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Costa Rica Sport Fishing Group Sends 1000 Food Baskets

Costa Rica Sport Fishing Group Sends 1,000 Food Baskets to Coastal Communities Coastal Communities Receive Aid from Fishing Group More than 1,000 food baskets were sent to families of fishermen…

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Help Save Costa Rica’s Charter Fishing Industry – Postpone, Don’t Cancel

Costa Rica’s Charter Fishing Industry: What We Can Do Postpone, don’t cancel your Costa Ricax fishing charter or fishing lodge April 8, 2020 By InTheBite   By Elliott Stark As…

Sailfish Costa Rica
Costa Rica Included in World’s Best Sailfish Destinations

The World’s Best Destinations for Sailfish The best destinations to catch sailfish around the world. Published for Marlin Magazine April 2019 By Dave Ferrell Many anglers catch sailfish without targeting…

How to Catch Tuna Fishing in Costa Rica
How to Catch Yellowfin and Bigeye Tuna in Costa Rica

How to catch big yellowfin and bigeye tuna offshore in Costa Rica Costa Rica Fishing Features Willy Atencio / Fish Drake Bay June 27, 2019   Reel Escape in Drake…

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Happy Easter from FECOP – Meet The Rabbit Fish

Costa Rica Fishing Species – Meet the Rabbit Fish Chimaera  – Also known as ghost sharks, rat fish, spook fish and rabbit fish In Greek mythology the ‘Chimaera’ was a…

Black Marlin

Black Marlin – Costa Rica Fishing Species   Blue and Black Marlin have anatomical differences that give them distinct characteristics worth learning about. Black Marlin have thicker heads and shorter…

Baby Sailfish
Baby Billfish Blues – Juvenile Sailfish, Marlin and Swordfish

Baby Blues and Tiny Sailfish Even thousand-pound blue marlin have to start somewhere By MalrinMagazine.com April 21, 2016 In their first year, juvenile sailfish can often be found off the…

Early Japanese Tuna Fishing History
A Brief History of the Tuna Industry

Learning from the Past – A Brief History of the Tuna Industry Developing a sustainable  pole & line fishery  in Costa Rica The early years of California’s tuna fishery In…

Marlin fishing in Costa Rica
Where to Fish in April 2020- Costa Rica Makes the List

Where to Fish in April Find the best spots to find your favorite species in April Published by Salt Water Sportsman Updated: March 18, 2020 The Salt Water Sportsman editors list the best…

Tuna Fishing Methods Cause Conflict, Kill Dolphins

Tuna Fishing Methods Cause Conflict, Kill Dolphins By Mike McDonald Tico Times August 6th, 2010 The Billfish Foundation sent a formal letter Aug. 8 to Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla…