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The Sportfishing Costa Rica editors are part of Pizote Press, a small group of independent Costa Rica travel guides. We check every charter, lodge and marina against its own website and recent listings before we publish it, and recheck pages at least once a year. We don't accept payment to be listed or ranked.

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Steep green hills of Cocos Island rising from deep blue water under white clouds
Beyond fishingCocos Island: Costa Rica's Offshore Shark SanctuaryCocos Island is a national park more than 500 km off Costa Rica's Pacific coast, famous for schools of hammerhead sharks, and the…
Quepos · charterFishing Charters Costa RicaFishing Charters Costa Rica is now a booking service rather than a single charter: it lists about 31 private sportfishing boats…
A Silver King Lodge center console with two anglers aboard running across choppy brown water at the mouth of the Río Colorado under a clear blue sky
Barra del Colorado · fishing lodgeSilver King LodgeSilver King Lodge is an all-inclusive fishing lodge on the Río Colorado, inside the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge on Costa…
The pool at the Manatus Hotel lit up at night, with palm trees and the lodge's garden lights reflected in the water
Tortuguero · resortManatus HotelManatus Hotel is a small hotel on the canals of Tortuguero, on Costa Rica's northern Caribbean coast, reached only by boat or…
Montezuma Crew's center-console boat with twin Yamaha outboards, scuba tanks and pool noodles on deck, anchored off a green headland
Montezuma · charterMontezuma CrewMontezuma Crew is a small boat outfit on the southern Nicoya Peninsula that runs sportfishing, scuba trips, dive courses and…
A surfer crouching low on a green, peeling wave at Witch's Rock, Guanacaste
Beyond fishingSurfing in Costa Rica: The Main Breaks by Region, Seasons and SafetyCosta Rica has surf on both coasts all year, with most of the well-known breaks on the Pacific, from Guanacaste's Tamarindo and…
Dark-sand Dominical beach lined with jungle and palms under a blue sky
Central PacificFishing from Dominical: Surf Town Base, Quepos BoatsDominical is a surf town south of Quepos with no marina of its own, so most anglers staying here fish on boats from Marina Pez…
Sportfishing boats and motor yachts tied stern-in along the wooden docks at Banana Bay Marina, with sailboat masts and the Golfo Dulce behind
Golfito · marinaBanana Bay MarinaBanana Bay Marina is a small marina and sportfishing center on Golfito Bay, inside the sheltered Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica's far…
Anglers and crew lined up on the stern of the Bushwacker, a white sportfishing boat with its name and Flamingo, Costa Rica painted on the transom, with the captain on the flybridge
Playa Flamingo · charterBushwacker Fishing ChartersBushwacker is a one-boat charter in Playa Flamingo, on Guanacaste's north Pacific coast, built around a 42-foot Bertram with a…
The light blue sportfishing boat Capullo trolling with outriggers out on deep blue water, with a beach and dry brown hills of the Guanacaste coast behind
Tamarindo · charterCapullo Sport FishingCapullo Sport Fishing is a long-running Tamarindo charter with two boats: the 36-foot Topaz Capullo for groups of up to 8 and the…
An angler in a cap and sunglasses leans over the side of a Crocodile Bay boat holding a sailfish's bill beside the hull before releasing it in deep blue water
Puerto Jiménez · fishing lodgeCrocodile Bay ResortCrocodile Bay is a sportfishing operation and marina in Puerto Jiménez, on the Osa Peninsula side of the Golfo Dulce, running…
Overhead drone view of Fish Hook Marina's floating dock in Golfito, with white sportfishing boats and cruisers tied up on both sides in green water
Golfito · marinaFish Hook Marina & LodgeFish Hook Marina & Lodge is a compact marina, small hotel and open-air restaurant on the Golfito waterfront, in the sheltered…
Two anglers on a small fishing boat holding up a large sailfish with its tall dorsal fin raised, on sunlit blue water
Playas del Coco · charterFishing Adventures Costa RicaFishing Adventures is a local charter company in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, running private fishing trips in the Gulf of…
Peninsula Papagayo · resortFour Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa RicaFour Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo is a beach resort at the tip of the Peninsula Papagayo in northern Guanacaste, between two…
Crush Em, a white 48-foot sportfishing yacht with a flybridge, motoring past a rock breakwater with anglers and crew on the stern deck
Jacó · charterJaco Tour SportfishingJaco Tour Sportfishing is a tour office in the center of Jacó that books fishing charters out of Los Sueños Marina and Playa…
Aerial view at sunset of Los Sueños Marina in Herradura Bay, with long rows of white sportfishing boats at the docks and resort buildings on the forested shore
Playa Herradura · marinaLos Sueños Resort and MarinaLos Sueños is a resort community and marina on Herradura Bay, just north of Jacó on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast. Its…
Straight-down aerial view of Marina Papagayo's floating piers, with sportfishing boats and cruisers in their slips on deep green water
Peninsula Papagayo · marinaMarina PapagayoMarina Papagayo is a full-service marina on Culebra Bay, on the Peninsula Papagayo in northern Guanacaste. It has 180 berths for…
The waterfront plaza at Marina Pez Vela at sunset, with steps down to a lawn and rows of sportfishing boats in the basin beyond
Quepos · marinaMarina Pez VelaMarina Pez Vela is the big marina on the Quepos waterfront, on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast, and the dock most Quepos and…
Three Brothers, a white 34-foot custom express sportfishing boat with a tuna tower, leaving its slip in a marina with anglers in the cockpit
Quepos · charterQuepos Fish AdventureQuepos Fish Adventure is a Quepos charter company that owns its own fleet of six boats, from a 28-foot inshore boat to a 40-foot…
Isabella, a white 28-foot Rampage sportfishing boat with a blue canopy and tall outriggers, tied up at a marina dock under a cloudy sky
Quepos · charterQuepos FishingQuepos Fishing is a small charter company at Marina Pez Vela in Quepos, on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast. It runs three…
Stern view of the Rhino Charger, a white sportfishing boat with a flybridge and outriggers, riding at anchor in a calm bay with green hills behind
Tamarindo · charterRhino Charger Sport FishingRhino Charger Sport Fishing is a one-boat charter in Tamarindo, on Guanacaste's Pacific coast, built around a 34-foot Island…
2 Rocket Frog Divers boats running fast across calm water in the Gulf of Papagayo, with dry hills behind
Playas del Coco · divingRocket Frog DiversRocket Frog Divers is a PADI 5 Star IDC dive center in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, with its own fleet of purpose-built dive…
Center console sportfishing boats tied along The Zancudo Lodge's private river dock at sunrise, with a thatched palapa at the end of the pier and mangroves behind
Playa Zancudo · fishing lodgeThe Zancudo LodgeThe Zancudo Lodge is a fishing lodge on Playa Zancudo, near the mouth of the Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica's far south. Its fleet of…
Chorotega, a white sportfishing boat with a tuna tower and outriggers, at anchor in a calm bay at dusk with other boats and a small island behind
Playa Flamingo · charterYellowfin Sportfishing ChartersYellowfin Sportfishing Charters is a Playa Flamingo company, founded in 2002, with one of the larger charter fleets in…
Beyond fishingDiving the Catalina Islands, Guanacaste: Giant Mantas off FlamingoThe Catalina Islands are a chain of rocky islets off Guanacaste's coast near Playa Flamingo, and they're Costa Rica's best-known…
Jacó Bay's long curving beach and blue water seen from a forested hillside
Central PacificSportfishing in Jacó: Los Sueños, Sailfish and the Central PacificJacó is the closest Pacific fishing town to San José, and its boats leave from Los Sueños Marina in Herradura, a few minutes…
Sunny Playa Sámara with a small boat on the sand and green headland behind
GuanacasteFishing in Sámara: Small Boats, Roosterfish and Easy BeachesSámara is a relaxed beach town on the Nicoya Peninsula's Pacific side where fishing is done from small boats launched off the…
Rocky shoreline and a pale sand beach backed by palms and forested hills just south of Montezuma
Southern NicoyaMontezuma: Fishing, Boat Trips and the Wild Southern Tip of NicoyaMontezuma is a small, laid-back beach town on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula, with a waterfall, rocky coves and Costa…
Calm water at the mouth of Golfito Bay at dusk, with forested headlands on both sides and the Golfo Dulce beyond
Southern PacificGolfito: Sportfishing and Boating on the Golfo DulceGolfito is an old banana port on a deep, sheltered bay inside the Golfo Dulce, near the Panama border, and it's one of the main…
View from the forest on Isla del Caño over palm fronds to a rocky shore and blue Pacific water
Beyond fishingIsla del Caño: Diving and Snorkeling off the Osa PeninsulaIsla del Caño is a small island and biological reserve 16 km off the Osa Peninsula, with some of the best coral reefs on Costa…