BEST fishing in Costa Rica ?

Question

We are traveling to Arenal, Manuel Antonio and MonteVerde
we love to fish and want to find the best fishing in Costa Rica in those areas. Freshwater preferred, but Saltwater also ok.

Answer 1

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Well you are going to two great locations for fishing. Lake Arenal is Fresh water and Quepos has some of the best Sail fishing and off-shore charters.

Here is a link where there are two companies offering these tours.

http://www.anywherecostarica.com/tours/f…

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Asker's Comment:

Thank you, you provided help for both fresh water and salt water fishing !
thanks for the specific link.

Answer 2

Lots of guides around pick one...expensive...

Answer 3

Contact the tourist office and ask them to send you brochures on the angling possibilities, or you can try this site - www.fishingcostarica.com

If there is good fishing there and you want to take your own rods, pack them in light but strong plastic tubing making sure you've wrapped the eyes on the rods with foam to prevent them being damaged. Don't forget to seal the ends of the tubes securely.

Hooks, reels, fishing knives etc. pack in your case but carry the lead weights in your hand luggage so you can explain what is in your bag when you go through passport control and the x-rays.

The rods will be part of your baggage allowance.

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A fellow overseas angler.

Answer 4

My husband and I retired 2 yrs ago in Costa Rica we have a boat and we fish 2 x wk on the pacific and every time we bring home Mahi mahi and Sail fish we dont bring the sail but is so much fun to fight a sail to the boat ....so any other info email me .I could also send you some pictures of the bigg gg mahi mahis

Answer 5

CR is definitely the place many visit for the best fishing experiences! Your choice of visiting Manuel Antonio/Domincal area is EXCELLENT...Simply go online & visit www.Dominical.biz You will be pleasantly surprised with ALL that appears before you!
Be prepared...fishing expeditions in beautiful Costa Rica are indeed EXPENSIVE...but truly worth the $$.
Happy travels~ PURA~VIDA!

Answer 6

I've lived in C.R. for almost 5 years and even though I don't hang around "fishing circles" much, I don't recall much excitement about freshwater fishing. I've heard field workers talk about freshwater fishing but it seems they only fish very late at night. Of the times I've gone fishing on the Pacific side, only once I came home empty-handed.
Do expect fishing tours to be expensive.

Answer 7

I am not sure when you plan on traveling to Costa Rica but for Saltwater fishing the best time of year for manuel antonio and quepos is December to April.