Costa Rica 2014 Trip Report
 

Here are some pics from a recent trip to Costa Rica. I got out yak fishing in three areas on the Pacific Coast. It was a great trip.






Playa Jaco, Costa Rica
Getting ready to hit the water with CR Kayaker at 4:30am. CR Kayaker is a great guy and a great host. Thanks Mark. We had a lot of fun fishing near Jaco, Costa Rica. I will definitely be going back to fish the Jaco area again. We managed a couple of big Spanish Macs and a bunch of unknown species in the rocks. My camera went kaput before we made it on the water so I only got one picture. Mark fishes with the Hobie AI and that boat is impressive. He had the sail rocking all day. At times, he was so far out I could not see him. 15 minutes later he was back. That boat is crazy fast with the sail. Marlin trolling speeds no problem.
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Bahia Drake, De Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Traveling to Drake Bay is an adventure in itself. You drive or take a bus to Sierpe, Costa Rica and get on 1hr boat taxi down a river. You then reach the ocean and travel across the large Drake Bay. Kayak Fishing is nonexistent in Drake Bay so I had to work to get all the resources to get on the water. Rods and Reels are holy commodities in Drake Bay. After talking to many locals, I found a rod and reel and found a guy that rents kayak from his house. I managed a couple fish (unknown jacks) and they were tasty.
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Puerto Jimenez, De Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
I met up with a guy named Josue(Joshua) who owns a kayak fishing outfitter. He is a great guy who loves fishing. Josue has reasonable prices and all the gear one needs. He also owns a really cool rental house, Casa Bella. It was quite an epic day on the water but that's a long story. We managed one Spanish Mac.
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That looks awesome. Fishing central and south america is definitely on my list of things to do once I get the time and the money.

Glad it was a great trip.

Isn't that the Jungle Cruise and the Tiki Room at Disneyland...?



Awesome! Whatta adventure! Cool pictures!:luxhello::cheers1:

What a great report! Thanks for sharing...

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great trip!

Costa Rica was not what I expected either.
 

I wish my friends had warned me. I blew 2 weeks for dirty water, rain and mud! But there was monkeys and snakes!

James