Idra Sportfishing Inshore Specialist 

Our family of five had a great half day inshore fishing with Captain Ricardo and Carlos. They were welcoming, professional and competent. They took us to where the action was and we were soon catching fish! Using light tackles and top lures, we caught over 15 mahi mahi and nearly caught 5-6 more over only 3 hours! Carlos then filletted the fish and the crew treated us to the freshest mahi mahi sashimi you will ever have. Our girls and we had a great time and the best fishing trip ever!

This is the guide to use. The Captain, Ricardo, and his mate are both so friendly, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, helpful, and hard working to make sure you have the best chance at catching fish. The boat is beautiful and clean. They are organized and always prepared. I’m an avid fisherman and I work on a charter boat so I can attest to their dedication. I would recommend this charter for anyone, from a family of first timers to seasoned anglers. Ricardo and crew have you hands on and actually doing the fishing, while they provide instructions, as opposed to some other charters I’ve been on where the crew does all the work and just hands you the rod when a fish is hooked and say now reel it in. We caught many fish and a great variety, and not just little nuisance fish. Ricardo targeted and we caught rooster fish, snappers, snook, mahi, and many others. Even if we had not caught fish I would give a 5 star review because the effort they put in to make sure you have a great day and the best opportunity to catch fish was very evident. We will be going with him again during our stay.

Started off easily catching sardines for live bait, we meandered down the coastline to an area right off the beach that appeared to look very snooky. Then, my friend felt the bite with Captains Ricardo and Carlo knowing exactly what to do manipulating the boat and guiding my friend to land his first Rooster. Not too long after, bam! The reel screamed off. I picked up the pole from the rod holder. It’s what I came for! Mr. Snook took a couple leaps with a valiant effort to try to free himself darting in all directions. Not to be bestest, I successfully brought him next to the boat as Ricardo lowered the net. In the meantime, from behind Ricardo, Carlo beat Ricardo to the punch as he sank a gaff into the fat. 20 pounder. Mission accomplished!

We started the day with a short run to load up on bait and filled the livewell with sardines in no time. Before we were even finished, the guys had us hooked up on a big jack and a Spanish mackerel, the action started immediately. After that, we made a quick run to target roosterfish. We ended up catching four, including two really solid fish. It was truly an epic day on the water and one I’ll never forget. Ricardo and Carlos were outstanding from start to finish , professional, dialed in, and worked hard to put us on fish all day. I would absolutely recommend them to anyone looking for an incredible experience.

We went on a half day inshore trip with Riccardo and Carlos to target roosterfish and ended up catching 3!! Riccardo and Carlos were so energetic and friendly and made the experience so much fun. We enjoyed it so much that we went back out the next day to target Mahi for my younger kids and they caught 11 Mahi and a Wahoo! Carlos cleaned some of the fish for us and we were able to bring it to one of the marina restaurants to have cooked fresh for dinner. We had such a great experience and would highly recommend booking with Riccardo to anyone visiting Manuel Antonio!

Spent 2 half days with Ricardo and Carlos on the IDRA. Great team that really knows what they are doing. First day fish were bitting but my son wasn’t feeling very good ! Carlos spotted dolphins and had them run and play with the boat ! So close with were able to touch them ! They saved the day for my family. 2nd day heavy rain all night made the water ugly and conditions tough, we still managed a very respectable day because of their experience. Amazing crew, amazing experience, if your looking for light tackle experience, IDRA is your crew ! Hasta pronto amigos !!!!

This was a dream trip of mine for a long time. The crew worked their tails off to make sure me and the wife got put onto fish and had an absolute blast. Managed to land my very first Snook ever and it was a monster of a fish! The wife has almost zero fishing experience and they were very helpful directing her how to land a beautiful rooster.The guys were friendly, engaging, and overall very pleasant to be around for a full day trip. Would highly recommend, and if I ever make it back to Quepos I will be calling Ricardo for another adventure!

Our captain and mate were excellent. Even though the weather was rougher than we were hoping for, our captain had us hooked up to all the Mahi we could handle. When the Mahi bite slowed down, we moved spots and caught some Bonita and mackeral. We couldn't have asked for a better trip, and will definitely fish with them again in the future.

Incredible experience! Ricardo and Carlo were simply wonderful. Very responsive, attentive, helpful and instructive - they were great with our two boys. Overall it was such an enjoyable adventure. To their great credit they made everything fun and easy. Couldn't have asked for a better excursion!

Carlos and Ricardo were nice. First we tried trolling with large bait but no fish. Then moved to catch sardines, then tried the abandoned fish farm with sardines with no luck again. By this time, we had been on the water for 4.5 hours and they were going to quit. I asked them if we could stay out a little while longer and try something different. We trolled with top water baits at a faster speed near the abandoned fish farm and caught 3 mahi mahi in 30 minutes. Then we went in and they cleaned the fish. We spent 90 minutes moving from spot to spot, 30 minutes catching sardines and 3 hours fishing. Not a great fishing experience, but not a bad one either. I would recommend this team again. 2 adults, 2 teenage boys fishing, 2 teenage girls just along for the ride.