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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Anglers claimed
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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August H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent first ocean fishing trip with kids

VERIFIED   Half Day/ Inshore AMโ˜€๏ธ 5hrs on February 18, 2025
Captain Jose took our family of 4 out this morning and we had a great time. He and first mate Mike were great at showing us...
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Maarten D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Very skilled captain and excellent service

VERIFIED   Full day trip โ€“ Offshore on August 16, 2024
Excellent offshore fishing trip with captain Jose on the Pacific Ocean. Jose pays attention to every detail, so from promptly...
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Shelley H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip great value and really great guys

VERIFIED   Full day trip โ€“ Offshore on February 28, 2025
Captain Jose and Mike were really chill guys , very informative about the variety of fish that are in the area ! Had a really...
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John D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish with Captain Jose Hidalgo!!!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on January 29, 2025
We had a great time fishing with Capt. Jose and crew. I fish quite a bit and was very happy with my overall experience. Capt....
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Andrew S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Hidalgo fishing Quepos 2025

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on January 21, 2025
Captain Josรฉ and Mike took great care of our group of 4.ย  They were knowledgeable and got us into some fish even though the...
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