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Sportfishing

Crocodile Bay boasts the largest professional sport fishing team in Central America with in-house captains and mates able to cater to all skill levels. At the helm stands Diego Camacho, Director of Fishing and expert fisherman. Diego is a native-born Costa Rica who moved to the states at nine years old and spent 20 years cutting his fishing teeth in Marathon and Key West. What makes Diego unique is that he completely understands both cultures, therefore he manages employees and the expectations of our guests equally well. Him and his crew are dedicated to providing education and training to ensure you enjoy the fishing adventure of a lifetime. Offshore, inshore, and now all-new kayak and shore fishing excursions are available, each uniquely challenging and equally rewarding.

Are you ready to strap in and reel in a yellowfin tuna that can reach up to 300 lbs? Do you think you have what it takes to beat the roosterfish resort record at 106 lbs? The upwelling caused by the offshore winds to the north and south moves baitfish into the area and leaves a flat ocean with one of the highest concentrations of sailfish in the world. What are you waiting for?

Crocodile Bay Sport Fishing Fleet

Our fleet is comprised of 33 and 35 foot Strike Tower boats. We also have 24 and 25 foot Boston Whaler Outrages.

All of boats have the ability to fish either offshore or inshore because of our generally calm sea conditions.

Fishing Tackle

Our boats are outfitted with Penn International 50’s and 30’s as well as both Penn spinning and conventional gear in 20 and 30 pound outfits. We use Temple Fork Fly Fishing gear on-site but we welcome anglers to bring their own gear if they prefer.

Our Sport Fishing Crews

Most of our crewmembers grew up in the area and know the waters well. Our crews will give you as much or as little help as you want. We want this to be a great experience and communication with your crew enhances your visit here. You will be pleasantly surprised to find an English speaking crew member on your boat as that is not always the case in other fishing operations.

Offshore FishingInshore FishingFly FishingKayak Fishing

Offshore Fishing

Fishing at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica is world-class with catch and release Bill Fishing in the Pacific Ocean for Sailfish, Striped, Blue and Black Marlin, Dorado, Tuna and Wahoo. We provide a variety of Costa Rica fishing options such as; live bait, trolling, casting, and fly-fishing inshore and offshore.
Crocodile Bay Resort fishing includes all fishing licenses, lunch, drinks (beer and soft drinks), PENN and other high-end gear, live bait, and bilingual crew who have a vast knowledge of the area.

Offshore Fishing Species

Marlin

The “lady in the blue dress” or blue marlin is the most common of our marlin and cruise our cobalt waters all year. They peak in November and December as well as March and April. Black Marlin are most abundant in July and August and few Striped Marlin are around at the same time.

Sailfish

Again year round when a half dozen are common any day of the year. From November to May the numbers increase.

Dorado

Any day of the year, common January through May and very abundant November and December.

Tuna

Yellowfin is the main species. The big boys, those 100 to 300 pounds can test your back any day of the year if you are lucky enough to come across a school of porpoises offshore. The big Tuna swim with them and the feed on the same baitfish. “football size tunas hang around floating debris or peak in schools in July and August and November and December. No wonder the Marlin peak at the same time.

Wahoo

A Wahoo can surprise you any day of the year but are not common in this area.

Inshore Fishing

Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula is one of the most exciting destinations in the world for inshore fishing. After a short 45 minute trip to the mouth of this picturesque golf, you will be ready to chase an amazing variety of inshore species in the comfort of a Boston Whaler or Strike Yacht.

Crocodile Bay Resort fishing includes all fishing licenses, lunch, drinks (beer and soft drinks), PENN and other high-end gear, live bait, and bilingual crew who have a vast knowledge of the area.

Inshore Fishing Species

Roosterfish

The species most sought after is the Roosterfish. Twenty-five to fifty pound fish are very common and we catch a couple over 50 each week. The Resort record for this fish is 106 lbs.

Snapper

We have a dozen different kinds of snapper with the cubera being top dog. They average about 15 to 20 lbs with the biggest to date here 63 lbs. Other bottom fish is the Broomtail Grouper as well as other groupers and the Goliath Grouper. These are pretty tasty.

And many more!

Other species caught inshore include but are not limited to Barracuda, several types of Jacks, Snook, Bonito, Mackerel, African Pompano, Bluefin Trevally, Rainbow Runners, Shark, etc.

Fly Fishing

In offshore fly fishing we use 12-14 wt rods with fast taper and fighting butt. Fly fishing for Billfish does not require long casts, emphasis should be more on the rods as a fighting tool, than casting. We offer quality large arbor fly reels with good line capacity and cork or ceramic drag. Billfish reels are all about the drag, they should hold plenty of line, and have a big enough arbor to allow you to reel line in a hurry. We use Sci-anglers Billfish line, heavy weight forward floating line, or heavy shooting head. For flies we offer Cam Sigler or Rainy’s tandem rigged tube flies and flashy profile flies or similar variation, with popper head. We offer a variety of colors, including pink, blue/white, green/yellow, and black/red.

Leader: 100lb shock tippet, 20lb class tippet; fly line backing, 65-80lb braid.

Kayak Fishing

If you’re eager to claim your catch from a different vantage point, cast your line from a kayak or the shore. From your kayak, you’ll be guided through calm waters to find the perfect destination to cast the shoreline or estuaries for roosterfish, snapper, snook and a variety of other inshore species. Shore fishing places you within reach of your catch as you cast from the shore of the beautiful beaches and long for the eagerly anticipated tug on your line.

Sportfishing Calendar

JanuaryTuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.
FebruaryPrime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.
MarchPrime time for sailfish.
AprilSailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.
MaySlower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.
JuneSlower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.
JulyMarlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.
AugustMarlin and tuna.
SeptemberSlower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.
OctoberDorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.
NovemberA mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.
DecemberMarlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.

Monthly Fishing Reports

January 2021 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

December was a tune-up for the season. It was great to see the movement around the resort again and to see some returning friends and meet some new ones. The captains have been itching to get on the water for months.

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January 2021 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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March 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

The month started off with a bang, especially inshore when some boats were catching as many as 20 roosterfish a day, above the average of a good day of fishing. Mark Davis was here the first week of the month to film yet another episode of Bigwater Adventures and came out of the gate...

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March 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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February 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

January starts and ends with a Bang! New Year's Eve is the only day of the year you will find a traffic jam in Puerto Jimenez. Yet, thanks to a generous neighbor, this small beach town has one of the largest, most spectacular NYE fireworks display in all of Costa Rica. Local people come...

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February 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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January 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

The month of December, and especially our Christmas week, is family time here at Crocodile Bay Resort in Costa Rica and our staff, along with the fishing crews, always look forward to this time of the year. Many repeat guests have become more like friends than clients over the years as they bring their...

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January 2020 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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December 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

It has been a while since I’ve done a fishing report, so I hope I am not too rusty. There are some changes in the fishing department at Crocodile Bay.

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December 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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roosterfish

November 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

Roosterfish, or Nematistius Pectoralis as their Latin name goes, is a hard-fighting and widely sought after gamefish here in Costa Rica. Anglers come from all over the world to Crocodile Bay Resort in search of this prized species. And almost all of our guests have roosterfish at the top of their wish list.In Central...

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November 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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October 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

This month I wanted to do something a little different and touch on some of the new equipment we have coming for our 2019/20 season. On the lure front, we have some great Yo Zuri Bull poppers and Halco Roosta poppers coming in. Both of these poppers have proven effective on the tuna and...

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October 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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September 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report

August has been an excellent month at Crocodile Bay Resort in Costa Rica! We began with a wide-open tuna bite, as the fish were just a few miles offshore. The dolphins and tuna have been corralling big schools of blue runners and feeding on them voraciously — an excellent opportunity for some great topwater...

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September 2019 - Costa Rica Fishing Report


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