First I would like to thank Will Briegel for filling in for me while I concentrated on some other things. I made three trips to the states in the last few weeks. The annual ICAST tackle show is a great chance to see what is new in the fishing game as well as catch up […]

Marlin Thunder Offshore and Roosterfish Light it Up Inshore at Crocodile Bay Resort! Costa Rica Fishing Report, August 2013 By Will Briegel filling in for Todd Staley from www.crocodilebay.com Catching at least one blue marlin has been commonplace for those venturing offshore during their three day fishing packages, and if you’re not lucky enough to […]

Roosters  Rampage and Sailfish “Fly High” in July! Costa Rica Fishing Report- July 16th, 2013 by Will Briegel from  www.crocodilebay.com   The   last few weeks of fishing have put the “sizzle” in our summer season for families,  couples, and avid anglers who visited us looking to do some amazing fishing, relax in our Spa […]

Happy Birthday USA! “Wishing you and your family the very best this Fourth of July! What’s on your birthday “Fish List”? by Todd Staley Fishing Director Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica www.crocodilebay.com Offshore has been a hunting game of late. The big rush of marlin is late arriving in true Latino fashion. The big school […]

Adrenaline Rush! Pandemonium Among the Porpoise Pods Off Costa Rica www.crocodilebay.com   www.sportfishingmag.com           T e x t    a n d    p h o t o s    B y    D o u g    O l a n d e r While there might be better ways to hook the really […]

From www.crocodilebay.com Yellowfin Tuna Bend Rods and Spool Reels at Crocodile Bay! by Todd Staley, Fishing Director The spa girls have been working overtime to work on sore muscles from pulling on tuna. Finding schools of tuna have been almost a daily occurrence for the last ten days. Steve Smiley had his family down on […]

By Crocodile Bay Resort Costa Rica Fishing Director, Todd Staley www.crocodilebay.com SPECIAL OFFER ALERT – KIDS now FISH, Stay and Eat FREE at Crocodile Bay with at least one paying parent or guardian details here ! Patience is the key to bagging a really nice fish and no-one does it better than regular guests Jim […]

Costa Rica Fishing Report – Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica The last couple of weeks have been hot and cold but generally everyone caught what they came for, but maybe not in the numbers they wanted. Boston Whaler Incentive Trip To Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica! Thanks for coming down guys! Hope to see you […]

By Todd Staley, Fishing Director – Crocodile Bay Resort, Costa Rica MLB Hall of Famer Wade Boggs smiles before embarking on day two of the Red Bone @ Large Costa Rica Classic at Crocodile Bay Resort! There’s a fine line between superstitious and obsessive compulsive and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Wade Boggs crossed […]

This is no April Fools! – Offshore fishing heated up this past week for the Red Bone/Boomer Esiason tournament to “Catch the Cure” to Cystic Fibrosis. “The month of March has brought the best fishing for sailfish I have seen in 7 years.” – Todd Staley. Costa Rica Fishing Report March 2013 by Todd Staley: […]

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.