Fishing in Tamarindo and Papagayo

Fishing in Tamarindo and Papagayo

Papagayo fishing in Guanacaste province of Costa Rica ever has been great. Many kind of migratory species come to this area making fishing wonderful. Species including marlin, sail, dolphin, and by seasons, Yellow fin tuna, Wahoo and others no migratory species make this place incredible for inshore fishing or offshore fishing. And if your pleasure is for bottom fishing, no better place: Grouper, big Cubera Snapper, Amberjack, Read Snapper (Guachinango, Pargo Rojo) make Tamarindo fishing or Papagayo fishing unforgettable.

Tamarindo fishing is great owing to special conditions of the northwestern corner of Guanacaste's coastline: the continental shelf descend very close to the shore. You don't have to run more than 40 minutes to reach the point where continental shelf start to descend and is in that point where the fishing for a large variety of species is great, including: billfishing, Dorados, Wahoo, Grouper and others species. This characteristic is similar from middle of gulf of Papagayo to reach places like Punta Guiones or Playa Nosara, to the south side of Tamarindo. Fertile ground reach in sail, marlin, Dorados and seasonal Yellowfin tuna and Wahoo make Tamarindo fishing world wide famous.
As rich as the gulf of Papagayo, from bottom fishing (for Red Snapper or Grouper) to deep sea fishing this area is favorite fishing destination for hundred of anglers year around.

Tamarindo Fishing and Papagayo fishing go from good to excellent around the year for a wide variety of species. The waters here are world famous year 'round for sport fishing. While each year may be slightly different, the catch rate for all our game fish is fairly consistent all months of the year. There are no specific seasons for Tamarindo fishing and gulf Papagayo fishing for specific specie. However species are more prevalent during some periods, therefore, quantity caught of every one specie depend on season as follow:

Sailfish fishing: Caught throughout the year, with May through August normally the top season. They may begin to thin out in September and the slowest months are from late August through November.

Marlin fishing: Caught every month of the year, with mid-November to early March exceptional, then slowing a bit from April into early June when it picks up again, peaking in August and September.

Dolphin or Dorado fishing: these colorful gamesters are most abundant from late May through October when the seasonal rains flood the rivers, carrying out debris that forms trash lines close inshore that they like to lie under. Troll past a floating log and you'll likely hook a Dorado.

Tuna fishing: Peak months are probably August through October, but when all else fails, there are always tuna, anytime of the year you want to look for them, and more often than not when you'd just as soon avoid them to concentrate on billfish. The yellowfin and some Bigeye tuna are often found well inside the Santa Catalina Islands, 30 minutes or less running time from the beach.

Wahoo fishing: The first catches are about the time the rains start in May, peaking in July and August. Most are caught around the rocky points and islands, but you will pick one up occasionally fishing offshore.

Roosterfish fishing: Available all year, but there are more caught in the Papagayo Bay area from November through March. That may be because more boats in the northernmost area of this region are fishing inshore during those windy months.

Fishes are waiting, let fish them, but remember to release. Take as much photos as you want but return the fishing you don’t eat. LET KEEP THE SPECIES FOR FUTURE!!!