Where to fish

Eight regions, two coasts.

Every launch in Costa Rica has its own water, its own season, and its own specialty. Full region guides are on the way — Quepos first.

The center of the Central Pacific sailfish grounds, with full-service Marina Pez Vela minutes from blue water.

Tournament royalty — home port of the Triple Crown, about ninety minutes from San José.

Guanacaste's surf town with a serious offshore side — short runs to roosterfish water and seasonal sails.

A modern marina on a white-sand bay, with the Catalina Islands and offshore grounds close at hand.

Calm gulf mornings behind volcanic headlands, and a fleet that runs from pangas to sportfishers.

A rainforest gulf where roosterfish patrol the shorelines and blue water starts at the mouth.

Wild-coast fishing off Corcovado — remote, lightly pressured, and worth the journey.

Tarpon and snook at the river mouths — jungle fishing out of Tortuguero and Barra del Colorado.

The eight regions