El Vaquero Sport Fishing
El Vaquero Sport Fishing
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El Vaquero Sport Fishing welcomes you to Costa Rica. Come visit Puerto Jiménez, a popular angling destination in Puntarenas Province, and enjoy fishing the bountiful inshore and offshore waters of this beautiful area. You’ll have all the help of a friendly captain whose only goal is to put you on the fish and make sure you have lots of fun on board. Join him aboard and create many delightful moments on the water!
The boat you’ll use for fishing is a 20’ Otros airboat that can take up to 3 guests. The boat uses a 115 HP Yamaha engine as well as modern GPS, fishfinder, and radio technology that will help you stay on the course all the time during your trip. The boat’s also equipped with snorkeling gear, tuna tubes, and a livewell.
The great choice of species you can catch includes many types of Grouper, such as Black and Snowy Grouper, then Mahi Mahi, Bonito, African Pompano, and more. To attract them, you can try out bottom fishing, deep sea fishing, trolling, spinning, jigging, popping, as well as drift fishing. You can choose to keep or release the fish you catch and you’re welcome to bring kids on the boat. What you should keep in mind is that smoking isn’t allowed during the trip.
The captain will provide you with everything you’ll need for the trip. This covers you for all the fishing gear, catch cleaning, national fishing licenses, as well as sandwiches, peanuts, sodas, and water.
Pay a visit to El Vaquero Sport Fishing and enjoy a fishing trip of a lifetime!
El Vaquero Sport Fishing welcomes you to Costa Rica. Come visit Puerto Jiménez, a popular angling destination in Puntarenas Province, and enjoy fishing the bountiful inshore and offshore waters of this beautiful area. You’ll have all the help of a friendly captain whose only goal is to put you on the fish and make sure you have lots of fun on board. Join him aboard and create many delightful moments on the water!
The boat you’ll use for fishing is a 20’ Otros airboat that can take up to 3 guests. The boat uses a 115 HP Yamaha engine as well as modern GPS, fishfinder, and radio technology that will help you stay on the course all the time during your trip. The boat’s also equipped with snorkeling gear, tuna tubes, and a livewell.
The great choice of species you can catch includes many types of Grouper, such as Black and Snowy Grouper, then Mahi Mahi, Bonito, African Pompano, and more. To attract them, you can try out bottom fishing, deep sea fishing, trolling, spinning, jigging, popping, as well as drift fishing. You can choose to keep or release the fish you catch and you’re welcome to bring kids on the boat. What you should keep in mind is that smoking isn’t allowed during the trip.
The captain will provide you with everything you’ll need for the trip. This covers you for all the fishing gear, catch cleaning, national fishing licenses, as well as sandwiches, peanuts, sodas, and water.
Pay a visit to El Vaquero Sport Fishing and enjoy a fishing trip of a lifetime!
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What anglers say
All reviews (31)
Gerardo with El Vaquero Sport Fishing is a very knowledgeable & friendly guide who put us on the fish! As always, we prefer to recognize & recommend quality & local services...and we recommend Gerardo to anyone seeking a personalized guide who cares about their clients and not just the payout. My wife, who has never caught a fish herself, had a blast as well! Gerardo also recommended a Local restaurant to cook some of our catch for us immediately after arriving to the dock. Great job, Gerardo...We appreciate your expertise! Look forward to coming back again!
Gerardo was awesome! Put us on snapper and big eye trevalli immediately. While I really wanted to get a rooster, he put us on at least three throughout the day but the fishing gods were against us as they all came off the hook. Certainly not his fault, fully on the guy behind the reel. I would highly recommend him over the higher priced "resorts". Keep it local, you won't be disappointed…
My Dad, brother, and I went out with Gerardo on New Year's day and we couldn't have had a better time. He knew exactly where to go to catch live bait quickly, and once we caught enough bait, we found plenty of fish to feed our group of 7 for the rest of our trip (and released plenty as well). We caught red snapper, cubera snapper, African Pompano, big eye trevally, and even had a Rooster on but it got away. Overall, we had an amazing day on the water with El Vaquero and would strongly recommend booking a trip with him. Thanks again Gerardo!
We caught a ton of fish of various species using several different techniques: Roosters on poppers, groupers and pacific bonita on fast jigs in 300' of water, snapper with slow pitch jigs. Capt knows how to put you on fish and is a great all-around guy. Somehow he even got my wife (who doesn't ever fish) to land a Rooster on drifted live bait. We had a blast!
Gerardo is an excellent fishing guide! After the first day my wife and I were fortunately able to schedule a second day with him. We caught two large Roosters, 4 nice Pompano, a number of Snapper and a few other species. Lots of great photographs and fun. Gerardo is very professional, knows where the fish are and how to catch them. I highly recommend him to anyone looking for a great fishing experience.
FAQs about El Vaquero Sport Fishing
What are the trip rates for El Vaquero Sport Fishing?
- US $660 per group - Half day (6 hours)
- US $780 per group - 3/4 fishing trip (8 hours)
- US $900 per group - 9 Hour Trip – Inshore Or Offshore (9 hours)
Which amenities are available onboard with El Vaquero Sport Fishing?
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Snorkeling equipment
- Live bait well
- Multimedia system
- Outriggers
- Tuna tubes
- Ice box here we keep the catches that the client wishes to take
What's included in the trip price with El Vaquero Sport Fishing?
- Rods, reels & tackle (Penn, Shimano)
- Live bait (More that 4 types)
- Lures (Jiggs, popper, and more)
- Catch cleaning & filleting (All white meat fish)
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- Drinks (Water and sodas)
- Fishing license (National)
- Lunch (Sandwiches)
What types of fishing does El Vaquero Sport Fishing offer?
- Inshore fishing
- Offshore fishing (The distance depends on the reports from the day before, generally no more than 25 miles from the coast or Cape Matapalo)
- Reef fishing
What fishing techniques does El Vaquero Sport Fishing offer?
- Bottom fishing
- Spinning
- Jigging
- Popping
- Drift fishing
- Deep sea fishing
Which fish species can I catch with El Vaquero Sport Fishing?
- Barracuda (Great)
- Bonito
- Bream (Fingermark)
- Cero Mackerel
- Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
- Grouper (Black)
- Grouper (Broomtail)
- Grouper (Gag)
- Grouper (Goliath)
- Grouper (Red)
- Grouper (Snowy)
- Jack (African Pompano)
Your captain
The captain invites you to the Osa Peninsula, a sweet gulf in Puerto Jimenez and an excellent place for sport fishing inside and outside. The captain became a fisherman when he was 20 years old by learning and relating to international and national tourism..
The captain invites you to the Osa Peninsula, a sweet gulf in Puerto Jimenez and an excellent place for sport fishing inside and outside. The captain became a fisherman when he was 20 years old by learning and relating to international and national tourism..
What is the boat like?
What kind of fishing will you do?
Which fishing techniques you can try
Which amenities are available onboard
What's included in the trip price
How cancellations work
Free cancellation up to 3 days prior to trip
You can cancel or modify your booking up to 3 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
What the listing policies are
Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
How you can pay
Book with 20% deposit, pay rest to captain
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
Cash
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