They were great and super friendly. Being our first time fishing, they did all of the difficult tasks for us and taught us what to do. We caught 3 mahi mahi, 2 bonito, and 1 yellow fin tuna. I really wanted to see whales, catch a marlin/sail fish for pictures, and mahi mahi to cook. They spent the first few hours trying their hardest to find the marlin/sail fish but we were unable to find one. To make up for this, they let us stay a little longer until we were content with the other fish that we caught. We did see whales from a distance, and had plenty of fish that we were planning to eat. They provided us some very delicious and much needed snacks, drinks, and pineapple. We listened to music the whole time, and they pointed out lots of different things in the water like turtles and fish. At the end they prepared the fish for us to conveniently take home, and we had some of the best meals in our life at a “catch and cook” restaurant that they also recommended.

Josa had great communication on where to meet him and his crew mate for the fishing trip. His english was great and was very professional and his crew was also. Had my family with me, 8, 10, 17 and 20 year olds and my wife. We caught Tuna and Spanish Mackerels. Every one got to catch fish and had plenty of drinks and refreshing fruit with some snacks to go along with the trip. The boat was perfect size for our family. I had lots of questions about fishing and Josa did a great job of answering all those questions. They filled our fish up so we could take it to a restaurant after we’re done fishing. The tuna that we caught was absolutely amazing!! He is a local fisherman with the family and was glad to support his business. He gave us recommendations on souvenir shopping and a local private beach that my little ones could swim at with no waves. If we ever come back to Costa Rica in this area. We will definitely book another trip with Jose and his crew!!!

Great experience with Jose and Hilalgo Sportfishing.  Jose put my son and I on the fish.  Late June trip—we caught 4 mahi and 2 nice yellowfin tuna on a 5 hour offshore trip. Jose made us feel like we were fishing with good friends on his nice and clean boat.  He checked with us at the beginning to see what we wanted to target and gave us options.  He made it happen! Plenty of drinks and fresh fruit to keep us ready for the next fish. I will definitely book again with Jose the next time we are in CR.

Excellent offshore fishing trip with captain Jose on the Pacific Ocean. Jose pays attention to every detail, so from promptly responding to having the right equipment on board. We did a tour 35 miles off shore and spotted many dolphins and turtles and even a whale. Caught a bunch of tuna, but unfortunately the marlins and sailfish didn’t bite. On the way back we continued fishing more toward the shore and managed to catch a red snapper. If you are around Quepos, this is the go-to guy

Decided to book a surprise birthday gift for our soon to be 10 year old and so happy we found Hidalgo Sportfishing for this special occasion! Not only was Jose very accommodating to our family of 5, he was also attentive and made safety a priority. The boat and equipment were top notch and the Mahi Mahi were biting. Definitely a memorable experience and would recommend anyone to Hidalgo and Captain Jose. Pura vida!