Source: Crocodile Bay Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica (PRWEB) January 06, 2015 - Crocodile Bay Eco-Resort located in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, has announced its partnership with Sinergo Development Group to oversee the master planning and development of the first branded residential resort and marina within Costa Rica. The first phase of the project, named The Sanctuary at Osa Peninsula, is ...

Source: Sergio Escárcega Rodríguez for Fishbase A giant female Pacific black snook (Centropomus) caught in Costa Rica earlier this year was recently certified as a world record by the International Game Fish Association (IFGA). The lucky angler is Ward Michaels, a fishing guide from Central Florida who has been putting together fishing trips to our country for his United States clients for a c...

Longline tuna haul. Source: Greenpeace. By means of an Executive Decree signed on Tuesday by President of Costa Rica Luis Guillermo Solis, parts of the Pacific Ocean are now off limits to commercial tuna fishing. The two main oceanic locations where tuna fishing is absolutely prohibited are the Isla del Coco (Cocos Island) National Park and the Seamount Conservation Area. The National Coast Gu...

One of the species affected by seine fishing. The Costa Rican Fishing Federation (Spanish initials: FECOP) has launched an online petition addressed to President Laura Chinchilla asking her to issue a particular Executive Decree before she steps down as Head of State: To prohibit seine-haul fishing of tuna within the first 100 nautical miles of both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. FECOP is a...

Longline tuna haul. Source: Greenpeace. The recent Executive decree signed by President Laura Chinchilla approving new restrictions on commercial longline fishing operations is a positive, yet not altogether effective, step towards stopping the overfishing and depletion of marine resources of Costa Rica. Such was the statement pronounced by the Costa Rica Fishing Federation (Spanish acronym: F...

There are times when sportfishing is, to put it mildly, fantastic. You can’t drop a line without something biting. Right now is one of them. Los Sueños Marina, just north of Jacó on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast, is among the finest marinas south of the US border. Thanks in no small part to marina manager Bill Kirby, an unabashed workaholic who runs things smoothly and efficiently, Los Sue...

Sportfishing Captain Johnny Cerpas at the Los Sueños Marina near Jaco Costa RicaHow many fish does an exceptional saltwater charter captain catch? Captain Daniel Espinoza is one of the most recognized captains currently fishing in Costa Rica. He’s been at the helm of the 42ft Spanish Fly - owned and built originally at Maverick Yachts just outside Jaco by Richard and Nancy Lebo, and now owned b...

Pez Vela Marina in Quepos Costa Rica The Costa Rica Star recently reported on the legacy of superb sportfishing captains in Costa Rica. Anyone who has visited Quepos before 2008 would agree that the town was considered the dirty armpit of Manuel Antonio–we all have them and we all need them, but certainly don’t flaunt them. Go to Quepos to do your shopping and banking, and then get out–espe...

If you are an angler who loves the spectacular, Costa Rica is the place to be. Between now and the end of April, Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast is home to one of the world’s most anticipated billfish bites. During this period Los Sueños Marina (Jacó/Herradura) and the newer Pez Vela Marina (Quepos/Manuel Antonio) will as always host some of the calendar year’s most prestigious international...

There’s a reason why they call it fishing, and not catching. Richard Krug, owner/founder of Americana Sportfishing, drove down to Golfito in the South Pacific earlier this week with three of his high-school buddies – Kip Ives, Dean Burriston and Billy Thresher. They flew to Costa Rica from La Jolla California to spend a couple of days offshore fishing with Captain Bobby McGuinness on his 37ft C...

You don’t have to be a sportfishing fanatic to get genuine pleasure from a day or two of fishing. Many of the men and women who contact Americana Sportfishing to enjoy Costa Rica’s world-class saltwater sportfishing are first- and second-time anglers who want to combine a long-awaited vacation in a tropical paradise with a day or two out on the ocean, seeking more excitement and involvement than s...

Captain Daniel Espinoza on the 42ft Spanish Fly knows how to catch Dorado in volume! The Dorado are here! Not only is the Dorado – which most non-anglers will know as Mahi-Mahi – a tasty and popular item on the seafood menu; it is also a fierce and prized saltwater offshore gamefish, pound for pound one of the toughest to be found. Costa Rica’s Pacific coast is considered one of the world’s ...

Sportfishing grand slams differ from baseball grand slams, although they are just as hard to come by. According to the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), the arbiter of most things fishing, an Offshore grand slam is defined as one boat/captain/anglers releasing any three of the following species during a one-day charter: Blue Marlin, Black Marlin, Striped Marlin, Sailfish, Swordfish or Sp...

Welcome to the new sportfishing column that will appear weekly in The Costa Rica Star. Costa Rica is one of the world’s top sportfishing destinations, drawing anglers year round in search of its world record Marlin, Sailfish, Yellowfin Tuna, Roosterfish, Snapper, Tarpon and Snook. There are usually great stories to be told on both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Contributors Mark Sydney a...

The National Federation of the Fisheries Sector (FENAPES) and the Costa Rican Fisheries Federation (FECOP), launched a campaign to collect signatures to back a proposal to regulate tuna fishing with purse-seine nets in the first 370 nautical miles (662 km) of Costa Rica’s territorial waters. Under the concept of “Costa Rican Tuna for Costa Rican Fishers”, the Office of the President of the Repu...

I remember the first time I caught a needlefish. Its electric blue teeth and skeleton (seen upon filleting) were a shocking surprise. The needlefish is tricky to catch given its long, narrow jaws filled with needle-sharp teeth (hence, its name) that usually cut fishing line like dental floss. Once you have one, though, they are really tasty – especially fried in olive oil and garlic for a finger s...

In the distance I see Las Catalinas’ Islands; it’s one of our destinations today. The Costa Rican captain of our vessel, WetAssII, navigates each wave with precision. He anticipates each swell before effortlessly maneuvering the boat so that we barely feel the dips that can often lead to seasickness. This is actually turning out to be a smoother ride than most roads in this country. As we race...

Costa Rican Jose Vargas was crowned in the 52nd International Fishing Tournament in Nicaraguan river San Juan, local press said Monday. In an interview with Nicaraguan official daily "El 19 digital", Vargas said he was excited for his incredible victory. Vargas won with a 132-pound Atlantic tarpon known as silver king, captured in San Juan River, in San Carlos municipality near the borde...

Costa Rica is well-known around the world as a paradise for deep water fishing enthusiasts. Previous articles published by The Costa Rica Star touched on this subject, from planning a surfing-and-fishing vacation to Guanacaste for maximum enjoyment, to the joys of the Papagayo Peninsula. Other articles have revealed some hidden fishing spots like Manzanillo, and a lightly scientific discussion on ...

There have been a lot of changes in travel lately. Airline fees tend to bring you to your knees in the past few years. I want to touch base with the traveling surfer and fisherman who are interested in traveling to Costa Rica. All of you “water sport junkies” have been hit really hard where it hurts the most, your wallet. I am on a mission to get the most out of my money, have the best time, and n...