Costa Rica Fishing
A Fisherman's Dream Come True



Costa Rica is a small tropical country, located in Central America, bordered by Nicaraqua to the North and Panama to the South. The country lies between the Caribbean Sea to the East and the Pacific Ocean to the West. Costa Rica has plenty to offer its visitors, among which are the friendly people, its rich cultural heritage and its civilized way of life. This a fundamental part of the character of the Costa Rican people, making it understandable why the country is often refered to as an oasis of peace.

Among the approximately 4 million inhabitants, Spanish is the native language. However, English, French, German and Italian are also spoken making it easy for the foreign visitor to communicate.

The international community has recognized Costa Rica's political and social stability by entrusting them as the seat of the University for Peace as well as the Interamerican Court of Human Rights.



Costa Rica is a fisherman's dream come true. The country's Pacific ports provide access to some the best deep sea fishing in the world, while the canals and rivers of the northern Atlantic coast feature world-class snook and tarpon fishing. The country's biggest attraction is the Billfish, but fishermen also hook plenty of other feisty fighters, such as wahoo and roosterfish. There and sailfish and marlin off the Pacific coast, Though the country is best known for it's deep sea fishing, it also has great fresh water fishing in Lake Arenal and the larger rivers in the North. There anglers can fight with the small guapote, a hump-backed fish also known as the rainbow bass. Giant marlin, sailfish, highjumping tarpon, snook an a dozen or more hard hitting fresh water species. Costa Rica has them all.

The most consistently exciting fishing can be found on the Pacific side of Costa Rica. There are plenty of ports out of which you can fish the Pacific. With sailfish, marlin, tuna, wahoo, roosterfish, mackerel, mahi mahi and snapper being regularly caught. But, it is the abundance of billfish that has made that area famous. The canals and rivers of the northern Caribbean coast boast some of the best snook and tarpon fishing in the world, and they are lined with lush rain forest, which adds to the experience.


Fishing just doesn't get any better than in friendly, peaceful Costa Rica and because of it small size, it's possible to enjoy fishing, water rafting and a volcano and rain forest tour all in a single visit.



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