Costa Rica Fishing Report – February, 2015 by Todd Staley – Congratulations to an old friend Dr. Bruce Pratt who along with 23 friends and family passed his 88th birthday here at Crocodile Bay Resort. Bruce has been a fly fishing enthusiast for many years and set a goal to catch 150 sails on a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

Crocodile Bay November, 2011 Costa Rica Fishing Report From Costa Rica Fishing Reports at www.crocodilebay.com The Lady in the Blue Dress Shows up to Welcome Guests in November! I really like November. It is sometimes crazy to switch gears after being closed for the month of October and working shorter days, but I love the […]

Crocodile Bay 2001 Fishing Reports: Crocodile Bay Costa Rica Fishing Report Archives December 11, 2001 Something to crow about: Probably our most popular inshore Costa Rica fishing species is the roosterfish. Its seven combed dorsal fins and iridescent hue, along with its shear power make a combination that has 95% of our anglers spending at […]

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.