Epic Fishing Costa Rica 

 Acceso Público a Marina Los Sueños, Playa Herradura, PU 61101, Costa Rica

Epic Fishing Costa Rica 

Playa Herradura, PU, Costa Rica
34 ft
5

Come experience the best of Costa Rica Fishing with US Coast Guard licensed Captain Michael 'MJ' Alligood. Aboard EPIC, a fully customized L&H walkaround express. Rigged for success with everything you need to pursue your trophy catches in these waters. First place boat and top Captain in 2013 and 2018 offshore world championship. Multiple IGFA world records.

Well-rehearsed in offshore trolling for billfish and Mahi, but also love targeting Tunas and inshore species like Grouper, Snapper and Roosterfish.

Epic is fully equipped with Shimano rods and reels, LP electrics for pulling dredges state of the Garmin electronics with 25KW radar and chirp sound wide selection of teasers and lures

Blue Marlin, Sailfish, Cubera Snapper, Roosterfish, Mahi Mahi, Spotted Rose Snapper, Yellowfin Tuna, Striped Marlin, Broomtail Grouper, Black Marlin, and more inhabit these waters, depending on the season. During the trip you might be spinning, popping, trolling, bottom fishing, or maybe something more specialized in this area.

Families who love fishing together will be glad to know that kids are welcome aboard!.

Your Captain operates a 34' walkaround with capacity for 5 passengers. It has outriggers, downriggers, a fighting chair, and all the essentials. There's a toilet on board.
Trips are run with the help of a First Mate. Mates work hard to make your trip count, so a 10-20% tip is customary.

Come experience the best of Costa Rica Fishing with US Coast Guard licensed Captain Michael 'MJ' Alligood. Aboard EPIC, a fully customized L&H walkaround express. Rigged for success with everything you need to pursue your trophy catches in these waters. First place boat and top Captain in 2013 and 2018 offshore world championship. Multiple IGFA world records.

Well-rehearsed in offshore trolling for billfish and Mahi, but also love targeting Tunas and inshore species like Grouper, Snapper and Roosterfish.

Epic is fully equipped with Shimano rods and reels, LP electrics for pulling dredges state of the Garmin electronics with 25KW radar and chirp sound wide selection of teasers and lures

Blue Marlin, Sailfish, Cubera Snapper, Roosterfish, Mahi Mahi, Spotted Rose Snapper, Yellowfin Tuna, Striped Marlin, Broomtail Grouper, Black Marlin, and more inhabit these waters, depending on the season. During the trip you might be spinning, popping, trolling, bottom fishing, or maybe something more specialized in this area.

Families who love fishing together will be glad to know that kids are welcome aboard!.

Your Captain operates a 34' walkaround with capacity for 5 passengers. It has outriggers, downriggers, a fighting chair, and all the essentials. There's a toilet on board.
Trips are run with the help of a First Mate. Mates work hard to make your trip count, so a 10-20% tip is customary.

Epic Fishing Costa Rica
Charter Operator
Epic Fishing Costa Rica
28 years of experience
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Full Day Trip
FREE Cancellation 14 days notice
9 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Marlin (Blue)
Roosterfish
Sailfish
+8
US $2,175
Entire boat: up to 5 people
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FAQs about Epic Fishing Costa Rica

Epic Fishing Costa Rica offers the following trip to customers:
  • US $2,175 per group - Full Day Trip (9 hours)
When you book a trip with Epic Fishing Costa Rica, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet Epic has a cabin with an electric marine head
  • Fighting chair
  • GPS
  • Fishfinder
  • Live bait well
  • Outriggers
  • Tuna tubes
  • Ice box
  • Radar
Trips booked with Epic Fishing Costa Rica include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting (The mates will clean your fish and bag it while we are out fishing we are not allowed to clean fish at the dock)
  • Snacks (We have watermelon, pineapple, and bags of chips)
  • Drinks (Charters include lunch fruit, beer, soda, water, and tea)
  • First mate (We always have at least one mate. Occasionally we fish with 2 provide better customer service when the bite is good. 20% tip is customary the mates work really hard to ensure you have a successful fun day.)
  • Lunch (.Our lunch usually consist of some sides of potato salad and some sort of pasta salad and will have warm main , that might be chicken and rice, pasta, Bolognese, fajitas, or some sort of stirfry it's always good)
Epic Fishing Costa Rica offers the following types of fishing:
  • Inshore fishing
  • Nearshore fishing
  • Offshore fishing (Typical offshore fishing trips will be somewhere between 20 and 40 miles from the marina depending on where the bite has been occasionally we do go out past 40 miles, but usually we have good fishing up closer)
  • Reef fishing
Epic Fishing Costa Rica offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light tackle
  • Bottom fishing
  • Trolling
  • Spinning
  • Popping
  • Deep sea fishing
Top targeted fish species with Epic Fishing Costa Rica include:
  • Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
  • Grouper (Broomtail)
  • Grouper (Snowy)
  • Marlin (Black)
  • Marlin (Blue)
  • Marlin (Striped)
  • Roosterfish
  • Sailfish
  • Snapper (Cubera)
  • Snapper (Spotted Rose)
  • Tuna (Yellowfin)

Your operator

Epic Fishing Costa Rica
Epic Fishing Costa Rica
Epic Fishing Costa Rica

Playa Herradura, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica

Typical response within an hour
Member since February 2026

American United States Coast guard licensed captian since 2001 , grew up on the water boating, fishing, freediving surfing. commercial fished and charter fished in florida before hopping on private sportfish yachts to travel and fish all over up and down east coast from boston the fl keys , to bermuda bahamas, all through Caribbean & central america mexico , costa rica panama to ecuador and all over gulf of mexico, love to share the offshore experience with amglers of all skill levels . multpile tournment wins and places , guided clients to multiple IGFA certified world records

Typical response within an hour
Member since February 2026

American United States Coast guard licensed captian since 2001 , grew up on the water boating, fishing, freediving surfing. commercial fished and charter fished in florida before hopping on private sportfish yachts to travel and fish all over up and down east coast from boston the fl keys , to bermuda bahamas, all through Caribbean & central america mexico , costa rica panama to ecuador and all over gulf of mexico, love to share the offshore experience with amglers of all skill levels . multpile tournment wins and places , guided clients to multiple IGFA certified world records

The fish you can target

Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Broomtail Grouper
Broomtail Grouper
Snowy Grouper
Snowy Grouper
Black Marlin
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin
Striped Marlin
Striped Marlin
Roosterfish
Roosterfish
Sailfish
Sailfish
Cubera Snapper
Cubera Snapper
Spotted Rose Snapper
Spotted Rose Snapper
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin Tuna
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Broomtail Grouper
Broomtail Grouper
Snowy Grouper
Snowy Grouper
Black Marlin
Black Marlin
Blue Marlin
Blue Marlin

What is the boat like?

Boat image
Boat category
Cabin cruisers
Capacity
5 persons
Boat length
34 ft
Year built
2000
Boat manufacturer
L&H
Boat type
Walkaround
Engine model
Cummins
Powered by
1 x 330HP
Max cruising speed
27 knots

What kind of fishing will you do?

Inshore Fishing
Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Typical offshore fishing trips will be somewhere between 20 and 40 miles from the marina depending on where the bite has been occasionally we do go out past 40 miles, but usually we have good fishing up closer
Reef Fishing

Which fishing techniques you can try

Light Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Spinning
Popping
Deep Sea Fishing

Which amenities are available onboard

Toilet
Epic has a cabin with an electric marine head
Fighting chair
GPS
Fishfinder
Live bait well
Outriggers
Tuna tubes
Ice box
Radar
What's included in the trip price
Rods, reels & tackle
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
The mates will clean your fish and bag it while we are out fishing we are not allowed to clean fish at the dock
Snacks
We have watermelon, pineapple, and bags of chips
Drinks
Charters include lunch fruit, beer, soda, water, and tea
First mate
We always have at least one mate. Occasionally we fish with 2 provide better customer service when the bite is good. 20% tip is customary the mates work really hard to ensure you have a successful fun day.
Lunch
.Our lunch usually consist of some sides of potato salad and some sort of pasta salad and will have warm main , that might be chicken and rice, pasta, Bolognese, fajitas, or some sort of stirfry it's always good

How cancellations work

Free cancellation up to 14 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 14 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.

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What the listing policies are

Pickup not included

Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.

Child friendly
You keep catch
Catch and release allowed

How you can pay

Book with 15% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 15% 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

 Bank transfer

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