October 2018 – Costa Rica Fishing Report

First International Catch and Release Roosterfish Tournament to be held at Crocodile Bay Resort in Costa Rica

Tournament Dates: November 16 – 19, 2018

Entry Fee for United States Citizens is $1500 per person (including boat and lodging) and 100% Tax Deductible

The Pan American Sportfishing Confederation, FECOP (Federacion Costarricense de Pesca), and USA Angling Predator Team invite you to the first ever Pan American Roosterfish Championship for four-person teams. This championship will be held at the 4 Star Crocodile Bay Resort on the tropical fjord Golfo Dulce in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica. All Pan American countries are invited to participate. This event will be part of the Pan American Sportfishing Confederation and will be an exciting competition for all the anglers from the Americas.

We invite you to join us and represent your country at this tournament. We also encourage all nations to invite our fellow Pan American nations to this event. There are currently 41 nations participating in the Pan American Games, and we wish to invite them all.

Please review the attached application, competition rules, and event agenda.

Our team of volunteers are dedicated to making the event as enjoyable and exciting as possible.

Tournament Organizer:

Costa Rica

Todd Staley +506 8826 9658

Info@fecop.org

USA Angling Predator Team

Tournament Director:

Ben Blegen +1 612 232 3703

BenBlegen@USAPredatorTeam.org


 


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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.