Fishing in Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Yes, when is the best time for fishing in Costa Rica? is the main question many people have, all those who think to give Costa Rica fishing a try when they come down, sometime.
However, i may ask what type of fishing you want to do: offshore or inshore? You want to target for mahi, sails, tuna or roosterfish. Although, you can expect good fishing in Costa Rica year around, the pick season will depend on the area you will be fishing.
Below are the most popular sportfishing species fished in Guanacaste Costa Rica. Neither snook nor tarpon, however, we have an average of 40-50 pounds Roosterfish and very good-sized Sailfish.
Check out the best time to catch every species for the next fishing charter in Guanacaste and more specific: Gulf of Papagayo, Flamingo or Tamarindo.
Remember to practice catch and release for all Billfish species and the no-migratory species such as the Rooster, Cubera, and Amberjack.
You can keep mahi, yellowfin tuna or red snapper. Our crew will clean the fish, make the fillets and bag the fish; so, you can bring it back to the hotel or the favorite restaurant where they will cook it for you.
Mahi Mahi fishing in Guanacaste
This appreciated, colorful, delicious and fighter fish is most abundant from late March through early November when the seasonal rains flood the rivers, carrying out debris that forms trash lines close inshore that they like to lie. Troll through a floating log and you'll probably hook up a Dorado.
Rooster Fishing in Papagayo
This fabulous species is caught around the year, even though there are more catches between May and early November. Rooster is a non-migratory and abundant species in the area; catches are more dependent on live bait availability, temperature and water clarity (cloudy is better), regardless of time of year.
Cubera Snapper Guanacaste Fishing
There are many different species of snappers along the Pacific coast. The Snapper bite is good all year round; however, more are caught in the rainy season, between May and early November. Cubera Snappers in the 50 to 80 pound range are not uncommon.
Feeding habits: These are opportunistic bottom feeders that consume a variety of shrimp, crabs, and small fish.
Wahoo Fishing in Guanacaste
The Wahoo fishing season in Guanacaste is between early December and April. This fish is often found around the rocky points and islands, here in the Catalina and Bat islands, but in season, you will pick one up fishing offshore or deep sea in the Gulf of Papagayo.
Sail Fishing in Guanacaste
This specie is present round the year, with May through late August usually the top season. Many sails are caught between late January and early April, and the slowest months are from late October through November.
Marlin Fishing in Guanacaste
Caught every month, year around, the blue marlin is the most abundant specie, with more catches from mid-November to early March. We release fewer marlins from early April to early June when it rises again, peaking in August and September.
Yellowfin Fishing in Guanacaste
Peak months are likely from the start of May to September. You can expect to catch a tuna when everything else fails, at any time of the year captains pray for the small tuna as they are used as live bait for billfish, rooster or bottom fishing. The Yellowfin and some Bigeye tuna are often found well inside the Catalina Islands, in the Gulf of Papagayo, 30 minutes or less running time from the beach.
