Charter Operator
Papagayo Fishing

Member since September 2015 Coco, Costa Rica
Background
We are located in the Gulf of Papagayo, our location is Playas del Coco at only 25 minutes away from Liberia Airport; Daniel Oduber in Guanacaste. We do fishing charters for Full-day, 3/4-day, and half-day, our fishing excursion starts in the morning at 7:30 am; our Captains and mates have vast experience, and different methods in Deep sea and inshore fishing to put you on fish. Our fishing techniques are Troulling for Sailfish, marlin, mahi-mahi, wahoo and yellowfin tuna; on inshore, we do Rooster fishing, bottom fishing, jigging, bait casting and spinning with light tackle. Also, we do afternoon fishing charters, and can pick you up at your hotel beach starting at 1:00pm, or, earlier if that is possible! You might also bring your own fishing tackle as well!
Techniques
Captain Jose does inshore fishing for Roosterfish and Cubera Snapper with live bait in 30', along with fishing for Sailfish, Marlin and Mahi Mahi in 300'.

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Coco, Costa Rica
Background
We are located in the Gulf of Papagayo, our location is Playas del Coco at only 25 minutes away from Liberia Airport; Daniel Oduber in Guanacaste. We do fishing charters for Full-day, 3/4-day, and half-day, our fishing excursion starts in the morning at 7:30 am; our Captains and mates have vast experience, and different methods in Deep sea and inshore fishing to put you on fish. Our fishing techniques are Troulling for Sailfish, marlin, mahi-mahi, wahoo and yellowfin tuna; on inshore, we do Rooster fishing, bottom fishing, jigging, bait casting and spinning with light tackle. Also, we do afternoon fishing charters, and can pick you up at your hotel beach starting at 1:00pm, or, earlier if that is possible! You might also bring your own fishing tackle as well!
Techniques
Captain Jose does inshore fishing for Roosterfish and Cubera Snapper with live bait in 30', along with fishing for Sailfish, Marlin and Mahi Mahi in 300'.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(35 reviews)
Coco
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Trips from US $600
Excellent
4.5 / 5
(8 reviews)
Coco
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Trips from US $750
Very good
3.8 / 5
(4 reviews)
Coco
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Trips from US $450
Coco
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Trips from US $1,000

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 47 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (46)
Wonderfull 1\/2 day fishing
Wonderfull 1\/2 day fishing
Amazing Fishing Trip!!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
81%
Friendly captain
95%
Recommend this charter
87%
Appropriate for children
89%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
70%
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John W.
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Half day trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 10, 2020
The crew was great, the wind was very high, this affected the fishing. Caught 1 small red snapper. Winds were too strong to...
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Phillip D.
Grass Valley, CA
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

No l fish left

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 5, 2022
The good old days gone very little mahi mahi no selfish no wahoo no rooster little mahi mahi
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Joel G.
Berkeley, CA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

February fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on February 25, 2019
Awesome time very nice captain and crew
Joel G. recommends Papagayo Fishing โ€“ โ€˜Bahamas Boatโ€™
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Tommy W.
Fairhope, AL
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Half Day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on July 6, 2019
Great everything but the fish wasnโ€™t biting! We will be back.
Tommy W. recommends Papagayo Fishing โ€“ โ€˜Bahamas Boatโ€™
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Valery N.
Carlsbad, CA
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

No live bait included

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 29, 2021
Trip price included live bait but none was actually brought. We were catching our live bait to use which meant very limited...
Valery N. does not recommend Papagayo Fishing โ€“ Pola boat
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