Showing off the Prized Catch: Costa Rica Offshore Fishing

While the big game fish in Costa Rica are all catch and release there are some fish for the taking while offshore fishing in the Southern Pacific Ocean. It’s another sunny day in the Osa Peninsula and these Crocodile Bay guests celebrate their diverse catches for the day.

Costa Rica Ready to Fish
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In Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula and ready to go sport fishing for the day.

We caught a fish
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We got one…

Dorado
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I caught a Dorado…

Big Dorado
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We caught a really big Dorado….Mahi Mahi anyone?

Sport fishermen with catch
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Sport fishermen work as a father and son team to catch this guy in the Pacific Ocean.

Sailfish
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A successful catch and release of the prized sailfish.

Team Effort
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This group of friends are feeling satisfied after a long day of offshore fishing.

 

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.