Costa Rica Fishing Adventures
Shore Fishing at Playa Nicuesa: Boats, Guides, Equipment
We fish from our pier, the shore, kayaks, and from Nicuesa's local panga boats (24-foot boats with 115 horsepower four-stroke engines). You will fish with lodge's team of local guides familiar with fishing all the gulf's best spots.
- Trolling with our boats in the vicinity of the lodge and nearby coves. We usually go for 1.5 to 2.5 hours either early morning, 6:00 to 8:00 am, or before sunset, 4:00 to 6:00 pm. This trip offers beautiful scenery, calm waters, and the opportunity to catch bonito, pacific mackerel, skip jack tuna, barracuda, and many types of jackfish and snapper. $75+TAX/PER HOUR - Includes Captain, Guide, and Equipment.
- Pier and Shore Fishing - Fishing from our pier and beach. Good action in the early morning and late afternoon for snapper, jacks, bonito, and large needlefish. Use our rods or join the locals and learn how to fish from a hand line. NO CHARGE, We supply equipment.
- Kayak Fishing - We have kayaks equipped with rod holders for fishing along the beautiful rock shoreline of the Gulf for a variety of fish. Troll with lures or follow the rocky shoreline and cast into the shallow waters for snapper and barracuda. (see Trolling above). NO CHARGE, We supply equipment.
- Golfo Dulce/ Rio Esquinas Fishing Tour - Trolling for fish and bait combined with anchoring and casting from the boat at river mouths and within the brackish mangrove-filled waters of the Esquinas River. This is an excellent opportunity to catch larger fish, including various snapper, snook, and large jackfish, and with some luck, the prized roosterfish! Best at certain tides. $375+TAX Flat (1-6 pax) In Shore Fishing (Nicuesa Panga; 6 am-12 pm).
Deep Sea Fishing in the Costa Rica Pacific Ocean
Come to Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge and enjoy world-class fishing! Each day, fish with the area's best captains and boats while staying in beautiful rainforest accommodations at Playa Nicuesa. The Pacific Ocean in Southern Costa Rica is one of the best fishing spots in the world for various species, including Sailfish, Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, and Dorado (Mahi Mahi or Dolphin fish). Also found here in the Gulf are Roosterfish, Snapper, Snook, and large Jackfish.
We use only the area's best captains and equipment. These boats will pick you up in the A.M. at our pier and return you at the end of the day. Full-day tours usually leave Nicuesa at 6:30 am, returning between 3 and 4 in the afternoon. It is approximately 50 minutes to the mouth of the Pacific, and then you will go from 5 to 20 miles.