What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Playa Flamingo, Guanacaste for the first time?

I also chartered 2 other trips, one with Papi Chulo and the other with Salty Adventures and had a great experience on both trips catching a 4+ foot mahi, 5 sailfish and 13 groupers and a tile fish in the two trips!

Fish when you can. Sometimes the fish bite more than others. Captain Emilio is very responsive to messaging through this app so I would ask him directly if you are trying to plan around high fishing times, lunar favorites, etc. He is originally from South Padre Island, Texas so English is his native tongue. He has fished all over the world with very discriminating clients and is well equipped for the novice to the experienced angler.

The strong wind made fishing tough, and eventually we had to cut our day short, the Captain said that was an anomaly for this time of year. But we all know that is fishing, a word to the wise check your weather ahead of booking. This crew was awesome and made the trip in bad weather worth it.

Take Dramamine before you hit the boat even if you have no history of seasickness. All of our group were queasy at best, including myself, and I have been on boats throughout my entire life. Bring a dry bag for your towels and anything else you don’t want wet. Everything got soaked, including us.

With Big Game fish be ready to reel and be patient. Be patient and, take your time. capt said Nov is last good month for really good fishing. Said wind picks up in summer months and water gets to choppy. Go early.. we left at 6am

February fishing is not one of the best fishing months of the year. However, we were in Playa Flamingo for 11 days and went on 3 fishing trips and had really great luck for all 3. February for us turned out great! We brought our own surf poles, but had no luck. I recommend fishing with a local guide.

First time to Costa Rica and Playa Flamingo and we were not sure what to expect. Overall we caught fish and had a great time.

Excellent fishing for sailfish, a little slow for mahi and yellowfin tuna and great grouper fishing!

I took 3 trips with different charters/captains, Salty Adventures, Papi Chulo and El Gato III. In my opinion Salty Adventures was best without question and I do not recommend El Gato III.

Offshore may yield better results. We did a 1/2 day inshore and no luck. Mahi Mahi haven’t started coming in close yet.

We only set out for sailfish, but we were told that mahi and tuna were in season as well. March is a great time to fish in Costa Rica.

If you want to fish for Billfish other than Sailfish make sure they have the right equipment on board.!

Been on for charters in march so far and both were pretty subpar. Locals tell me fishing is better off shore than inshore supposedly this time of year.

Chase those bill fish. If you have kids you may want to try the inshore trips instead of going offshore.

It was great fishing, lots of sailfish and marlin in the area. Had other species around and caught other species on different days while here.

Go after the big fish deep sea troll as long as it takes because catching one is a lifetime catch Take Dramamine hour before and have some more to take

It seemed slow for a while but when the action started it ramped up fast and stayed intense for a while!

Make sure the crew knows you are keen on targeting tuna, rooster, jacks, etc. Decline opportunity to bottom fish.

There’s a reason they call it fishing and not catching. Be patient and just enjoy the experience.

Take your catch right next door to the Beach House Bar and Restaurant and they will cook it for you. They also have an outdoor shower across from the entry for a quick rinse.

We hooked into 3 fish And we found a school of yellowfin with dolphins chasing, but couldn’t get one

We had rough seas and high wind. The captain navigated this well. Make sure you are ready for the weather and the seas. Great trip with a great captain.

I would recommend anyone that’s going to fish for the first time or the 15th time to use this captain and his boat

Dont do afternoon or when its is windy. It really limited our options and you cant discuss them in english

Schedule a longer day if you are intending to catch something specific! Bring sunscreen and hats/covers too as there is only an little shade on the boat.

Be patient and book a whole day, fishing changes with the tide. One thing to Rember is the boats only take cash

Hard to say whether it’s seasonal or just wasn’t our day but I’ve been a couple of times “inshore” and haven’t had incredible success.

If you fish enough, you understand that it’s unpredictable. Go out, have a good attitude, learn all you can, and simply enjoy the experience.

Yes. This is not a marina with a pier so know that. You catch a taxi boat from the shore. Fishing is very good in this area.

Be prepared for plenty of sun and a good fight when you get a fish on. The fish are beautiful and have some amazing colors to them.