The sport fishing out of the Los Suenos marina near Jaco has been steady the past couple days.  Not many guys going out but everyone is still catching fish.  The 28′ just got back from a full day offshore and they caught 6 yellowfin tuna in thye 40 pound range and went 1 for 2 on sailfish.  The captain told me they were 30 miles out and the ocean was calm.

It’s so nice to see some college football on TV…the game is being broadcast in Spanish but Southern Miss v. South Carolina is on cable TV down here and it’s a beautiful thing.

 

Costa Rica is a great place for a bachelor party and Jaco Beach on the central Pacific coast is the most popular spot for a good bachelor party.  We have warm weather, great fishing, golf, ATV tours, canopy tours, casinos and more.  

We’ve been here 10 plus years and we do a handful of bachelor parties every year…sometimes it is 3 or 4 guys and sometimes it’s 20 plus guys.   We have done several bachelor parties for our friends that took the leap down here (see above pic) and we have also done a bachelorette party…the girls were crazier than the guys.

Visit Costa Rica and party and play like rock stars.

 

Only a few reports here and there for the past couple days out of the Los Suenos marina.  The sport fishing is not great but it’s not bad either.

Offshore there have been some small blue marlin around, some nice yellowfin tuna over 100 pounds, some pods of sailfish and some small mahi mahi…30 plus miles out.

Near shore there has been been a good wahoo bite down by the 26 rock…there are also some jacks, tuna macs and mullet snappers around.

Inshore boats have been getting a couple roosters on half day trips.  If you really want a rooster you should go full day so you can get to the more remote spots with less fishing pressure.

The fish above was caught on a 28′ center console a few months back.  The guy went for a full day and caught only one fish…but it was a big un.  I have been here 10 plus years and that is one of the biggest rooster I have seen…you can tell by the lips.

The 28′ center console in Los Suenos marina went out on the 28th of August for a full day offshore…they were about 30 miles out between the corner and the craters and they raised 9 sailfish and caught a couple yellowfin tuna.   It’s a good day of Costa Rica sport fishing when you get some big game fish for action and then a little something for the dinner table like some fresh yellowfin tuna.

One of my buddies went out on a private boat with his family and did some near shore fishing down at the 26 rock.  They did a half day and ended up with 4 nice wahoo in the 20 to 30 pound range.  They also caught some tuna mack and jack but most guys don’t count those.

The 28′ center console was also at the 26 rock in the morning and they caught a couple wahoo and some small tuna…then they trolled out to about 36 miles and found a pack of yellowfin.  They caught 4 or 5 yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 80 pound range.  I’m hoping to stop by his house later today and pick up a slab of fresh tuna…I have my wasabi and soy sauce ready.

The guys in the 28 center console have gone out a few times recently south of Jaco and fished the 26 rock and then trolled the drop off back home.   They have been averaging 3 or 4 wahoo, a few small yellowfin tuna or a few small mahi mahi and a sailfish or two each day.

I heard there was some red tide around the Tamarindo area and that has slowed the bite.

The boats that are going offshore from the Jaco Beach area are getting some fish.  One of the 42’s caught 2 blue marlin yesterday and the other 42′ has been catching yellowfin tuna from 20 to 150 pounds about everyday they have gone out lately.

The 36′ in Los Suenos did a half day inshore trip recently and ended the day with 3 roosterfish and a jack or two.

The 38′ in Quepos released 3 sailfish and kept a couple tuna for dinner.

The pic above was sent in by one of our friends.  There other day there was 30 or 40 of these in an almond tree by my house.  They are beautiful but sure make a lot of noise.  Thanks for the pic.

A group that fished this weekend went offshore on the 32′ Custom and didn’t do very well.   They said they enjoyed the boat and had a good time but the fishing was slow.  The next day they went inshore and bottom fishing on the 36′ Express…they caught a mixed bag of roosters, jacks, snapper, grouper and more.

The weather has been nice with sunny days and evening showers.

 

Still not many boats going out but there are some fish around.  The 38′ Custom in Los Suenos had a couple good days recently.  They caught a 75 pound roosterfish a couple days ago and yesterday they got into some nice sized yellowfin tuna.  I have been really lazy about fishing lately but if the tuna move in we’ll be fishing this weekend.

Panama recently restricted purse seine fishing boats to outside 200 miles…there is hope that Costa Rica will follow.  If this is done Costa Rica could have some of the best tuna fishing around.  Contact billfish.org to find out how you can help.

I talked to a guy today that caught a small blue marlin, 2 sails and a couple mahi mahi yesterday.  He fished about 30 miles offshore and said it was a little choppy in his 32′ express but not too bad.

I get emails everyday from people that are price shopping and looking for the cheapest deal out there.  The reality of sport fishing in Costa Rica is fuel is $5 plus per gallon.  So with all the other cost involved if someone is discounting their listed price by more than 10% they are probably losing money.  So for them to make money they have to cut back on something…that something is fuel.   They will then take you out 10 to 15 miles to fish instead of going out where the bite is…usually 25 to 30 miles out.  You won’t catch much 10 miles out so instead of saving $250 you end up wasting $500 and you go home with negative feelings about Costa Rica fishing.

There are lots of guys in Costa Rica that don’t care about repeat business or referrals and they will promise you anything as long as they get your money one time.