Captain
Frank Fines

Member since February 2016 Samara, Costa Rica
Background
Captain Frank Fines is a friendly, bilingual, and very knowledgeable local fishing guide in Samara, Costa Rica. Having fished since childhood, he first started working on local commercial fishing boats when he was a young teenager. Over the last four years, Captain Frank has dedicated his time to guiding charter fishing trips, and he has worked for several sport fishing boats as captain and guide. This experience has proven to him how much he loves sharing his experiences with anglers from all over the world, and he now he is proud to operate his own charter business aboard a fully rigged Mako 25 ft.

Hey, I'm Captain Frank Fines

Samara, Costa Rica
Background
Captain Frank Fines is a friendly, bilingual, and very knowledgeable local fishing guide in Samara, Costa Rica. Having fished since childhood, he first started working on local commercial fishing boats when he was a young teenager. Over the last four years, Captain Frank has dedicated his time to guiding charter fishing trips, and he has worked for several sport fishing boats as captain and guide. This experience has proven to him how much he loves sharing his experiences with anglers from all over the world, and he now he is proud to operate his own charter business aboard a fully rigged Mako 25 ft.
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January fishing in Samara Beach
January fishing in Samara Beach
Jan 13, 2019 Samara
So far January has been all about groupers inshore and big yellowfin tunas and dorados offshore. Yesterday´s all day offshore tour was spectecular with 2 of 2 on blue Marlin, 4 of 6 on dorado and 2 of 2 on yellowfin tuna. ...can´t wait for more!
27 Jan 2017 Samara Fishing Report
27 Jan 2017 Samara Fishing Report
Jan 27, 2017 Samara
We had a fun day of fishing with Greg and Ann Sherlock from Wisconsin. It was a sunny day with calm and clear waters and just about 2 to 3 miles off shore we caught a couple of Yellowfin tunas and Pompano. We used Blackfin tuna for bait. The line we were using was 80 pound braided with a 20-pound flourocarbon leader, so the fish cannot see the line.
12 Jan 2017 Samara Fishing Report
12 Jan 2017 Samara Fishing Report
Jan 12, 2017 Samara
Catch of the day: Rooster 35 to 40 lbs, Yellowfin was about 10 lbs. We have been staying close to shore, about 3 miles. Mostly calm winds and flat ocean for the month of January.
Amberjack caught inshore!
Amberjack caught inshore!
Nov 17, 2016 Samara
We went out fishing at 7 am in the morning. The water was a little choppy with a bit of swell. The weather stayed in between cloudy and sunny. First we caught tunas for bait and then we caught some Mackerel . The girls ate some Sashimi, and then we hit to our sweet spot where we caught a nice Amberjack.
Nice 10 lbs Red Snapper
Nice 10 lbs Red Snapper
Nov 11, 2016 Samara
Today we caught a very nice Snapper and a couple of Groupers. Water was calm and flat with blue sky at first and later on some clouds came by. Taylor and his dad had a good time offshoring. We stayed out for a full day.
Fishing season start off - Grouper
Fishing season start off - Grouper
Nov 5, 2016 Samara
It's fishing season start off here in Costa Rica and also for us. We took out 6 people on a inshore half day fishing tour, starting at 7:30 in the morning. The weather was cloudy all day as we are still in rainy season but the water was nice and calm here in Samara Beach, Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We caught a 25 lbs Broomtail Grouper and a couple of Tunas.

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Half-day Trip with Captain Frank
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Half day fish trip with Captain Frank Fines
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Benjamin T.
San José, Provincia De San Jose
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Half-day Trip with Captain Frank

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore (MAX 2) on December 6, 2020
Amazing day fishing on the water in Samara. My girlfriend and I went in with not many expectations, we were just excited to...
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Ben C.
Nampa, ID
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Blue Marlin Baby!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Offshore on March 13, 2021
Perfect conditions, smooth water, sunny day, whales, spinner dolphins and a turtle to see and then…hooked a blue marlin....
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Lauren C.
Brandon, FL
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Fishing with Frank

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Offshore on February 24, 2021
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Hacienda Tamarindo, G
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Half day fish trip with Captain Frank Fines

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip – Inshore (MAX 2) on December 26, 2019
Special Christmas present for my six year old grandson which greatly exceeded our wildest expectations. Captain Frank and his...
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Hania G.
Costa Rica
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Half day heaven

January 31, 2018
What a day of fishing. Trolled for Wahoo. Saw 5 schools of dolphins, some cruised under the boat with us. See the videos attached....
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