Captain

Gabriel Garcia

Nationality: Costa Rican
Languages: English and Spanish
Experience: 30 years

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Captain
Gabriel Garcia

Member since December 2020 Herradura, Costa Rica

Background: I have been a fisherman my entire life. I learned my skills from my grandfather. I especially enjoy fishing for Sailfish, Marlin, and Tuna. I recently got the opportunity to expand my interests and skills for a charter business in Costa Rica. My captain and first mate are masters with outstanding reputations who share my passion for fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Gabriel Garcia

Herradura, Costa Rica

Background: I have been a fisherman my entire life. I learned my skills from my grandfather. I especially enjoy fishing for Sailfish, Marlin, and Tuna. I recently got the opportunity to expand my interests and skills for a charter business in Costa Rica. My captain and first mate are masters with outstanding reputations who share my passion for fishing.

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Gabriel G.

Captain

Jose I.

First mate

Bryan M.

First mate

My Charter Listing

Gitana Fishing

4.7 / 5

(230 reviews)

4.7 / 5

(230 reviews)

Recent reports

Herradura • 29 ft • 5 persons

10 bookings in the past week.

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Trips from US $480

Fishing Reports

2 trips inshore

Oct 17, 2025 Herradura

Morning trips big Spanish makarel and afternoon roosters fish

Trolling trips

Oct 13, 2025 Herradura

Mahi-mahi 2 and wahoo today

Roosters fish today

Oct 13, 2025 Herradura

5 roosters fish 1 yellow jack

Roosters fish today

Oct 13, 2025 Herradura

5 roosters fish 1 yellow jack

Tunas/ tunas and mahi-mahi

Oct 5, 2025 Herradura

Today my booking last hours full day We catch tunas, mahi-mahi and black tunas sashimi’s time

Morning trips 3 roosters fish

Sep 29, 2025 Herradura

Great time

Customer reviews

Rating summary

4.7 / 5

out of 5 stars from 230 reviews

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Boat

4.6 / 5

Crew

4.8 / 5

Experience

4.6 / 5

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Angler rating

5 stars		186
4 stars		24
3 stars		7
2 stars		11
1 star		0

Anglers claimed

Good experience
	88%
Friendly captain
	97%
Recommend this charter
	90%
Appropriate for children
	87%
Satisfied with the boat
	97%
Caught fish
	84%

Appropriate for children
	87%
Satisfied with the boat
	97%
Caught fish
	84%

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Brendan C.

Western Springs, IL

2.7 / 5

Experience:

2.0 / 5

Boat

3.0 / 5

Crew

3.0 / 5

Overall

Poor equipment

VERIFIED Half Day Fishing (AM) on March 28, 2022

Brendan C.

Western Springs, IL

2.7 / 5

Mar 28, 2022

Half Day Fishing (AM)

5 People was too much. We had lots of communication ahead of a day with myself and 4 teenage boys to bottom fish for dinner. Boat has 2 rods for trolling and two for bottom fishing. It’s called fishing and not catching and we only landed one small snapper but my prior experiences were with boats that hit more productive spots and had the equipment to handle the day. Advice to myself for next time…get a bigger boat that can get to better spots and has the equipment for the group they... More

5 People was too much. We had lots of communication ahead of a day with myself and 4 teenage boys to bottom fish for dinner. ...

Brendan C. does not recommend Gitana Fishing

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Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 26, 2022

Sorry that you feel this way Brendan.

Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 26, 2022

Sorry that you feel this way Brendan.

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Ghislain P.

3.3 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

4.0 / 5

Crew

3.0 / 5

Overall

March fishing trip

VERIFIED Half Day Fishing (AM) on March 27, 2024

Ghislain P.

3.3 / 5

Mar 27, 2024

Half Day Fishing (AM)

March fishing trip

VERIFIED

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Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 9, 2024

Thank you. 🙏

Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 9, 2024

Thank you. 🙏

Captain replied

Michael R.

Keystone, CO

1.7 / 5

Experience:

2.0 / 5

Boat

2.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

Do your research

VERIFIED Half Day Fishing (PM) on April 19, 2023

Michael R.

Keystone, CO

1.7 / 5

Apr 19, 2023

Half Day Fishing (PM)

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Booked 5 hour afternoon tour. Website says final payment in cash or PayPal. 2 hours before the trip the captain called and begged for cash versus PayPal. Had to scramble to find ATM. Returned to Herradura after four hours because the water taxi guy goes home at 5 pm. Had to argue with crew and owner about paying for 4 hours and not the 5 that was sold to me. And, we caught zero fish. This was my a first charter fishing trip for my family. They will never fish again. We drove... More

Booked 5 hour afternoon tour. Website says final payment in cash or PayPal. 2 hours before the trip the captain called...

Michael R. does not recommend Gitana Fishing

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Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 21, 2023

Miachel the website indicates for Pm trips we start at 12 Pm. You arrived at 1 pm. And the Taxi boat service does end at 5pm. Which is why we try to start fishing by 12. I apologize if there was any misunderstanding about payment. We do offer Zelle and PayPal as options for payment.

Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 21, 2023

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Matthew H.

1.7 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

1.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

Waste of time and money

VERIFIED Half Day Fishing (AM) on March 26, 2023

Matthew H.

1.7 / 5

Mar 26, 2023

Half Day Fishing (AM)

Waste of time and money

VERIFIED

I get it, it is called fishing not catching. But to troll an area for 4-5 and catch nothing. Never being involved the whole time, made the trip seem like 12 hours on the water. Also, we were the only boat trolling the area we were in. Might be a sign there are no fish to be caught. Would have been happy to try and cast and fish. At least we would have felt we were invited involved. I mean it is Costa Rica! This is where people go to fish, and catch!!!

I get it, it is called fishing not catching. But to troll an area for 4-5 and catch nothing. Never being involved the whole...

Matthew H. does not recommend Gitana Fishing

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Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 7, 2023

Thank you Matt. 🙏

Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on April 7, 2023

Thank you Matt. 🙏

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Stewart M.

Holden Beach, NC

2.3 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

2.0 / 5

Crew

2.0 / 5

Overall

October fishing trip

VERIFIED 4 Hour Bottom Fishing Trip on October 5, 2022

Stewart M.

Holden Beach, NC

2.3 / 5

Oct 5, 2022

4 Hour Bottom Fishing Trip

October fishing trip

VERIFIED

I booked a bottom fishing trip and they would not do that. They wanted to troll only. (Guess they didn’t want to lose any tackle.) I was on my honeymoon and wanted my wife to catch some fish which is pretty easy to do bottom fishing. They didn’t have the tackle or bait for bottom fishing. We caught zero fish and the captain was not cooperative or very nice. I definitely would not recommend them.

I booked a bottom fishing trip and they would not do that. They wanted to troll only. (Guess they didn’t want to lose any...

Stewart M. does not recommend Gitana Fishing

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Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on October 23, 2022

Stewart I am sorry that you feel this way. We try to accommodate all customers. And we have been very successful. But to say we are not cooperative and not nice, I feel that was incorrect. We go above and beyond to please our customers. As for not catching anything, that was an incorrect. You had 3 fish hooked, that you could not pull in. But it’s called fishing, and sometimes these things happen. Again I’m sorry your experience with us wasn’t pleasant. We are always trying to improve. ... More

Gabriel Garcia (The Captain)

Replied on October 23, 2022

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