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Costa Rica Fishing Report, May 2018
Crocodile Bay Resort Fishing Report May 2018 – by Allan Smith, Fishing Director Greetings from the Tropics, It has been an interesting couple of weeks with some very noteworthy catches.
Costa Rica Fishing Report – April 2018
Crocodile Bay Resort Costa Rica Fishing Report April 2018 by Fishing Director Allan Smith – Greetings from the tropics, Last week we had the pleasure of hosting the JBL Communications
Costa Rica Fishing Report – April 2018
Costa Rica Fishing Report Out of Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica by Fishing Director Allan Smith – Greetings from the tropics. March has come to an end and it has been an interesting
Costa Rica Fishing Report, March 2018
New Video: Check Out this AMAZING Orca Experience some of our guests had this past week at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica! Crocodile Bay Fishing Report March 2018 by Captain Allan Smith –
Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica – A Great Family Fishing Destination
Costa Rica Family Fishing Destinations: Crocodile Bay Resort by Todd Staley The little Cessna rolled to a stop on the airstrip at Barra del Colorado. Out stepped a man and a young boy around 10
Costa Rica Fishing Report – February, 2018
Fishing Highlights from January – Be sure to watch, you may be the star! Costa Rica fishing report out of Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica February 2018 by Capt. Allan Smith – It was
It’s Hasta Luego, It’s not Adios
A Message from Todd Staley – Fishing Director Ever since I remember, I’ve fished and have been lucky enough to spend my entire life near bodies of water that held fish. My mom always called
Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2018
Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2018 by Captain Allan Smith – December is a fun time of the year at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica. The kids are on vacation and we get a

Costa Rica Fishing Report, May 2018

08 May 2018

Crocodile Bay Resort Fishing Report May 2018 – by Allan Smith, Fishing Director Greetings from the Tropics, It has been an interesting couple of weeks with some very noteworthy catches. Rick Miller and his adult son Rick Jr. were down last week. They won the trip at an IGFA auction. They spent their first few days inshore chasing Roosters, then decided to make a change and see what was happening offshore. After a couple hours trolling, they were surprised by a very large Black Marlin. Rick Jr. fought the fish on stand up gear for two and a half hours before finally landing the...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – April 2018

17 Apr 2018

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Crocodile Bay Resort Costa Rica Fishing Report April 2018 by Fishing Director Allan Smith – Greetings from the tropics, Last week we had the pleasure of hosting the JBL Communications Tournament put on by Brook Lunsford. Brook is a super nice guy and one of our long time guests. Joining Brook was a group of friends, clients and associates for a two day Costa Rica Fishing tournament. It is always a bonus when you can mix business with pleasure. The tournament consisted of five teams on separate boats with anglers of all experience levels participating. There were marlin, sailfish,...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – April 2018

03 Apr 2018

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Costa Rica Fishing Report Out of Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica by Fishing Director Allan Smith – Greetings from the tropics. March has come to an end and it has been an interesting month. Historically, March is a month with very good sailfish action, but not much variety. This year we have seen the marlin stick around and we are catching yellowfin tuna two or three days a week. In the past five days we have released two marlin over three hundred pounds and caught fourteen tuna. There has been a good concentration of bait offshore and the predators have been taking advantage...

Costa Rica Fishing Report, March 2018

06 Mar 2018

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New Video: Check Out this AMAZING Orca Experience some of our guests had this past week at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica! Crocodile Bay Fishing Report March 2018 by Captain Allan Smith – It has been another good month of fishing at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica. We are fully in the dry season now and the weather has been spectacular. Clear sunny days and light offshore breezes. The sailfish are here in good numbers. The last couple of weeks we have had some very good days on billfish and though things slowed a little this week, that is not uncommon for this time of the year....

Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica – A Great Family Fishing Destination

27 Feb 2018

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Costa Rica Family Fishing Destinations: Crocodile Bay Resort by Todd Staley The little Cessna rolled to a stop on the airstrip at Barra del Colorado. Out stepped a man and a young boy around 10 years old. “Welcome to Rio Colorado Bob”, I said. With a stern look he replied, “I prefer to be referred to as Dr. So and So.” I fed them breakfast and sent them out fishing. Later I saw the boat headed back in early and thought the poor kid probably got sea-sick. We got the hook removed without too many tears, but the kid had no desire to head back out on the water to chase tarpon...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – February, 2018

07 Feb 2018

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Fishing Highlights from January – Be sure to watch, you may be the star! Costa Rica fishing report out of Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica February 2018 by Capt. Allan Smith – It was almost six-thirty. Time to go. As we walk down the path to the pier, clearing the last of the trees, we are greeted with a spectacular view of the Golfo Dulce (Spanish for “Sweet Gulf”). In the distance mountains stretching as far as the eye can see with ridges that encircle the Gulf, forming long beautiful flowing lines, running all the way from one end of the gulf to the other. A...

It’s Hasta Luego, It’s not Adios

25 Jan 2018

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A Message from Todd Staley – Fishing Director Ever since I remember, I’ve fished and have been lucky enough to spend my entire life near bodies of water that held fish. My mom always called me a “Dreamer”. She was famous for getting her shoe off her foot and on to the side of a head in less than a second. At nearly 95, I think she has lost maybe a tenth of a second over the years. She still beats most Jeopardy contestants to the buzzer while watching the popular show. She also gave me the best piece of advice I ever heard. It’s really very simple, “If God wants you have something...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2018

04 Jan 2018

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Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2018 by Captain Allan Smith – December is a fun time of the year at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica. The kids are on vacation and we get a lot of families down for a fishing holiday in the tropics. As someone who grew up fishing with my dad and my uncle, I have always appreciated the way fishing brings families together. Fishing is a great way to spend time with your kids and is well away from the distractions of the television, the cellphone and video games. It creates a shared experiences in a natural environment and is...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – December 2017

07 Dec 2017

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Marlin, Sailfish, Dorado and Roosterfish keep Anglers Smiling in December at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica Thank you to Paul and his group from Sportquest Holidays out of theUK for this monster rooster photo Crocodile Bay Fishing Report – December 2017 by Captain Allan Smith – November and December have yielded some of the best dorado fishing we have seen in years. There have been several days with boats returning to the pier with double digit releases. We have been finding schools holding along current lines, floating logs or other debris. If a sizable school is located ,...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – November 2017

13 Nov 2017

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3 Boats Released 60 Dorado Yesterday! Happy Thanksgiving! Update 11/22/2017 – 450 lb Blue Marlin Released! Happy Thanksgiving Update 11/14/2017 – This past Friday three of our boats went 21, 18, and 17 on doardo and one boat released 15 roosterfish! November Costa Rica Fishing Report out of Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica – By Capt. Allan Smith – October has come and gone and it is hard to believe we are almost into our 18th season at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica. As we wrap up maintenance and prepare our fleet for another exciting season the first...

Celebrating Our 18th Season – Annual Fishing Highlights – Pick Your Month…Find Your Fish

02 Nov 2017

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Pick your Month…Find Your Fish! We hope you enjoy this exciting Costa Rica sport fishing “highlight reel” featuring actual anglers from 2017. Below this video you will find Costa Rica fishing highlight reels from each month of the year so you can see what 2017 guests caught during the month when you’re ready to take your next fishing vacation. Enjoy the the videos! Crocodile Bay Resort January Fishing Highlight Reel Crocodile Bay Resort February Fishing Highlight Reel Crocodile Bay Resort March Fishing Highlight Reel Crocodile Bay Resort April Fishing Highlight...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – October, 2017

12 Oct 2017

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Costa Rica Fishing Report out of Crocodile Bay Resort – October 12, 2017 . This past month we were joined by Mike Haunton and Andrew Majury from Canada. They fished with us for five days. The bite was a little up and down but they ended up releasing fifteen roosterfish one day and another day they landed thirteen snappers. Mike and Andrew really enjoyed having fresh fish for dinner every night. Even on the slower days they managed to bring something back for the table, including grouper, African pompano, margaritas and snapper. They ended up landing sixty seven fish in...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – September 15, 2017

14 Sep 2017

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Lights, Camera, Action! – Check out the September “Video Fishing Report” from our guests this past month at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica! Crocodile Bay Fishing Report September 2017 by Captain Allan Smith – August and September have been good months for roosterfish. If you are in search of a trophy roosterfish, the “Green Season” (April 15 through December 15th) offers some of the best inshore fishing of the year. We have not been seeing as many of the smaller school fish, but the big boys have been around and if you are patient you will be...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – August 29, 2017

24 Aug 2017

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1 Boat, 3 days, 128 fish, 12 Species The roosterfish are schooled up and they are hungry. In the first two weeks of August we released 94 roosterfish with only three boats on the water each day. Some highlights included the Alameda group that started off their vacation catching twenty-seven roosterfish and a mixed bag of fifteen other fish (see a complete recap of their trip below). The Dinger family also got in on the action, releasing eighteen roosterfish and ten jacks. Mr. Villareal set out for a day alone on the water with his family opting to do some Costa Rica eco tours...

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Costa Rica Fishing Report – July 31, 2017

31 Jul 2017

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Costa Rica fishing report – Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica by Capt. Allan Smith – While I was at ICAST, the marlin fishing started to heat up. The groups Bianchi, King, Blenkhorn, and Shapiro all released marlin and the Hines group managed to release three. Most of the fish caught were within fourteen miles of Matapalo rock. The yellowfin tuna , are still around and we have been landing a few almost every day. Sailfish fishing has been a little slow, but there are always a few around, waiting to surprise a patient angler. Ryan and Meagan Hunt DuLaney came down this week on...

Costa Rica Fishing Report – July 2017

03 Jul 2017

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Crocodile Bay Fishing Report July 2017 – By Captain Allan Smith – Well, it is summertime and things have begun to heat up at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica. Inshore the fishing continues to be great, with steady Rooster numbers and a few surprises mixed in. Offshore the blue water has moved back in, and with it, so have the Tuna. There are a few sails around and some Marlin coming up. Here are a few highlights from some of our anglers. Clay Schreder from Montana, came down last week with a group of ten. They got into the Tuna, and Clay had this nice Yellowfin take a live...

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Costa Rica Fishing Report, May 2018

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Costa Rica Fishing Report, March 2018

Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica – A Great Family Fishing Destination

Costa Rica Fishing Report – February, 2018

It’s Hasta Luego, It’s not Adios

Costa Rica Fishing Report – January 2018

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