Pictured above, famous guitar jam rock player Derek Trucks & friends/family visit Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica I love it when you finally get to meet your heroes and find out they really are heroes. Mama Trucks is my hero. I am blessed to have a super mom myself so I know one when I […]

Happy “Blue Year” (as in Sailfish & Blue Marlin!) The great bite continues in January at Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica!   New Year’s Week Fishing Update: The big story this past week has been the impressive number of sailfish coming up in the spreads. Lots of our guests have enjoyed double and sometimes quadruple […]

Last week, a potential world record yellowfin tuna was caught 200 miles off the coast of Cabo San Lucas and could be worth a million dollars. The tuna weighs in at over 400 lbs. These large gamefish are typically a frustrating catch for anglers. Yellowfin are considered the strongest and fastest of all the big […]

Located on the southern most part of the pacific in Costa Rica is the Osa Pensinula. It offers pristine secluded beaches, warm waters, excellent resorts and some of the best sport fishing in the world. With plentiful numbers of sailfish and marlin, the abundance of billfish has made this area a famous and favored spot […]

From www.crocodilebay.com Crocodile Bay, Costa Rica – Fishing Report April 7, 2011 by Todd Staley, Fishing Director Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica Crocodile Bay Resort just finished hosting the 30th Club Amateur  de Pesca annual sailfish tournament with teams from South Africa, Guatemala, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, and the United States competing. In four […]

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Costa Rica Fishing in March 2011 at Crocodile Bay Resort

Crocodile Bay Costa Rica Sport Fishing Report: February 3rd, 2011 By Todd Staley, Fishing Director  Taken From http://www.crocodilebay.com Some people have intensity to everything they do. I used to think former National Hockey League star Clayton Norris was one of those people. Anyone who holds the record for most penalty minutes in a pre-season game […]

Check out this new Costa Rica Fishing video at Crocodile Bay Resort by Jimmy Nelson and Extreme Fishing Destinations! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JKGsr0Fk1k&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0] Book your trip to Crocodile Bay Resort Today! Catch Us on Facebook for more photos, videos and great Costa Rica fishing techniques and articles!

Crocodile Bay Costa Rica Fishing Report: Dec 15 to Jan 12, 2011 By Todd Staley, Fishing Director Pictured above: Max Cembalest and Father show off a nice sail! I have always liked Christmas week here at Crocodile Bay because the place fills up with families. I get a real charge out of seeing or hearing […]

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.