Charter Operator
TAMARINDO SPORTFISHING

Member since October 2014 Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Background
I'm Randy Wilson and I grew up in Miami, started fishing as a kid. Fished and surfed all through high school and college. I moved to Costa Rica in 1974. Experienced the incredible fishing here and developed my charter business. I ran the Talking Fish for over 30 years and stepped off the boat (and out of the sun) in November of 2023. I now operate and manage our two boats with experienced local bilingual captains and mates. After fishing here for 40+ years, I am still excited about sharing the experience with anglers from all over the world and giving them the trip of a lifetime! Our 38' Topaz TALKING FISH is captained by Arturo Rosales. Our 27' Dusky OUTCAST is captained by Javier Ruiz.
Techniques
It's all about conserving the resource and releasing a healthy, unharmed fish. Hook retrieval is vital for a clean release. We don't gut hook our sails and marlin, we hook them in the mouth. This produces spectacular jumps from the fish as a bonus! There is a large Marine Park in front of Tamarindo, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Our crews do not fish in the park...even if by all accounts from other boats, the bite is good inside. We believe it's important that everyone abide by the rules, sport fishermen and commercial fishermen alike.

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Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Background
I'm Randy Wilson and I grew up in Miami, started fishing as a kid. Fished and surfed all through high school and college. I moved to Costa Rica in 1974. Experienced the incredible fishing here and developed my charter business. I ran the Talking Fish for over 30 years and stepped off the boat (and out of the sun) in November of 2023. I now operate and manage our two boats with experienced local bilingual captains and mates. After fishing here for 40+ years, I am still excited about sharing the experience with anglers from all over the world and giving them the trip of a lifetime! Our 38' Topaz TALKING FISH is captained by Arturo Rosales. Our 27' Dusky OUTCAST is captained by Javier Ruiz.
Techniques
It's all about conserving the resource and releasing a healthy, unharmed fish. Hook retrieval is vital for a clean release. We don't gut hook our sails and marlin, we hook them in the mouth. This produces spectacular jumps from the fish as a bonus! There is a large Marine Park in front of Tamarindo, Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas. Our crews do not fish in the park...even if by all accounts from other boats, the bite is good inside. We believe it's important that everyone abide by the rules, sport fishermen and commercial fishermen alike.

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4.7 / 5
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 64 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (127)
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Fishing with Tamarindo
Amazing
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
91%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
80%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
83%
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David C.
Cincinnati, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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3/4 day trip with Capt.Randy

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on March 18, 2021
Capt. Randy, Max, and Javier took great care of us!ย  We caught five 20-30lb snowy groupers and several other fish. It was...
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John C.
Scituate, MA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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January Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on January 29, 2020
When Randy asked what we hoped to catch today we told him marlin and he and the crew delivered. When we got offshore we had...
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Peter B.
Annapolis, MD
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Captain Randy Wilson

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on December 28, 2022
Great day on the water with Captain Randy Wilson.ย  Boat and crew were outstanding.ย  We caught several Mahi Mahi and had plenty...
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Greg V.
Deckers, CO
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 7, 2022
We had a great time reeling in 30 grouper and a few other fish. I would highly recommend, we will be back.
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Edward P.
New York, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Randy

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on December 19, 2021
We had an incredible trip. Plenty of action , highlighted by the 250 lb blue marlin my daughter caugh. We also had 6 yellwfn...
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