Costa Rica Chosen to Host International Roosterfish Tournament The PanAmerican Delegation recently sent representatives from the USA Angling team and the Mexican Sport Fishing Federation to choose a location for…

When FECOP sponsored three teams to compete in the first Pan-American Delegation bass tournament on Lake Okeechobee in Florida last week, it was akin to David meets Goliath. The Jamaican…

On The Water with FECOP From Coastal Angler Magazine Costa Rica Edition FECOP Submits Criteria to License Greenstick Fishing in Costa Rica Greenstick or “palo verde” as it is known…

Wade Boggs with a Costa Rican snook. (Todd Staley / The Tico Times I have never been inside a NFL locker room, but I can image what it sounds like.…

Green sticking or “palo verde” as it is known in Spanish is not a new form of fishing in Costa Rica. It has been used successfully for years in Japan…

Eight sport-fishing associations and two fishing clubs represented by FECOP, the sport-fishing advocacy group in Costa Rica, voted unanimously against the Alvaro Ulgalde Marine Reserve even though its promoters claim…

Sportfishing groups from the United States, Mexico and several Latin American countries met in Cancun, Mexico in November for the inaugural assembly of the Panamerican Sportfishing Delegation. The purpose of…

Catching Roosterfish in a Washing Maching Catching and Tagging Roosterfish with Gray Fish-Tag by Todd Staley I have never enjoyed fishing under pressure. I prefer to fish for fun. There…

World’s Ocean Day 2017 – FECOP organized beach clean-ups in Golfito, Puerto Jimenez, Quepos and several other coastal towns. Join FECOP now to learn how you can help protect Costa…