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Sport fishing in Costa Rica 's north Atlantic coast
is a very different fishing experience than anywhere else in the
country. A very straight coastline is the main feature throughout
the landscape, with few reef outcroppings extending deep inshore.
Tide changes are not as noticeable here as much as
when fishing of the pacific, however the climate changes abruptly and
rains in the afternoons during Costa Rica 's "green" season. |
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Up north/east, a few miles away from the Rio San Juan's delta, Barra del Colorado has been a renowned sport fishing destination for more than 25 years. Sails and Marlins are not unheard of, but
the main sport fishing business moves around the
"Silver King" or
Tarpon. Big - humongous tarpon patrol these
waters, and bull sharks continuously swim
inland through rivers and canals.
Moving to the south these sport fishing grounds are
accessible only by boat or plane. Tortuguero Canals are a system of inter twining rivers and
lagoons filled with snook, snapper, tarpon, rainbow-bass, "machacas" and
other tropical sport fishing species like alligator gar and the elusive
"Pez Sierra", or
pristis pristis. |
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Down
the shore line due
south, the Parismina and Matina river systems, accessible through the beach, might yield sport fishing fanatics a tarpon
or two, and even catch a giant snook as they franticly
feed on baitfish near
the shore.
Inshore fishing a couple of
miles from the beach gives sport fishing anglers a chance to catch
pompano, wahoo, king mackerel, snapper a variety of jacks, and of
course the ever present possibility of a silver king engulfing your
lure. |
Big tarpon near shore, sport fishing in
Barra del Colorado
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