| In this article I will reveal useful fishing | | | | |
| tips, starting with what you should bring, | | | | You will find snook on both Atlantic and |
| what types of fishes you should aim for, and | | | | Pacific coasts, inshore just like the tarpon. |
| were you can find them. | | | | We have the World Record with 52 pounds near |
| | | | Tulin River, but their average is around 25 |
| The equipment, unless you are a true fan of | | | | pounds. |
| your own will be easy to get. Most places | | | | |
| were you can fish provide baits, rigs, reels | | | | Rooster fish |
| and anything else you might need. | | | | |
| | | | You will find rooster fish near reefs, off |
| I've made a selection of the main fishes we | | | | shore and inshore on the Pacific, with an |
| have, from both salt and fresh water. | | | | average of 25 pounds. |
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| Marlin | | | | Snapper |
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| You will find the blue marlin, white marlin | | | | There are two types of snappers, red snapper |
| and stripped marlin around the pacific coast, | | | | (10 pounds average) and the cubera snapper |
| off shore. Blue marlins in Costa Rica can | | | | (20 pounds average.). Both can be found in |
| average around 300 pounds, although there | | | | the pacific inshore. |
| have been cases of much larger prizes. White | | | | |
| 150 and stripped 90. | | | | Wahoo |
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| Sailfish | | | | It's an off shore fish, on the pacific coast |
| | | | with an average of 30 pounds, if you are |
| You will find the sailfish no the pacific | | | | lucky you might get one over 75 pounds. |
| coast. It's off shore fishing and the average | | | | |
| is 90 pounds although like the marlin there | | | | Dorado |
| have been cases of sailfish off the scale. | | | | |
| | | | The Dorado can be found in the pacific, off |
| Yellow fin tuna | | | | shore, with an average of 40 pounds. |
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| You can fin yellow fin tuna off shore on the | | | | Guapote |
| pacific; their average size is around 40 | | | | |
| pounds. | | | | This fish, also known as the rainbow bass can |
| | | | be found in fresh water, especially no the |
| Tarpon | | | | Arenal volcano lake. Weights around 5 pounds |
| | | | and we also have the world record of 12 |
| Silver king tarpon is the biggest fish you'll | | | | pounds. |
| find on the Atlantic. They have an average | | | | |
| weight of 60 pounds but they can reach up to | | | | IGFA, the International Game Fish Association |
| 50 pounds. You can find them inshore, on | | | | considers Costa Rica one of their top fishing |
| rivers near the sea and salt water lagoons. | | | | spots in the world, and we have over 80 world |
| | | | records here. So there isn't much to discuss, |
| Snook | | | | just come on over and lets start fishing. |