Fishing Dorado Out Of Costa Rica’s Los Suenos – Jaco

Dorado - The male head is square where the females head is round

There are good days fishing and there are awesome days fishing. This Costa Rica fishing trip was awesome. For two days we fished out of one of Costa Ricas best marinas, Los Suenos, about 6 miles north of Jaco and out about 20 miles with the infamous  Richard Krugs, Americana Sportsfishing, who has been putting together fishing charter services for almost 30 years.  We went for the meat, over … [Read more...]

Vessel Monitoring System Mandate in Costa Rican Waters

The Billfish Foundation

TBF succeeds in push of Vessel Monitoring System mandate in Costa Rican waters. The Billfish Foundation continues building strong relations on fisheries conservation SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., USA (September 7, 2009) -- New regulations enacted by INCOPESCA, the Costa Rican fisheries agency, will require electronic vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all commercial vessels … [Read more...]

Billfish Agreement is Signed with OSPESCA and TBA

A happy anglers catch/release from IFGA 2006 World Best Captain Bobby McGuinness

After nearly a year, Costa Rica and remaining countries of Central America have approved an  agreement with The Billfish Foundation (TBF) to create a sustainable management plan  for billfish and other popular game fish vital to growing sport fishing and  tourism in the region. In Jan, 2009, the TBF successfully reached a ban on exporting billfish meat. The agreement between TBF and the … [Read more...]