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Costa Rica Fishing Report

January 2009 - by Todd Staley


Costa Rica Fishing

The first of the year brought families and couples to Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica and the fish were there to greet them. Lots of marlin have been popping up in the teasers and though the dorado action as slowed, there are enough around for a little garlic and butter. Tuna pleased and aggravated guests but the sailfish still haven´t showed in big numbers. We have had a couple double-digit days but not the consistency that will be here by the end of the month. Lots of free jumpers have been seen but are shy to take a bait.

Costa Rica Marlin Graig Gosen and his son Hayden came down from the frigid ¨motor city¨ so Hayden could show his stuff fishing light tackle. I teased him every day about his light spinning rod. He hooked everything on it including a marlin but it was a sailfish that finally got the best of the tackle.

His pictures tell the story. Kevin Werts from Cabela´s in Nebraska brought his family and friend Dave Rogers and family. Dave managed to whip a 250lb tuna and 12 year old Blake Werts has my vote for angler of the year with his sailfish. Paul Brown and friend Dina put in a full day on a tuna. Every day Dina reminded me she wanted to fight a big fish and the fish gods decided to grant her wish. Together the pulled on a big tuna the crew estimated at 350lbs for seven and a half hours getting the fish near the boat several
times. When the fish was almost finished the hook broke and the monster left them with only one heck of a story to tell at the resort bar.

Costa Rica Marlin

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Almost all the other guests had seen them fighting the fish during the course of the day. The amazing story goes to a couple of fisherman visiting us from Kuwait. Al Soudan and Abdul Aziz have been fishing the way they are accustom to,
with handlines. Fishing mostly on the bottom and catching an array of snapper they decided to try the bluewater. The mate through a bait on 20 lb gear into a school of dolphin and a 115 lb tuna gobbled it up. The rod broke and the two did what they do best. They landed the tuna by hand after a two hour battle. Not many people fishing inshore but Ron Marrazo managed 8 roosters on day and a few snapper and African pompano hit the decks.

Dorado

Yellowfin Tuna

Todd Staley
Fishing Director, Crocodile Bay Resort
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

 

Costa Rica Fishing Report
December 2008 - by Todd Staley


Shayne Malone from Grand Rappids MI with a Bluefin Trevally

We have been open two weeks now and planes are coming and going from the new and improved airport. As expected the dorado are like rats out there and can be found around current lines with anything that floats caught up in it. Most dorado are running 20 lbs but some have tipped the scale at 50 lbs.

Costa Rica Fishing Dorado
Jon Zeeff, Ann Arbor MI

The sails haven't moved in in force yet but we have had a couple double digit days. Industry folks like Pure Fishing, Pradco, and Pursuit boats have already paid us a visit and left with some new fish stories.

Al and Edith Barr both on the closer side of 80 took their first sailfish each and caught them at the same time. They had a shot at a marlin but he didn't get hooked up. We have seen marlin to 400 lbs recently. As always, when the dorado are around the marlin are close by.

Costa Rica Sailfish

Inside has been a little frustrating with the roosters going hot and cold. We had the brightest moon and strongest tides of the year and inshore fishing should improve with the milder tides.

Todd Staley
Fishing Director, Crocodile Bay Resort
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Costa Rica Fishing Report
September 2008 - Next Report Nov. 20, 2008
by Todd Staley

News Flash: Crocodile Bay opens again for high season December 5th, 2008 - space is limited!

Costa Rica FishingWe wind down the season with a good marlin bite. John Gregore and Todd Jones had five chances on their last day broke a big one off and landed a 250 lb blue. Jesse Ketz spends most of his time playing hockey or fishing on top of ice in Minnesota. On his dream fishing trip to Costa Rica he landed everything he came for including a 300 lb blue marlin. I have never seen a happier guy. A crew was down filming for a new DVD at the Resort, so I'm sure the world will see the enthusiasm Ketz had as he took his customary ¨first marlin¨ plunge off the pier.

Ben E. Keith Company had a group of 72 anglers down from Dallas that mixed business with fishing and eco adventures. Ron Boyd led the group and they got marlin, sails, dorado, roosterfish, snapper and zip-lined through the jungle. The truly adventurous scaled the waterfall. The girls in the spa put in extra duty to accommodate the big group. As you have heard we are closing early this year and opening a little later because the government is enlarging and resurfacing the airport. When we re-open in December it will be right in the middle of the dorado, and blue marlin run.

Costa Rica Marlin

The Caribbean trades winds begin to blow in late November across to the Pacific in Nicaragua and across the Panama Canal area. This pushes the surface water offshore and the up welling does not have enough oxygen to support sailfish. This moves the fish in large numbers to areas more suitable and fortunately for us Costa Rica is one of them. By January large numbers of fish move into the area making it less of a hunting game. The winds blow through April making it prime time for sailfish.

Costa Rica Sailfish

I know it sounds like a sales pitch but December is already filling up with folks that usually come in November and the rest of the season looks like a busy one. Reserve your spot early and we'll see you in a few months.


To book your dream Costa Rica fishing vacation call 1-800-733-1115 or Click here to reserve online
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Todd Staley
Fishing Director,
Crocodile Bay Resort
Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

 

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