Crocodile Bay will soon open it’s doors for the 16th season of sport fishing on Costa Rica’s South Pacific coast. Since we don’t re-open until Saturday, I’ll talk a little bit about what anglers can expect in November. As always the blue marlin move in and dorado (dolphinfish) ranging 20 to 40 lbs will be […]

By Todd Staley, Fishing Director The inshore coastline near Crocodile Bay is unique for various reasons. It is situated on the Golfo Dulce, one of only three tropical fjords in the Pacific Ocean. For this reason the waters near the resort  become deep very fast. There are places you can throw a rock from the […]

The new season has started, the weather is beautiful and it feels good to welcome our guests to the Spa. Whether they are “first-timers” or some of our many “regulars”, we enjoy sharing with them and helping them to relax and release all the stress that everyone carries around. Speaking of our returning guests, the […]

Monthly Spa Update by Justa Solano Here at the Spa at Crocodile Bay we offer a wide selection of treatments. Facials, Masks, Scrubs, Wraps and various types of Massages. A common question from clients first visiting the Spa is “What treatment should I start out with?”. My suggestion is that the best treatment to try […]

As April comes and goes, the end of the dry season has begun. It is really amazing to see how quickly everything becomes even greener than it normally is. Here on the Osa Peninsula it is always stunningly beautiful, but this time of year the trees are blooming and many plants are showing off their […]

Bordering a national park along the same wild stretch of coastline as the botanical gardens tour is the Osa Wildlife Sanctuary.

Hunt or be hunted is the nighttime order of the rainforest, when many animals are active. In this tour, we observe “survival of the fittest.”

The wealth of Costa Rica’s avifauna, in itself, warrants a trip to our resort. With 854 species of birds in an area the size of…

This tour was established for those who have a special interest in Reptiles and Amphibians, and want to learn more about them.

The chocolate tour is one of our most popular eco-tours. The highlight is the chocolate tasting at the end of the tour.

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.