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Costa
Rica
north pacific sport fishing
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The
area designated for the north pacific fishing zone extends
from
(1)
La Cruz, bordering
Nicaragua on the northwestern most part of Costa Rica, down
to the end of the Nicoya peninsula at
Matapalo and Cabuya. This area features a very
irregular coastline with lots of inshore and offshore fishing holes,
rich with Costa Rica's resident populations of fishing predators.
Junquillal
fishing
(2), on the northern most part of the peninsula
near La Cruz, is know for consistently producing big
roosterfish and mahi-mahi from
shore, fishing on FOOT!
Here
the
outstanding continental platform is suddenly crossed by deep trenches,
putting
big game species fishing at a very short distance from shore. There
is also a small fleet of small boats that can be rented for inshore
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Costa Rica sport fishing zones
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Moving
down the coastline Santa Rosa National park is
a no fishing zone. Along the road due south
the
busy sport fishing towns
at Papagayo Gulf, like El Coco and Playa Hermosa, where offshore, inshore,
deep
jigging and surfcast
fishing is great, have a very developed economy so there are a lot
of hotels, restaurants and charters skiffs and boats available for
fishing these waters.
Potrero
(4) is another sportfishing town in the
area. Great
kayak fishing
can be done here because of the protection
mountains nearshore give from the wind. Sport fishing boats are
available for all types of fishing and surfcasting nearby is also good
fishing.
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Tamarindo, Flamingo and Ocotal
(5) often charter ing for
Marlin, Sailfish and Big Tunas
are also economically developed towns, there are lots of options on
hotels restaurants and sport fishing boats available. It's
also very easy to book smaller boats for inshore fishing grouper,
snapper, mahi-mahi, jacks, mackerels, Wahoo, roosterfish
and tunas. And
snook fishing from shore or on nearby estuaries is a must.
Further
down south
Pinilla (6) is one of the recent newcomer on
the sport fishing scene. Recent economy improvements have made a lot
of fishing infrastructure appear on the town (and a golf course) so hotels
and fishing boats are available for every budget.
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The
town of Nosara (7) is known for its snook fishing very close to shore.
Shore
fishing is great and small fishing boats available for inshore
fishing.
Samara/Carrillo (8)
host the mayority of big game offshore fishing boats in the area, and
inshore fishing is great too! There reef outcroppings in some
beaches great for casting on foot, fishing for roosters, snapper, jacks,
'cudas, and tuna, and there are points along (9)
Bejuco ideal fot 20+ lb linesiders.
Bongo/Ario (10) is another renowned
destination for Big snook, although camping is a must since there is
nothing but beach, ocean and lots of fishing around.
Sport
Fishing enthusiasts
will also enjoy Matapalo
(11) and Cabuya (12)
only 30 min. away from each other. There are
many fishing hotspots on nearby beaches and
rocky outcroppings which give on foot anglers access roosterfish, mackerel and the
occasional African pompano, amongst many other varieties of jacks, snappers
and groupers.
Inshore/Offshore fishing charters are available and accommodations can be
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