My son and I had an incredible day out with Captain Ritchie. From the moment we left the dock, it was clear we were in good hands — the captain read the water perfectly and put us right on the fish.

The highlight of the trip was watching my son hook into a massive tarpon. The captain talked him through every second of the fight, coaching him on when to give line, when to reel, and how to keep pressure on without losing it. That kind of calm, experienced guidance made all the difference — we landed the fish, and it’s a memory my son and I will be talking about for years.

Professional, patient, and clearly passionate about what he does. Can’t recommend this trip enough for anyone looking for a top-notch fishing experience, especially with kids. We’ll be booking again.

Captain Richie said the bite has been better in the afternoon so we switched to the afternoon trip instead of the morning trip and it was a good decision. Started off a little slow but we started hooking into some tarpoon after the first hour of fishing.  Landed a 15 pounder and then we switched to artificial baits. Started working canals and I hooked into a nice 80 pound tarpoon on my second cast. Had a good fight and landed him by the boat. Overall a pretty productive day. Captain Richie was a great guide and we had a blast.

We didn’t catch anything because conditions were less than ideal but it wasn’t for a lack of trying. From cut bait to try to catch a monster to using lures in the channels to coax them out, to chasing them with the fish finder, we did it all. We did have a Monster Tarpon on the line but it spit the hook right as we were about to land it (apparently tarpon love doing that and a 30%-50% catch rate is normal).  Only negative was the boat is ideal for 2 anglers and we were a family of 4 but we made the best if it. Captain Juan was great. Had a lot of great stories and was great with our 2 kids (one of them really loves to fish). Every time we got the lure stuck in the mangroves he responded with yeah I do that all the time and helped us get it out (he did it once on our trip to make us feel better) so it was at least reassuring that we were not total rookies!

Ricardo was an excellent guide!  He tried numerous spots to get us on fish and have a chance to get a Tarpon.  The boat, outboard and fishing gear were all top of the line and he also stocked a cooler with bottled water for us.  We got lucky and my daughter landed a large Tarpon approximately 60” and 50lbs.  It was a long fight and Ricardo was excellent in giving my daughter directions, and adjusting the boat to give her the best chance of landing it.  This was a great experience and we will definitely do it again.

what you will find booking with Fish N Sea is great boats, top notch quality fishing gear, and most importantly knowledgeable guides to put you on the fish.

while I really like captain Ritchie and his savvy abilities to raise tarpon, and the bimini on his boat, it is tough to not choose to fish with captain Luis. Although his boat doesnt have a bimini, that lets you access the channel between Laguna Torecilla and San Jose, a big plus.  Luis also has Livescan electronics, electric trolling, plus he is a good flyfishing instructor. So do what i did, book two days with captain Luis, and one day with capt Ritchie. I had a very good experience angling with them and am already planning to return to do it again. Fish on!