Charter Operator
Chino's Sportfishing

Member since January 2018 Herradura, Costa Rica
Background
My name is Jose Agüero and I was born in Jaco Beach. My father had a panga and I started to work with him when I was 8 years old in artisanal fishing, then I worked as a bartender at Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel for a while and took some courses in fishing. I got married and we bought our first boat to work in sportfishing trips with tourism. Now I have more than 20 years of experience fishing on our coasts and also our son learned and he fishes with us. I work alongside a fellow captain, Jorge Luis Perez Villegas to provide you with amazing fishing adventures.
Techniques
I have learned different kinds of techniques of fishing and I always ask different friends and captains in the Marina about these and I always changing the ways depending of the season and depending of the kind of fish you have. I usually use deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, handline, heavy tackle, jigging, popping, spinning and trolling

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Herradura, Costa Rica
Background
My name is Jose Agüero and I was born in Jaco Beach. My father had a panga and I started to work with him when I was 8 years old in artisanal fishing, then I worked as a bartender at Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel for a while and took some courses in fishing. I got married and we bought our first boat to work in sportfishing trips with tourism. Now I have more than 20 years of experience fishing on our coasts and also our son learned and he fishes with us. I work alongside a fellow captain, Jorge Luis Perez Villegas to provide you with amazing fishing adventures.
Techniques
I have learned different kinds of techniques of fishing and I always ask different friends and captains in the Marina about these and I always changing the ways depending of the season and depending of the kind of fish you have. I usually use deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, handline, heavy tackle, jigging, popping, spinning and trolling
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(140 reviews)
Angler's choice
Herradura
 5 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $875

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 140 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (174)
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
87%
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James L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

ยกPura Vida!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 12, 2025
Chinos Great trip with Don Chino and Jorge! The communication before the trip was excellent, and he worked with us to...
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Pete D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 13, 2025
We had a fun and productive fishing trip. Four of us went out about 20 miles and caught 2 wahoo, 2 snapper, 2 tuna and 5 rainbow...
Pete D. recommends Chino's Sportfishing
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Kevin C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Wonderful Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on November 27, 2025
Chino and Jose did a great job as our captains for this trip. we had a good fishing location to punch out too in the morning,...
Kevin C. recommends Chino's Sportfishing
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Mathew B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Trip!!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on December 21, 2025
My son and I had a great trip with Chino. Easy in and out - beautiful scenery. The boy caught two huge Sail Fish - also Tuna...
Mathew B. recommends Chino's Sportfishing
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Sheridy O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fishing trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on February 17, 2025
Chino and his first mate were excellent making us comfortable & very knowledgeable.ย  We caught red snapper, Jack and rainbow...
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