Papagayo Fishing Reports

Lori Derk and her husband were fishing with us on board the Luhrs 36ft boat out of the Dreams Las Mareas. They had a nice day and release 2 nice Roosterfish and caught a few Yellowfin tuna.

Brian Keyser from Playa Potrero was fishing on the Mahi Mahi boat and caught a couple of good sized Dorado, after that they tried for Roosterfish however he had no luck.

We were fishing with a couple from the Riu Guanacaste for two days on board the La Manta boat. The first day (on January 28th) they caught just 2 Yellowfin and one Wahoo; however the second day (on January 30th) they had a very busy day landing 3 sailfish and 2 blue marlin shown on the videos below.

We have been fishing offshore and inshore lately. Last week was very windy; so, we could not fish offshore; however when weather permits fishing is ok

Some very good sized Dorado, blue marlin and other species caught lately, enjoy the pic from recent charters below

Jim Rusell and his family were deep sea fishing out of the Westin Conchal hotel. They landed a sailfish and caught one Dorado; however, weather did not cooperate; so, they came earlier than expected.

Larry Hondl were fishing inshore out of El Jobo beach, out of the Dreams Las Mareas hotel and had a nice day with his family.

Justin Reyes and his wife, from Las Catalinas Guanacaste, were inshore fishing on board our Mahi Mahi boat and Arnaldo Mendez captain. He has a nice day and caught a few Yellowfin tuna

Greg Meyers was fishing out of the Dreams Las Mareas hotel and had a nice time fishing inshore.

We took this group from Playa Hermosa for a day of Fishing and Beach BBQ, they caught a few red snapper for ceviche and the BBQ. They had a nice time and enjoy snorkeling as well.

Devlin Houbert was fishing out of the Dreams Las Mareas hotel and had a nice time fishing inshore.

Garry Granger was fishing out of El Jobo beach on board the Luhrs 36ft boat, this was a beautiful day and they enjoy the fishing inshore.

We took this couple inshore fishing out of Secrets Papagayo hotel for a half a day on board La Manta boat and Lino Guido captain. They had a nice day and released 3 Roosterfish and caught a Dorado and one Yellowfin tuna

Lino Guido, the La Manta boat captain, took this couple fishing offshore/inshore North near the Bat islands. They booked a full day charter so, we had enough time to split the day and fished offshore early morning and did inshore 3-4 hours. They had a beautiful day, and although, there were no sails nor marlin landed they had enough fish for dinner (a very good sized Dorado, a Cubera snapper, a couple of Yellowfin tuna) and released four very good sized Roosterfish.

Murray Robinson and his son drove from Tamarindo since they wanted fishing near Playa del Coco in a spot near the Bat Islands. We departed from Coco around 7.45am and headed to North fishing spots since the weather is calm enough. These guys had a great day landing four very good sized Roosterfish (released) and two Dorados for the table.

Playa Blanca, El Codo, El Camello are some of the best rooster fishing spots in the area. These spots are 1.5hours boat running; so, a full day charter is needed to be booked on board one of the inboard boats.

Mike Bennett and his wife were fishing with us on board La Chila boat for November 7. They had a nice day and sent us a couple of pictures and a little feedback you can read below:

I wanted to thank you for an amazing experience,
Capt. Arnold and his deckhand were perfect. The were so courteous and professional. They really tried to put us on the fish.
We caught 7 Mahi-Mahi and 1 jack. The deckhand was constantly busy checking everything, putting fresh bait, cleaning the fish we caught and cleaning the boat.
For lunch he made us fresh sevicha from our catch. We were blown away.
I will be giving a great trip advisor review and sending you a picture for your website if you want to use it.
Mike Bennett

Brian Horn and his wife were inshore fishing from the riu Palace Costa Rica on board our La Manta boat. They caught a nice Roosterfish a good sized Amberjack and one jack Jurel.

Kevin McCarty and his wife on board the Needlefish boat were fishing near Dreams Las Mareas at El Jobo beach for half day charter. They had a nice time and released two Roosterfish and this nice sail.

These guys were inshore fishing with us on board our Sea Snake boat and Adrian Mendez captain. They had a busy day and caught some Yellowfin tunas for dinner and also released a nice Roosterfish.

Lino Guido on La Manta boat took Brook Houcks and her husband fishing out of the Andaz Papagayo hotel for a full day charter. They caught one Dorado and released a Roosterfish.

Today, Lino Guido took Miracle Cruz and his husband deep sea fishing out of Playa del Coco on board our La Manta boat. These guys were looking for sails but were no lucky; however, they caught 3 Mahi-Mahi and one jack Jurel.

This time we departed for a 6 hours inshore fishing charter out of Dreams Las Mareas in Playa El Jobo. Blake Startz and his wife were fishing on board the Needlefish boat. Weather was so nice as you can see in the pics below, fishes also cooperated and they landed 2 of 4 Roosterfish they hooked.

Andrew Hoggatt and his son were fishing with us on August 14. Andrew was fishing with my brother Jesus Mendez on board our Boston Whaler, the Captain Nayo boat. He sent us a feedback and a few pics i want to share here on my site.

Genaro,
Attached you will find some pictures from my recent fishing trip. I was booked on the Captain Nayo with Jesus and Kevin. We had a great day fishing. Launched at 7:30 from the RIU Guanacaste, hooked up with the two rooster fish before 8:30 including a 50 pounder.
After that, we went in search of sailfish. What we caught was even better! Jesus estimated the Blue Marlin at 400 pounds and over 10 feet long! We fought that fish for 2 hours. Please let me know if you can not open the photo of the marlin and I will try to send it in another format.
Thank you again for a great time. Me and my son will never forget our trip to Costa Rica.

Lino Guido took Daniel Heaton and his wife fishing near Riu Guanacaste on board our La Manta for a full day charter. They caught a Roosterfish and an Amberjack near the Bat Islands.