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A Newcomer to Sport Fishing Catches her First Marlin: Offshore Fishing in the Osa Peninsula

This Crocodile Bay guest had a fierce day offshore fishing for big game fish in the glorious waters of the Southern Pacific and caught her first Marlin. Not bad for a Tennessee girl’s first visit to the Osa Peninsula.

Marlin hooked
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Marlin hooked…oh boy

Hooked a marlin
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Marlin hooked…You’re mine little fish

Fishing for Marlin
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Give the little fish some love.

Caught a Marlin
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Who said little fish?

Caught a large Marlin
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I think this is a mighty big fish!

Releasing marlin back into the Osa Peninsula
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Time to release back into the Osa Peninsula.

Large marlin
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My what a big mouth you have!

Successful release of marlin
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Just like a pro…successful release.

 

 

 

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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.