 2009
"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"

April 09 and 12, 2009
Senor Mendez,

Just wanted to express thanks for two awesome days on Costa Rican waters fishing. Unfortunately we did not hook into any marlin or sailfish but we knew it was going to be hard to get one. Adolfo, Luis, Graybie and Carlos were all exceptional, courteous and knowledgeable guides. I am in the guiding industry and know what it takes to find good people to represent your outfit and do a good job. I have included some pictures you may be able to use on your website.

Also I was really hoping to buy some shirts with your company logo on it. If possible I will pay with credit card and you can send them to my American address I will pick them up there. Let me know if this is possible.


March 27, 2010

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,
-Jake

Thanks Again.

March 23, 2010
Genaro,
We wanted to thank-you very much for the fishing trips we had on February 21 and 23, 2010 with Adolfo Mendez as Captain of La Chila-G and Luis as the crew mate. They were both so friendly and extremely experienced. They worked very hard to make sure we caught fish. My wife, Kay had the most fun of her lifetime when she hooked into a 200 lb blue marlin and managed to fight the fish for 20 minutes before it got away from her. I was also pleased as I caught a 30 lb+ Wahoo and then a 40 lb Mahi. I have attached the photos (one in this email and another in a second email) if you want to put them it on your website.
We could not be more satisfied with our fishing adventure with your company and we will definitely being retuning to Costa Rica again to do more fishing with you.

Thanks Again.

March 13, 2010
Dear Mr. Genaro,
I wanted to send you an email thanking you for setting up our fishing tour yesterday.
We had a wonderful time. Both of our guides were extremely polite and accomodating. Their knowledge of the local marine life and coastline of Costa Rica kept us entertained throughout the day. I can't emphasize how much fun we had.
We will definitely recommend your fishing charter to our friends and family as they head down to Costa Rica in the future.

Thanks Again.

October 04, 2009
Halo Genaro,
This is to let you know we had an excellent fishing trip on your boat. I managed to kook into this 500 lb Black Marlin (see picture) that took 4 hours to bring in & release. I know our captain took some pictures when we were fighting the fish & I would really appreciate it if he got any digital photos that you could send me.
Thank you.

September 03, 2009
Hi Genaro,

I just wanted to say thanks for setting up the charter for my wife Dawn and I aboard the Wahoo this past week. Captain Lino and Dennis were both great and we had a really great time. Although the fishing was a little slow, they both did everything they could to get us on the fish and we appreciated that. We can't wait to get back to Costa Rica and fish with you again.

Attached are a couple links for video of my sailfish. Is it possible for you to email me the pictures that Captain Lino took of our trip?

Thanks again,
Jake Nims

August 18, 2009
Hola Genaro,

I had a great day of fishing today.I saw some whales,turtles,birds,and many cool looking rocks but the most fun was the fishing.I caught a 10 pound mackerel and a 100-125 pound sailfish.that was the first ever.my cousin caught a 45 pound rooster and a Bonita. Im preparing the mackerel right now for dinner and am already ready to go fishing one more time next week.E-mail me back when you think it is a good day for fishing with my 8 year old sister.she may be small but she can real in some big fish.

thanks again.
PS. Don't forget to put the picture of me with my sailfish on-line

-Mika

August 3-7, 2009

Hola Genaro,

The crew with Luis and the son of Nelson were one of the best I have ever seen. They try all to catch fish and did some very nice hook ups. I can only recommend this company to all angler. Best Company, best crew and best fishing in Costa Rica.
I will be back soon to fish with you.
Saludos from Germany,
Ferdinand & Karin

July 02, 2009

Thanks again for such a wonderful experience!

I was a bit concerned about even taking a fishing trip initially because my wife is 18 weeks pregnant. She not only handled herself well on the boat, but she also landed (6) Dorado's. The boat seat allowed her to rest the rod between her knees in a holder, where all she had to do was use moderate strength to pull up the 5-10 lb. fish. Jesus and Lino were both very accommodating.
Me, on the other hand I landed (2) Sailfish in the first hour ranging between 120-150 lbs. The pictures don't even begin to describe what a great job the crew did, as well as the memories I'll hold for a lifetime.

Thanks again.
Mike Rutkowski

July 02, 2009
Everything was great!!! It was the best deep sea fishing trip I have ever been on and the crew was also great!! I will use you guys again when I come back!!! I do not know when that will be.

Nathan Clay

June 27, 2009
Genaro,

wow what a great time! Adrian, Eddie and Luall were outstanding. We saw sailfish jumping everywhere but just couldn't get one to bit then at the end he hit and the fight was on. I will be back and being a huge outdoorsman will be sure to refer you to everyone I know. Thank you so much.

Saludos,
Glenn Jackson

Could you please forward me the pictues that Adrianne took when you have a chance. Again thank you and look forward to the next visit


June 05, 2009

Hola Genaro,
We had a fantastic time fishing with Jesus and Luis last Friday. They were very professional and made sure out trip was successful.

I will send a video of our first sailfish jumping twice next to the boat plus two other pictures (I have to send the video from home as it won’t email from my office. Is it possible to get the photos the Jesus took of our sailfish in return?

I will most definitely use you again when I come down next year and will recommend anybody your company’s services.

Pura Vida

Gary Stickler

January 7, 2009

Hi, Genaro.
I just wanted to say thanks for setting up the charter with Nelson last Wednesday. We all had a great time. Take a look at the photos and feel free to use them on your website. I will reach out the next time we come down. Take care, and have a great year.

Peter


November 06, 2008

Hi, Genaro.
My friend Joanna and I had a really fun time fishing with Captain Lino and Jose. They were unbelievably accommodating and a pleasure to fish with. Whatever we wanted to do, they did it. I had been dying to catch a rooster for years. They put me on a 40 lb pez gallo shortly after we hit the water. We then did some casting around the big rocks, dropped some baits to the bottom, tried some trolling – hooked up with a mahi or two, but they came unbuttoned. We then did some more casting around the rocks. It was a great day on the water. By the way, the pina they served us was just delicious.

I attached a shot of my first rooster.
Sorry this report is so late.

By the way, I think Captain Lino took some photos of me and my rooster. If so, can you please email those pictures to me?
Thanks so much!
Best,
Dave Bard


Dear Genaro,
I'll send some pictures once I have downloaded them from my camera.
I've made a number of "deepsea" fishing trips in tropical areas over the course of my life and this trip with Papagayo Sportfishing was in many ways the very best of them. We caught a variety of species including dorado, sailfish, jacks and roosterfish. In fact, the fishing was so good that we ask the crew to take us home early, literally exhausted from non-stop action.

The crew was fabulous--friendly and very knowledgeable. But what I enjoyed the very most was the fact that all of our fishing was done very close to shore, all less than a mile from islands, headlands and beaches. As a result, we enjoyed not only excellent fishing but spectacular scenery as well.

Sincerely,
Jim Estes

August 21, 2008

"Hola Genaro,
I just came back from Costa Rica and wanted to tell you that the fishing was very good.
Capt. Lino and his made did a wonderful job on getting my older son on a much desired sailfish the first day.
On day 2 we had 2 nice roosterfish – so more than we could ask for.
Those two men are a perfect team who know how to fish and work together very well. Having been fishing around the world I can say they are world class.

Muchas gracia y hasta la proxima vez.
Saludos
Paul", Paul Stritter from Austria.


July 25, 2008

"MY ADVENTURE ON THE WAHOO BOAT WITH CAPITAN LINO
I had a wonderful time fly fishing with Capitan Lino on the Wahoo Boat 1st Mate, Jose, had more experience fly fishing for Sailfish than anyone I've ever had the pleasure of meeting, much less fishing with! Spending time on the water with these remarkable fisherman was like taking an advanced training course on "How to catch Sailfish on a fly rod." When I come back to Costa Rica I'm going fly fishing again on the Wahoo Boat with Capitan Lino and the 1st Mate, Jose!

Randy Payne, Houston Texas"


July 21, 2008

"OUR ADVENTURE ON THE ALBATRES WITH CAPITAN JOSE
My families customized adventure on the Albatres, with Capitan Jose, was everything we hoped it would be. In the morning my son and I had great success catching rooster fish; and after we picked up my wife and daughters after lunch, our whole family really enjoyed very good snorkeling and a wonderful sightseeing excursion for the rest of the afternoon. Our whole family really enjoyed our visit to the caves on the beach… It was a very unique place and the photographs we took there are some of our families favorites… A wonderful way to experience the beauty and bounty of Costa Rica. Thanks again for a great adventure!

Randy Payne, Houston Texas"


July 23, 2008

"Mi Amigo , Senor Genaro

My son Ryan & I would like to extend our best wishes for you & your extended Familia. We had a WONDERFUL experience on both our trips. OFF-SHORE on the CORMORAN with Adolfo & Miguel exceeded our expectations. My Son's BIG Blue Marlin BATTLE will live on with us forever. I also enjoyed being able to do so well with the Tunas on the lure I brought from home. I felt that Adolfo was happy for me to add it into the spread he & Miguel had set out. IN-SHORE on the ALBATRES with Jose & Jose was very exciting as well. We lost several nice live baits to what we felt was a large Wahoo while searching for Rooster Fish. When I explained to Jose that my Targeted Fish was Cubera Snapper , He rose to the challenge as you can see from the photos. In appreciation we shared pictures , reports & your contact information with the concierge staff at the Paradisus Playa Conchal . I honestly feel they will recommended you for charters after seeing how happy we were with the results.
PURA VIDA to you my friend & I hope you were able to enjoy some of the Catch of the Day we sent back with your Hermanos, Adolfo & Jose.
Dale Hooker , Sanford / Orlando , Florida"


July 10, 2008

"These are pictures of the trip we had on Thursday July 10, 2008. The boat was the Cormoran out of Flamingo, Costa Rica. After half a day of no fish, we hooked up the three mahi-mahi which were exhilerating. Not long after that we hooked the first sailfish that was estimated to weigh around 120 lbs. Wow, I was excited and very tired after the long fight. Then we got the second sailfish which was estimated to weigh around 180 lbs. This was a fishing trip of a lifetime for my wife and I. The captain and deckmate were excellent and very professional, Papagayo Sport Fishing was an excellent choice for me."
Mark and Lori Smith
Dallas Texas"


July 02, 2008

"Dear Genaro,
Our fishing trip with Nelson on the Tuna Fish was, without a doubt, the best fishing experience we have ever had. We have been deep sea fishing in Hawaii 4 times and it did not compare to the fishing that we did in Costa Rica with Captain Nelson aboard the Tuna Fish. My son caught a huge Sailfish which Nelson estimated at about 110 pounds and both my daughter and son caught 3 huge Rooster fish and 2 Amber Jacks between them--not to mention the 20 or so Bonitas that we all caught. It was an incredible fishing experience and Nelson and his helper, Luis, couldn't have been nicer. We had an unbelievable time and can't wait to return to Costa Rica for another exciting adventure.
Thanks again, Genaro, for arranging the trip.
Mary Cotty"

May 23, 2008

"Hi Genaro,
Thank you for providing our family an absolutely fantastic day of fishing. It was the highlight of our trip to Costa Rica. The crew of the Cormoran was fantastic. They were friendly and knowledgeable about Costa Rica as well as fishing. We were on the fish within 20 minutes of setting our gear and then it was "fish on" for the next 6 hours. Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine that we would land 4 sails. Our kids are still talking about it and we are the envy of our fishing club.
Thank you for being such a memorable part of our Costa Rica experience.
Cathy"

May 22, 2008

"Senor Mendez,
Hello my name is JC Ballew; my wife Dawn and I went fishing with you on May 22 out of Playa De Coco. We had the greatest time. I caught my first Sailfish (you have the picture) which was a fantastic experience.
Thank you so much for all of you help and just a great experience.
We will look you up on our return trip.
Pura Vida!
JC"

April 30, 2008

"Genaro,
One of the BEST sportfishing trips I have had to date!
Captain Jesus and mates Arnardo and Miguel could not have done a better job in all respects. They were extremely knowlegeable, had great personalities, and made the entire day a most memorable experience.
I will be sure to tell anyone wishing to fish in the northern part of Costa Rica, Tamorindo/Conchal area that they should be fishing with your company.

I look forward to another exciting fishing adventure with you in the future.

Pura Vida!

Tom"


April 22, 2008
"Hi Genaro,
I wanted to thank you for being so flexible and accommodating last week! Our guests said that your fishing trips were the best they've ever been on (and this group does a lot of fishing!). I heard the service was outstanding and overall an amazing experience.

Thank you for all you did for us. Hopefully we will be back soon and maybe next time I will get to meet you!

Nicole"


April 14, 2008
"Hola Senor Genaro,
My name is Fletcher and we went fishing with Lino on the Wahoo boat on April 14th ( Hayden Mitchell). I just wanted to let you know that we had a great time and that Lino did an incredible job.

Thank you all for such a great day.
Thanks again"

March 13, 2008

"Dear Mr. Mendez,
I wanted to say 'thank you" for a most enjoyable trip last week. Your brothers, and the boat "Albatres," were outstanding. Everything was as I expected, and was first class. They were knowledgeable, persistent, and professional. The proof is in the pictures! We passed up Marlin and other fish, because I wanted to target Roosters, and your brothers came through. I was very impressed, and I would recommend you to all of my friends.
My 17 year old son was very upset that I did not bring him along, so perhaps next time I come to Costa Rica, I will have two of us to go fishing!
Thank you again,
Russell".

June 28, 2008

"hello Genaro pura vida!
firstly i would like to say thank you very much on behalf of myself and my family for sorting us out and getting us a boat so quickly. the second trip was amazing especially for me never catching a sailfish before! thank you to your cousin for this too. i also think that the first trip would have been exactly the same but we just couldn't catch suitable bait fish!! costa rica is a beautiful place one of the best i have been too and the people are great, very friendly! the hotel was great and the weather was good to us!. How is the weather at the moment? any fishing reports?. Wish i was still there now hope you are well the photos are attached thank you again.
regards chris."

June 16, 2008

"Hello Genaro!
Bryan and I wanted to thank Jesus and crew for an awesome time fishing when we were in CR. They really worked hard for Bryan to catch some sailfish. I have attached pictures of the sailfish. We loved CR and can't wait to come back and fish with you again. We are going to recommend your charter to our friends that are considering fishing in CR.
Thanks again!
Dawn".

"Hey Genaro
Just wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed fishing with your outfit. Our captains were both great, and the deck hand Luis was world class. We had a great time all three days, and can't wait to get back down there. Will definitely recommend you any time.
Will get some more pics emailed to you next week.
Sincere Thanks!!!
Joel Norton."