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June 2021 – Costa Rica Fishing Report

Crocodile Bay Fishing Report
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We have had a flurry of sailfish lately as well as marlin offshore. As we move closer to July and August we will get our “summer” marlin season. Most of the year we see blue marlin, but this time of year some black and striped marlin will be cruising the local waters. Dorado won’t be around in large numbers but if one shows up in the lure spread, it will be a big one.

Yellowfin tuna are out and about in all sizes. Lots of 15 to 30 lb fish and several as big as 100 lbs. Tuna have made a great recovery since moving commercial tuna fishing boats out to 45 miles in 2014. A new law in the Costa Rican Congress was calling for a move to 60 miles and sport fishermen claim they need the new law to be out more than 100 miles. The Congress seems stuck on 80 miles which would almost double the protected area but the debate is not over yet.

Inshore the action has been much more consistent. Lots of African pompano around and the roosterfish have been very cooperative. Plenty of days with a dozen or more roosters per boat and the time of the year, when the big fish are more plentiful, has arrived. Several fish over 50 pounds has been caught this last week. By law roosterfish are catch and release here so the population stays strong.

Bottom fishing and jigging has produced well as of late.

Plenty of snapper around, with the smaller ones making great table fare. We try to release the big breeder fish and we have released 30 to 45 lb cubera snapper lately. Cubera is one of my favorites because the odds are in favor of the fish. If you don’t turn them fast, they will escape into a rocky haunt and it is over. Some nice hefty albaco jack (sometimes known as Pacific amberjack) have moved onto the deeper reefs.

By Todd Staley


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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.
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