Captain
Jose Hidalgo

Member since January 2023 Quepos, Costa Rica
Background
We started with a goal and we are achieving it thanks to you, our clients, and our efforts to give you a better experience. We have many photos and many good comments that we made on our first boat. Now we have managed to modify our boat to give you better service and comfort. The profile photo is our modified boat. I hope your trip to Costa Rica is great. Good luck. Captain Jose Hidalgo has 10 years of experience catching giant fish in these tropical waters. He enjoys fishing with live bait and trolling, all to get those bites. Between the coasts of inshore Roosterfishing and the open seas of offshore Marlins, he offers a variety of trips, including recreative, snorkeling, and spearfishing adventures. Join Hidalgo Sportsfishing for an epic day on the water!
Techniques
My favorite types of fishing are with live bait, although on many occasions we use different methods and different techniques for the different species we have in our waters. We fish for mahi mahi by trolling, with lurs and baliju, which is a bait that is very popular with sailfish and mahi mahi. Normally, when we are fishing off shore we are attentive to the communication radius and the other fishing companions. In the area this gives us a better result to find good spots, for example, yellowfin tuna always live at 20 miles which is a good distance to catch different large species. If we fish in-shore we use the live bait and casting technique, we often use rapalas and enjoy trolling on the islands and near the national park. If we fish in the mouths of the rivers or near the rocks we can find roosterfish, red snapper, snook, among others. The important thing for us is that our clients have the best bites.

Hey, I'm Captain Jose Hidalgo

Quepos, Costa Rica
Background
We started with a goal and we are achieving it thanks to you, our clients, and our efforts to give you a better experience. We have many photos and many good comments that we made on our first boat. Now we have managed to modify our boat to give you better service and comfort. The profile photo is our modified boat. I hope your trip to Costa Rica is great. Good luck. Captain Jose Hidalgo has 10 years of experience catching giant fish in these tropical waters. He enjoys fishing with live bait and trolling, all to get those bites. Between the coasts of inshore Roosterfishing and the open seas of offshore Marlins, he offers a variety of trips, including recreative, snorkeling, and spearfishing adventures. Join Hidalgo Sportsfishing for an epic day on the water!
Techniques
My favorite types of fishing are with live bait, although on many occasions we use different methods and different techniques for the different species we have in our waters. We fish for mahi mahi by trolling, with lurs and baliju, which is a bait that is very popular with sailfish and mahi mahi. Normally, when we are fishing off shore we are attentive to the communication radius and the other fishing companions. In the area this gives us a better result to find good spots, for example, yellowfin tuna always live at 20 miles which is a good distance to catch different large species. If we fish in-shore we use the live bait and casting technique, we often use rapalas and enjoy trolling on the islands and near the national park. If we fish in the mouths of the rivers or near the rocks we can find roosterfish, red snapper, snook, among others. The important thing for us is that our clients have the best bites.
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Excellent
4.8 / 5
(136 reviews)
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Quepos
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 136 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
86%
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Zach K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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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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Fish on..

VERIFIED   Half Day/ Inshore AMโ˜€๏ธ 5hrs on July 16, 2024
Josa had great communication on where to meet him and his crew mate for the fishing trip. His english was great and was very...
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Sarah R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Book it!!!

VERIFIED   Full day trip โ€“ Offshore on March 27, 2025
Dreams come true on this boat with these two awesome guys! Josรฉ and Mike are the best together and their love and passion...
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STEPHEN B.
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 guides for inshore half day in Quepos, CR

VERIFIED   Half Day/ Inshore AMโ˜€๏ธ 5hrs on February 21, 2025
Jose & Mike were great guides for our half day inshore trip - highly recommended! Jose made sure my 11 year old son got to...
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Andreas J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Service!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on December 12, 2024
Jose and his deckhand were very friendly and fun to be around. Great music selection on the boat and the fresh fruit was a...
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Tom H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great value, caught nice fish

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on June 24, 2024
Great experience with Jose and Hilalgo Sportfishing.ย  Jose put my son and I on the fish.ย  Late June tripโ€”we caught 4 mahi...
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