We had an incredible experience fishing with Captain Luis and his wonderful wife Shirley out of Playa Flamingo, Costa Rica. Captain Luis is knowledgeable, professional, and clearly passionate about what he does. He changed tactics quickly when he noticed the fish weren’t biting and he got us on the fish. We caught a Pompano, 3 Triggerfish, and 5 red snappers. Highly recommend!

We had a great day with Luis and Shirley! Fishing was slow for us. Luis tried hard to put us on fish, he brought us to many different spots. We heard from a few other tours that they hadn’t been catching either. We did get a mackerel tuna and another fish but lost it reeling it in. The tuna was filleted on the boat and we took it all home with us. They were very professional and knowledgeable. The snacks and drinks were a nice bonus. Overall, an amazing day and would absolutely recommend this... More

I can’t say enough great things about Luis and Shirley. From the moment we boared the boat, until we got back to shore, their main goal was to make sure we were happy. We missed on a bite while trolling, but we ended up landing a real nice wahoo. We couldn’t ask for more on a day with high winds and rough seas. They truly went above and beyond to try catch as much as possible. Thank you again to the captain and crew. I highly recommend El Gato to anyone looking for a great experience.

Luis put us on some fish while other boats in the area seemed to be pretty dormant.  Landed a good size Mahi Mahi early and a second, bigger one, 15 feet from the boat when it shook off.  A very smart Marlin ate our bait on two lines right up to the hook.  Big lull after that, but moved inshore to go for some smaller species, and then hammered a gigantic Mahi Mahi.  Luis knows these waters very well and rigs the boat in what feels like a matter of seconds.  It was amazing to watch.

We went out with Luis and Shirley plus four adults. He gave us the option of inshore or offshore fishing, we had 6 hours so we chose offshore. We trolled around for about 2hrs then hooked a massive sail fish. I was able to reel it in, biggest fish of my life. We hooked another about an hour later and my dad reeled it in. What an experience. So happy we booked with Luis, he was prepared, prompt, and easy to find. Ample parking at the launch site as well which was really nice.