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.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(60 reviews)
Tamarindo
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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trips from US $1,243
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(5 reviews)
Tamarindo
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trips from US $1,017

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 65 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (130)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
91%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
80%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
83%
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Travis S.
Massillon, OH
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full day with Talking Fish

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on May 24, 2021
Captain Randy and his crew were great.ย  Immediately got on the fish and filled the cooler.ย  Unfortunately didnโ€™t find any...
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Brian R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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February fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on February 11, 2022
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Chris F.
Richmond, VA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3/4 day trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on May 27, 2021
Randy and his crew were great.ย  We had a great time, and Iโ€™ve definitely recommend fishing with them.ย  They made it an...
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Evan S.
Turnerville, WY
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Fun trip

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on January 28, 2022
The crew was great to work with. The captain sat on top and did not talk to us other than the beginning and end of the trip...
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Jason A.
Mountain Brook, AL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Full-Day Trip on Talking Fish

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on July 23, 2021
Excellent trip. Boated a 325+ lb. Marlin before finishing the day with more grouper than we could eat. Highly recommend.
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