Costa Rica

[Capt. Bob Baker (Zancudobob)]

I'm happy to announce our collaboration with Jerry LaBella and his great website!
My name is Capt. Bob Baker, and I've lived and fished the waters of Costa Rica's Southern Zone, and the waters just across the 'frontier'in N.W. Panama full time for the last 11 years. We operate a very successful, private fishing lodge just outside GOLFITO , C.R. and offer world class angling for billfish and many ,many more species. Heavy tackle, light, spin, and bait-cast are all used here, according to the quarry and the anglers experience. We are specialists in FLY FISHING for Pacific sailfish and MARLIN, with all Captains and mates totally familiar with the intricacies of the 'bait n' switch'.
I'll be posting reports from Costa Rica and publishing articles on this site that may help you plan your next ,or first, trip to Costa Rica or PANAMA.

I have been asked by the owners of the new "Gone Fishing Panama" Resort in Boca Chica ,Panama to provide all their sport fishing while they concentrate on the fine food and maintenance of the resort.Please don't hesitate to e-mail me at capnbob_2001@yahoo.com for Costa Rica info, and at fishpanama@hotmail.com for Panama angling information. Open dates, species available, travel help, we can arrange your entire trip.
Hope to answer your questions here, and see you either in Costa Rica or in Panama REAL SOON !
Good Fishing! Capn Bob.

[Capt. Bob Baker (Zancudobob)]

Mr. Gian Ziliani and wife Pia have been our guests for the past three days, with Gian still out fishing today and with tomorrow as his last fishing day.
Pia opted for the sun and swimming pool today.
Gian had a beautiful 130lb. PACIFIC SAILFISH yesterday, a 30 lb. YELLOWFIN TUNA, and a wild episode with a BLACK MARLIN that left everyone gasping for air.

Gian's sail came on a live sardine/circle hook "drop back", or 'bait n switch' procedure.
Many fantastic jumps had the sail beside the boat for some quick pics. and a clean release.
The MARLIN slammed three baits, destroying them all, hooked up briefly, jumped all over the ocean, and was gone before the hook could find a soft spot. But an exciting experience , nonetheless.
Today Gian will try for his first billfish on the FLY, with Capts. Jose and Ricardo Guerra("The Blues Brothers") taking over for me. I've been relegated to lifeguard here at the pool after scoring a sail, 20 lb. bigeye tuna, and a 15 lb. dorado on the first day out.
Plenty of sun, seas moderate to calm, and air temp. of 84. PERFECT !!

Panama has been fishing very well for WAHOO the past few weeks, and it's really just getting started. Lots of big BLACK MARLIN in our op. area around Isla Ladrones, Isla Secas, and Isla Montuosa . Today the boys will head south from ZANCUDO to fish our 'high spot' offshore of PUNTA BURICA, a great billfish haunt. More later on Gians trip. Mr. Ziliani is a manufacturer of monofilament fishing line in Italy!!! Very interesting dinner conversations, to say the least.
GOOD FISHING ! Capn Bob

[Capt. Bob Baker (Capnbob)]

I know this is a COSTA RICa slot for posting reports, but the thread is closed to my PANAMA operation, so here's a report and some info for those of you who've been wanting to fish those fantastic waters.

BLACK MARLIN are in good numbers in our area of Isla Ladrones to Montuosa. The problem (?)we have is that the best way to hook up on these brutes is idle-trolling live bonitos around and over the many seamounts that surround these beautiful islands. These places sit 20 miles and further offshore, right in the heart of the action, and have a number of 'other' fishes residing there.
So, the bonitos sometimes get SWALLOWED by A WAHOO OR CUBERA SNAPPER or even a 200 plus pound YELLOWFIN TUNA before the billfish can latch on. Cubera's over 70 and far higher are possible, if you can stop them.

The next all-tackle cubera will come from one of my numbers. I just hope it's one of MY anglers who gets her !!!

I've a great new place to "tie up" for my Panama fishermen(and women). White sand beach, plush tropical setting, and close to the action!!

Great catches are being logged RIGHT NOW, and it will only get better when the waters warm.
The only fish that doesn't like high surface temps and migrates out is the WAHOO, but there are still some around down deep.

I'll have a website made up exclusively for PANAMA in the near future, so stay tuned.

Contact me at e-mail: fishpanama@hotmail.com for all-inclusive fishing packages.
Good Fishing !! Capn Bob

[Capt. Bob Baker (Capnbob)]

Lots of DORADO (mahi) outside, and close to shore. Steady ,good catches are being logged around ROCA MATA PALO, our fish magnet just off the Point.

YELLOWFIN TUNA are here, and now that the weather has changed over to summer, they'll stay around all season. anywhere from 5 lbs. to over 300 here.

Billfish, MARLIN AND SAILS, are steadily growing in numbers.
I believe December and January will be the hot fishing months this year, then a let-up in February, then a great bite from March to June.

The let-up will occur due to high surface temps in FEB. due to "El Nino".

We go to jet heads and even down-riggers during these times, and that takes care of the hot water shy billfish. It's a blast hooking up a 500 lb. marlin that slams a bait slow-trolled on a downrigger at 100 ft. !!!

Book early, bring your friends, your wife, the kids, your girlfriend(s), we're going to have a GREAT SEASON !!! www.costaricafishing.com (http://www.costaricafishing.com), and don't forget to ASK ABOUT PANAMA TRIPS !!
Good Fishing, Wherever you ARE !! Capn Bob

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Last weeks storm pounded the Pacific coast and last Saturday almost a dozen boats sunk in Quepos.
The Billfish Foundation in the United States has established a Quepos Sportfishing Community Survival Fund to help the fishermen that were affected by Tropical Storm Alma.* If you would like to help the please send a donation to:
The Billfish [...]

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Things are starting to get back to normal after the storm a few weeks ago. The water is cleaning up and more boats are getting out. The offshore bite is still scattered but the guys that are getting out there have been having some luck…everyone is cathcing something and several boats have caught [...]

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Howdy,
There has been some red tide move into the area the past week but it hasn’t hurt the fishing as much as expected.* There were a couple days that were slow but for the most part everyone has been catching some fish.
The 26 rock has been hot with this past week good numbers of wahoo, [...]

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Happy 4th of July from Costa Rica!
The fishing the past week out of the Los Suenos marina has been up and down. The red tide is gone and the charter boats are fishing 20-30 miles out and catching a few eating fish and maybe a few sailfish. Most of the boats offshore have [...]

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The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina near Jaco Beach has been hit and miss. One day is good and the next a bit slow…I have not talked to anyone that has been skunked, so everyone is catching something.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish released 5 sailfish on Saturday. They fished [...]

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Howdy,
The fishing the past couple days has continued to be up and down.* One day is good and one day is slow…evryone is still catching something and a few people have had banner days.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish took a group our for a half day recently and caught a couple sails…the weather was nice [...]

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The tuna bite continues to be the main action out of the Los Suenos marina.* Captain Jeremy on the R&J took a father and son and his buddies out for a day on the water.** The got into the tuna right away and before noon had 8 tuna in the 40-60 pound range.* They also [...]

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SEX AFTER DEATH
A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. Their biggest fear was that there was no afterlife.
After a long life, the husband was the first to go, and true to his word he made contact.* “Mary . Mary.”
“Is that you, Fred?”
“Yes, I’ve [...]

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The fishing the past week has been a mixed bag.* Some of the boats that fished the 26 rock had some luck and some didn’t.* The boats that fished offshore were catching 3 or 4 sailfish and maybe a dorado or tuna or two.
Today a unusually strong southern wind kicked up early in the morning [...]

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The fishing the past week has been average for this time of year.* The charter docks have been a little slow but the boat that are going out are still catching some fish.
Captain RJ Lilley on the Predator fished the 26 rock (a submerged rock 20 miles from Los Suenos) with brothers Aaron and Bret [...]

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The fishing at the Los Suenos Marina the past few weeks has been decent.* There have been a half dozen boats going out of the charter dock everyday and everyone has been catching some fish inshore and some sailfish offshore. …a couple boats have had big days.

The Cormier family recently fished with Captain Jerry on [...]

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Hola,
I apologize for the lack of fishing report in August but* it’s been a crazy 2 weeks.
On Saturday August 9th, 2008 bubba?s tacos in Jaco Beach Costa Rica made the World?s Largest Fish Taco.**
The grilled mahi mahi fish taco was 36 feet long and include cheese, cole slaw and tomatoes with jalapeños, [...]

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The fishing the past week has been average for this time of year.* The charter docks have been a little slow but the boat that are going out are still catching some fish.
Captain RJ Lilley on the Predator fished the 26 rock (a submerged rock 20 miles from Los Suenos) with brothers Aaron and Bret [...]

Read more at Costa Rica Fishing Report (http://www.costaricafishingreport.com/content-153.html)

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The fishing the past week has been a mixed bag.* Some of the boats that fished the 26 rock had some luck and some didn’t.* The boats that fished offshore were catching 3 or 4 sailfish and maybe a dorado or tuna or two.
Today a unusually strong southern wind kicked up early in the morning [...]

Read more at Costa Rica Fishing Report (http://www.costaricafishingreport.com/content-151.html)

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SEX AFTER DEATH
A couple made a deal that whoever died first would come back and inform the other of the afterlife. Their biggest fear was that there was no afterlife.
After a long life, the husband was the first to go, and true to his word he made contact.* “Mary . Mary.”
“Is that you, Fred?”
“Yes, I’ve [...]

Read more at Costa Rica Fishing Report (http://www.costaricafishingreport.com/content-150.html)

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The tuna bite continues to be the main action out of the Los Suenos marina.* Captain Jeremy on the R&J took a father and son and his buddies out for a day on the water.** The got into the tuna right away and before noon had 8 tuna in the 40-60 pound range.* They also [...]

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Howdy,
The fishing the past couple days has continued to be up and down. One day is good and one day is slow…everyone is still catching something and a few people have had banner days.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish took a group our for a half day recently and caught a couple sails…the weather was [...]

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The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina near Jaco Beach has been hit and miss. One day is good and the next a bit slow…I have not talked to anyone that has been skunked, so everyone is catching something.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish released 5 sailfish on Saturday. They fished [...]

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Happy 4th of July from Costa Rica!
The fishing the past week out of the Los Suenos marina has been up and down. The red tide is gone and the charter boats are fishing 20-30 miles out and catching a few eating fish and maybe a few sailfish. Most of the boats offshore have [...]

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A big wahoo and a nice yellowfin tuna on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica….in big tarpon country.

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Remember that Costa Rica has some of the best tarpon fishing in the world and September and October are the two best months for tarpon fishing.
We work with some of the best tarpon outfits in Costa Rica including the most famous tarpon fisherman in Costa Rica and the #1 ranked lodge in Tortuguero.
Not only [...]

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Hola,
The fishing the past couple days has been good inshore and a little slow offshore.
The boats going inshore have been catching good numbers of roosterfish. Captain RJ on the predator caught 10 roosters and 5 jack over at Negritas…including a double header of 50 pounders. The guys on the Fandango caught [...]

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If you are a whale watcher now is a good time to get out on the ocean. Almost all of the boats are reporting seeing humpback whales with their babies.
We took this photo less than one mile from the Los Suenos marina. The mother whale was just cruising south at a slow [...]

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For some people a full day of fishing is too much. For this angler that was the case. They wanted to go fishing but didn’t want to go a full day. They also heard the fishing was average so that made their decision even more difficult.
The weather was nice and the waters [...]

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Hola from costa Rica,
The weather continues to be nice with sunny days and rain showers about every other evening. We did have a couple days this week with some unusually strong winds that made it tough on the smaller boats.
There are only a handful of boats going out everyday and everyone seems to [...]

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The fishing the past week out of Los Suenos has been kinda slow.* The water has been a little green and with the hurricanes* we have had a little more wind and rain than normal.
The guys going offshore are working hard to catch one or two fish.** The guys going inshore and bottom fishing have [...]

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The fishing the past few days in the Los Suenos marina has been better…the weather has cleared up and the rain has slowed down.** There are a few boats going offshore and they are catching some mahi mahi and some sailfish.* The boats going inshore are still doing good with roosterfish and jack.
I went out [...]

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The fishing the past week out of the Los Suenos Marina has been fairly uneventful.* The fish are still out there…but when the charter docks are slow there is not much to report.* The boats that are going offshore are still catching some mahi mahi and a sailfish or two.* The guys fishing inshore are [...]

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The fishing the past week out of the Los Suenos marina has picked up. There are only a handful of boats going out each day but everyone is catching lots of mahi mahi in the 20-40 pound range and the boats that have gone for sailfish have had some success, there were also [...]

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Hola,
The fishing out of the Los Suenos marina the first week of October was decent.* The weather was nice and the mahi mahi and sailfish were biting.* The fishing the second week of October was basically a wash out.* There was a tropical storm in northern Central America and it dumped heavy rain on most [...]

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The weather in Costa Rica has been better the past week with sunny days and a few evening showers and the water is starting to clear up after we had all those rains in mid October.
The fishing has been about average for October. There have been some good mahi mahi days with [...]

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Hola,
The fishing in Costa Rica the past week has been better. The weather has been good with nice days and some evening showers. This has allowed the water to clear up a little and has made for some good mahi mahi fishing. Everyone that is going out is catching between 5-15 mahi [...]

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November of 2007 was one of the best marlin months we had last year out of the Los Suenos marina. The dorado bite this November has been incredible and the marlin have just started to show up this past week. Today almost every boat that went out either saw or caught a marlin.
Captain [...]

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The fishing the past week out of the Los Suenos Marina is still good for mahi mahi and marlin.* The are fishing 15-30 miles out and catching good numbers of mahi from 15-40 pounds…it also seems like almost everyone is getting a chance at a marlin.
Captain Brandon on the Fish Whistle* took some folks out [...]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos Marina today was off the hook. There were a dozen boats offshore hoping to be part of the hot marlin bite that has been going on the past couple weeks. Everyone I talked to caught fish and almost everyone got a chance at a marlin.
I went out [...]

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The winds the past couple days picked up and blew some guys off the water.* Today was calmer than yesterday and they say the winds will be gone by the weekend.* The guys that did stick it out caught some fish.
Captain RJ* on the Predator caught 4 sailfish fishing south of Los Suenos…he said the [...]

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Yesterday was still pretty windy and rough offshore but the boats that went out caught fish.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish caught 6 sailfish and 6 nice mahi mahi.
Captain Dave on the Missbehavin caught 5 sailfish, 12 mahi mahi and a marlin.
Captain Brandon on the Fish Whistle had the big fish of the week with a [...]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos continues to be solid.** The wind is still kicking up here and there but hasn’t slowed the fishing.
Captain Dave on the Missbehavin* took a group offshore.* The guys went 5 for 11 on sailfish.
Captain Jeremy on the R&J took a couple offshore and went 4 for 12 on sailfish [...]

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Thanksgiving MySpace Animations

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Happy Turkey day,
The fishing the past few days out of the Los Suenos Marina continues to be good.* The mahi mahi are not as thick as they have been but boats are still getting a few here and there along with some sailfish and some marlin.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish went 25 miles out for [...]

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Hola,
There wasn’t a lot of activity around the charter dock this holiday weekend. Yesterday was rainy and crappy all day and it was a little choppy offshore. A handful of boats went out from the Los Suenos Marina…some turned around to fish another day.
Captain RJ and Chris from RI braved the rains and [...]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos continues to be good with a mix of sailfish and mahi mahi.* We had a couple rainy days with some winds but with December here those bad weather days are almost over.* December is the beginning of our summer and it will soon be hot and sunny with calm [...]

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There were rumors of a good striped marlin bite out of the Los Suenos marina yesterday.* last year at about this time we had a really good striped marlin run that lasted through December.** There were several days when boats were seeing a dozen striped marlin a day.* The bite last year was more than [...]

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The World Billfish Series is at the Los Suenos Marina this week.* I wasn’t able to find any early results on the net but I hear they are seeing lots of fish and averaging 5 or 6 releases per day.* I also heard the point total weren’t high so that means more sailfish than marlin…but [...]

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Here are the day 2 updates for the WBS Billfish tourney going on at Los Suenos Marina.* www.fishwbs.com
Los Sueños?The second day of the WBS Grand Championships World Tour Qualifier was definitely one for the history books. The fleet of 32 anglers aboard 16 amassed a total of 108 billfish on Day Two alone, including three [...]

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The WBS tournament ended on Sunday.* Here is the final update from www.fishwbs.com.
?The World Billfish Series Grand Championships wrapped up its final day of competition on Saturday, Dec. 6, with Florida?s Pat Logue emerging victorious. Logue, from Cape Coral, tallied an impressive score of 1,000 points with two blue marlin and two sailfish releases fishing [...]

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The charter dock at Los Suenos has been a little slow the past week.* These are the last slow days we will have until the holiday crowds start to show up around the 18th of December.* The boats that are going out are still having some luck.
Captain Jeremy on the R&J took a group offshore [...]

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The fishing continues to be steady out of the Los Suenos Marina.* The holiday crowd hasn’t showed up yet but there are still boats going out and we are still catching fish.
I went out today with some friends from St Louis.* We fished with my friends on the Desperado.* We fished 30-40 miles out and [...]

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I have had some computer problems so I wasn’t able to update my fishing report until today.** The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina the past week has been about average. * The fishing seemed to slow down a little but everyone is still catching some fish.
I went out on the Dragin Fly last [...]

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There were a couple boats fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina the past few days.** Everyone seems to be averaging 4 or 5 sailfishand a few mahi mahi per day.* Some of the bigger boats have been running way offshore (55 miles) and rumors are they are having a good striped marlin bite.* A [...]

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The fishing heated up today out of the Los Suenos Marina.* The marlin bite was especially good with several boats getting marlin bites.
Captain Dave on the Missbehavin went 30 miles out and caught a slam today with a 300 blue marlin, striped marlin, 4 sailfish and 3 mahi mahi.
Captain Rusty on the Prime Time was [...]

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The fishing the past couple days continues to be good out of the Los Suenos Marina near Jaco Beach.* Everyone is catching some fish and lots of boats are getting a shot at a marlin.
Captain Brandon on the Fish Whistle took a father and his sons offshore and they released 5 sailfish, caught 8 mahi [...]

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The fishing was red hot today out of the Los Suenos Marina.* The marlin bite is probably the best it has ever been according to several seasoned captains.* It seemed like everyone caught marlin today with some sailfish and mahi mahi mixed in.
Captain Brandon on the Fish Whistle caught a stripe marlin, a blue marlin [...]

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The best to you and yours in 2009

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Happy New Year from Costa Rica…
The marlin bite was off the hook again today.* The guys are fishing 30 to 50 miles out and everyone is getting a chance at marlin.
Captain Bill on the Sailfish caught a slam today about 40 miles out…they had a blue marlin, striped marlin, 2sailfish and 6 mahi mahi.
Captain Dave [...]

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The fishing was good again today out of the Los Suenos Marina…although more scattered than yesterday the marlin bite was still hot and there were a bunch of boats offshore and almost everyone still seemed to be catching marlin.
Captain Dana on the Hoo’s your Daddy went 3 for 5 on marlin, Captain Brandon on the [...]

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The fishing the past couple days seems to have slowed down a little but most boats still caught marlin.
Captain RJ on the Predator fished out by the craters and reports a slow bite…they saw one sailfish, one mahi mahi but they did manage to catch a 400 plus pound blue marlin.
Captain Dana on the Hoo’s [...]

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The weather has been hot and sunny and the ocean calm the past few weeks…it seems like summertime is here to stay. ** The marlin are still offshore in good numbers out of the Los Suenos marina. * Guys are fishing anywhere from 25-45 miles out and almost everyone is getting a shot at a [...]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos the past few days has slowed down a little…not sure if it’s because of the full moon or just the a normal pattern.* All the boats are still catching fish…just not as hot and heavy as a few weeks ago.* The guys going offshore have been averaging 2 or [...]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos Marina seemed to pick up a little today.* The weather is perfect and you could water ski 20 miles offshore it’s so flat.
Some boats have been running south yesterday and today and seeing lots of sailfish.* I heard there were lots of sailfish pods out there and most of [...]

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[bubbataco]

The fishing is still good and seems to be getting better out of the Los Suenos Marina as well as out of Quepos.* Most of the boats from Los Suenos have been running south and fishing the same area as the boats from Quepos.** The hot bite is about 30 miles in front of Quepos.
Captain [...]

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[bubbataco]

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The fishing out of Los Suenos marina yesterday seemed to be slow for everyone.* There were lots of sailfish in the water but they didn’t seem to be biting well for anyone.* Several boats reported raising 7 or 8 sailfish and not getting anything to take a bait.* One of my buddies on a brand [...]

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[bubbataco]

The fishing out of Los Suenos Marina today seemed like a repeat of yesterday.* Everyone I talked to said there are lots of sailfish out there in big pods but there are still being lazy full moon feeders.* The average boat seemed to be raising 10-12 sailfish and releasing 2 or 3…not a very good [...]

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[bubbataco]

The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina was more of the same today.* It seemed like the boats were averaging 2 or 3 sailfish and maybe a mahi mahi or two.* There were a couple boats that had really slow days and saw 1 or 2 fish.
Captain Dave on the Missbehavin released 3 sailfish [...]

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[bubbataco]

There have been some recent changes in the laws governing the fishing industry in Costa Rica.* This is good news for the future of Costa Rica sport fishing.
The commercial fishing industry can longer export sailfish meat, boats are allowed only a 15% sailfish by catch, boats cannot sell anything over 15%… it must be donated [...]

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[bubbataco]

The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina the past few days hasn’t changed much.* There are still lots of sailfish out there…boats are seeing dozens and dozens of fish but they are still being picky eaters.* Most boats seem to be catching 2 or 3 sailfish and a couple of mahi mahi.* A couple [...]

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[bubbataco]

The fishing slowed down on the final day in the Los Suneos Billfish tourney.* There was only181 fish caught compared to 279 yesterday and 229 on Thursday.
As expected no one was able to catch the Clean Sweep on the final day of the Los Suenos Billfish tourney.* The Clean Sweep had a solid day with [...]

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[bubbataco]

There was a total of 279 sailfish and marlin caught on day 2 of the Los Suenos Billfish tourney.** The guys on the Clean Sweep are still in 1st place…they caught 10 sails and 2 marlin on day two.* The Spanish Fly moved up into 2nd place with 12 sailfish and 2 marlin.* Da Bait [...]

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[bubbataco]

The lazy fish out of the Los Suenos marina started to turn on the past couple days.* There are more sailfish being caught and a good number of blue and black marlin being raised and some caught.* Most of the boats are fishing in and around the corner area…about 25-30 miles offshore.
Captain Bill caught 6 [...]

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[bubbataco]

Marlin, marlin, marlin seems to be the name of the game the past few days out of the Los Suenos Marina.* We had the one or two good days with sailfish and mahi around but those numbers have dropped some.* At the same time everyone is raising marlin…so nobody is complaining.
Captain Dave has* raised 4 [...]

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[bubbataco]

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The marlin seem to have gone into hiding the past 4 or 5 days…last week there were blue and black marlin around and most boats were seeing 1 marlin per day…this week there were very few marlin sightings.
The sailfish and mahi mahi bite has also scattered some with most of the sailfish being reported way [...]

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[Salty.Dog]

Goooooooooooooood Fishing Costa Rica!!!!

Well here we are in the merry month of May. Lets see what Sunny One has been up to. Hailing out of the world class Los Suños resort Marina. I got the report that goes as follows

5-1-09 Sunny heads out bright and early with the Kuruck family aboard for some offshore fishing, Low and behold they dock 8 hours later after a Sunny day on the Blue Pacific having tagged a nice Rooster fish and check this out 30 thats right count em 30 snappers!!!

Which I did not get a report if they hired one off our amazing chefs to prepare them pool side on the BBQ with plenty of garlic butter sauce. But just to let you know you do have that option.

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Look forward to hearing from you until then Give your kids a hug and kiss. Its free

As always stay on the Sunny Side and keep you tip up Catchem up Salty Dog

[Salty.Dog]

Goooooooooooooood Fishing Costa Rica!!!!!!!!! Welcome June, Well down at the beautilul Los Sueños Marina we find Captain and mate Miguel. Lets see how they are finding the month of June for Sportfishing on the Sunny One. And it goes like this...............


6-3 Mrs Shelby McCray heads out of the slip and returns with 3 nice Dinner Dorado

6-4 We find Don Cantolino on board Sunny and docks having landed 3 nice Sails.

6-7 Ardia Neves who hails from Houston Texas has a fine time, returning after having hooked up a good assortment including 1 Dorado 4 Roosters and 1 Spanish Mackerel Super nice day!!!!!!!!!!!!

6-8 Aboard today we find William Anderson who needs a gallon of Wasabi paste for the 5 Yellow Fin Tuna and 2 nice Dorados hooked up.

6-11 Last but not least, Luis Angel Rincon sets out early on a beautiful sunny Costa Rican morning and returns with 1 Sail 1 Dorado and 1 delicious Wahoo!!!!!!!!!!!

Well thats it for now, just a note in closing remember here at Stay In Costa Rica we have some Amazing deals for all budgets, so check out our website and give us a call. Until then we are waiting for you with plenty of Wasabi and Tarter Sauce .


Keep your tip up!!!!!!!!!! ! Catchem up Salty dog
Sincerely,

[Salty.Dog]

Gooooooooooooood fishing Costa Rica!!!!!!!!!!

Well as the sun sets on our hero Salty, we find ourselves at the Los Sueños Marina home of some of the best sportfishing in the world.

Our report goes as follows;

7-21-09 With the Lana Johnson group aboard Sunny One heads out and returns with 2 Dorados 2 Red Snappers and a fine Rooster fish

7-23-09 The Johnsons join Sunny for another day of action on the Briny deep and steam in having hooked up 1 Dinner Dorado 4 Yellow Fin Tuna 4 Urels and 1 Rooster, a good day indeed.!!!!!!!

7-27-09 Today we have Mr. Jan Maizler aboard and after a fine day they dock with 2 Bonitas 2 Spanish Mackerels and 11 Urels along with a Rooster fish

7-27-09 Marcusula reports to us after having landed 3 Urels and 1 Rooster fish!!!!!

7-29-09 Sail Call steams out early and returns having hooked up 1 Dorado and 4 nice Rooster fish , Dream II; Heads back to the Marina having released 2 Sails. Meanwhile back at the ranch, or in this case the yacht Sunny One reports 1 sail 1 Yellow fin Tuna and 1 Rooster fish.
Whos Your Daddy; Docks after a super day showing 4 Yellow Fin Tuna 6 Wahoo and 3 Rainbow Runners

7-30-09 Well one of our favorite groups who return every year The infamous Squire Group board Sunny and return having hooked up 2 Sailfish and a Dorado.

7-31-09 The group had so much fun they are heading out again today,Later that day docking with 4 fat Dinner Dorado!!!!!

Thats the news and all the news for now, The sportfishing has been good for July and the rain has been cooperating and holding off until late in the day.

Well its a short one just to wrap up July, see you next week with an update on the first week of August....

In closing just a note very important remember Moms Day is right around the corner and here at Stay In Costa Rica we have some great specials for Moms Day so check us out

Give your Mom a hug its free!!!!!!!!!!!!! Later Catchem Up Salty Dog

[administrator]

TBF succeeds in push of Vessel Monitoring System
mandate in Costa Rican waters
The Billfish Foundation continues building strong relations on fisheries conservation
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., USA (September 7, 2009) -- New regulations enacted by INCOPESCA, the Costa Rican fisheries agency, will require electronic vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all commercial vessels larger than 56 ft. that operate in Costa Rican waters. These rules were published on August 5 and all affected vessels must have operational systems within six months of that date.
The Billfish Foundation’s (TBF) Chief Scientist Dr. Russell Nelson and TBF Central American Conservation Director Herbert Nanne have been pushing INCOPESCA to develop these regulations for a year-and-a-half. “The mandatory use of VMS will allow Costa Rica’s officials to monitor via satellite the exact positions of all purse seine vessels and large longliners and more easily enforce closed areas and other conservation directives,” said Nelson.
Nanne added, “Costa Rica does not allow purse seine fishing on FADs (fish aggregating devices) because of the high bycatch of billfish, dorado, wahoo and other finfish, but we have for years suspected the foreign permitted vessels of using this destructive fishing practice in Costa Rica’s waters. Now VMS will reveal whether they are fishing inside our 12 mile territorial waters, or going into protected areas like the Coco Island National Park waters.”
Ellen Peel, TBF President, observed, ”We all owe Luis Dobles, the new President of INCOPESCA for taking yet another step towards stronger fisheries conservation. Hopefully purse seiners being tracked on VMS will think twice before repeating last year’s incident in which several sport fishing boats after being deliberately surrounded by a large purse seine and threatened while peacefully trolling for tuna.”
The regulations taking effect Feb. 5, 2010, do not apply to private and charter sportfishing vessels.
Over the past year Costa Rica has been proactive in enacting conservation laws and measures to control commercial overfishing. Last December INCOPESCA passed measures protecting its sailfish and other sport fishing resources by putting a halt to the exportation of sailfish meat and stopped the use of live bait by the commercial long-liners. A month later Costa Rica formed the first national sport fishing federation representing the interests of its anglers and the sport fishing tourism industry.
Established in 1986 The Billfish Foundation by the late Winthrop P. Rockefeller is the only non-profit organization dedicated solely to conserving and enhancing billfish populations worldwide. With world headquarters in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., USA, TBF’s comprehensive network of members and supporters includes anglers, captains, mates, tournament directors, clubs, sport fishing and tourism businesses. By coordinating efforts and speaking with one voice, the organization works for solutions that are good for billfish, not punitive to recreational anglers and good for the local economy.
TBF’s web site is www.billfish.org and its phone number is 800-438-8247, ext 108 for Ellen Peel or (561) 449-9637 for Dr. Nelson.
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9/7/2009 TBF PR counsel - Pete Johnson, Johnson Communications,
Scottsdale, Ariz., USA
480-951-3654 (ph) -- JohnsonCom@aol.com

[Salty.Dog]

Goooooooooooooood fishing Costa Rica!!!!!!!!!!! Here we are starting Nov. Lets head down to the beautifull Los Sueños Marina and see whats up ..... or down? Capt Waltons report from Sunny One goes like this...............

1-11-09 We find Skip Jamison aboard, they return after a great day with 1 Sail bite 1Marlin tagged and 16 Tunas Holy Wasabi!!!!!!!!

2-11-09 Mr. Don Ross steams out on Sunny and docks after 4 Sails and 2 Dinner Dorado

3-11-09 Skip Jamison joins Sunny One again and is not disappointed docking with 2 Dorados and 2 nice Tunas...........

Thats the start of Nov. Keep in mind to check our Web often, as our SICR Marketing staff is always working on new ways to make it easier to rent one of our Luxury Condos or Elegant Villas, along with new tours and services and as always some of the best Sportfishing in the world. Sooooooooooooo until next time Stay on the Sunnyside..

Later Catchem Up Salty Dog