Costa Rica Fishing Articles

Sport fishing with Dan Hernandez
Sport Fishing with Dan Hernandez: May 4- 9,2022 Don’t miss out on this once in a life time fishing adventure to the beautiful and exotic Costa Rica. Experience all the breathtaking views that Crocodile Bay Resort has to offer. From world class fishing, amazing dinning experiences, and superior amenity’s and service. Join Dan and take a...
Sport fishing with Dan Hernandez
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Crocodile Bay Resort Opens November 1
On November 1, we start fishing again. I feel like we are getting paroled, and there is nothing like the salt air and a cobalt sea to liberate ones soul. After being prisoners for so many months there will be nothing more exciting than the sound of line racing off the reel when a big...
Crocodile Bay Resort Opens November 1
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Crocodile Bay Resort Experiences Staggering Numbers of Fish and Wildlife Since COVID
I have always made it a habit, especially when I travel in the ‘third world’, to seek out the oldest person I can find and start up a conversation. I have found that is how I can get the true flavor of an area. One example of this insight was when my boss at the...
Crocodile Bay Resort Experiences Staggering Numbers of Fish and Wildlife Since COVID
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Billfish Angler’s Guide to Costa Rica
Not until the early 1990s did sailfishing off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast attract major international attention, and by the turn of the century, Costa Rica was billing itself as the “sailfish capital of the world.” Just after that, however, sailfish numbers began to take a major hit, and many anglers ended up more disappointed than...
Billfish Angler’s Guide to Costa Rica
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Circle Hooks
A circle hook is a fishing hook manufactured so that the point is turned perpendicularly back to the hook shank to form a generally circular, or oval, shape. It has become widely used among anglers in recent years because the hook typically catches more fish and is rarely swallowed. Since the circle hook catches the...
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The evolution of the Hero Shot
Did you know the picture above is now illegal in Costa Rica? Ten years ago a regulation made it illegal for the sports fishing sector to take a billfish, sailfish and marlin, out of the water for a “hero shot” photo of their prized catch. The web is full of photos that could potentially bring...
The evolution of the Hero Shot
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Costa Rica Named One of World’s Best Billfish Destinations
The fishing charter website "FishingBooker" has named Costa Rica as the fourth-best billfish destination in the world.The list — based entirely on customer preferences and reviews, according to a FishingBooker spokesperson — ranked Costa Rica ahead of the Florida Keys, calling the country’s Pacific Coast “nothing short of paradise.”
Costa Rica Named One of World’s Best Billfish Destinations
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Costa Rica regaining position in global sport fishing world
Twenty-five years ago, Costa Rica was known as the sailfish capital of the world.This was quite an accomplishment, as the sport fishing industry was still relatively new here. Quepos was the epicenter, and names like Larry Hustler, Jeanette Perez, John Cory, Bill Cannon, and Harry Gray and their crews had put Costa Rica on the...
Costa Rica regaining position in global sport fishing world
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Fishing Articles
Winner of Annual Costa Rica Fishing Trip Catches 70lb Roosterfish
September 30, 2015/by Crocodile Bay ResortInterview with Todd Staley – Fishing Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula
August 20, 2015/by Crocodile Bay ResortAn Introduction to Costa Rica Fishing at Crocodile Bay by Todd Staley
July 28, 2015/by Crocodile Bay ResortCosta Rica Sailfishing for Dummies
July 15, 2015/by Crocodile Bay ResortAn Introduction to Costa Rica Fishing at Crocodile Bay Resort
May 16, 2014/by Crocodile Bay ResortDiscovering a Costa Rica Sweet Spot: Golfo Dulce
July 24, 2012/by Crocodile Bay ResortTo Catch A Marlin Head To The Osa Peninsula
July 24, 2012/by Crocodile Bay ResortCosta Rica Fishing Marlin and Sailfish at Crocodile Bay Resort
January 13, 2011/by Crocodile Bay ResortCosta Rica Family Fishing: Advice on taking the kids fishing
June 15, 2010/by Crocodile Bay ResortCrocodile Bay Resort
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