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