World Class Sportfishing and overnight FADs trips aboard Caribsea
Catch marlin, sailfish, roosterfish… on a fully equipped Quepos fishing charter with professional captain & crew. Inquire for more details
“Fishing at its best. The boat was great, the crew greater. The fishing on the Carib Sea fantastic.”
Caribsea, Quepos fishing charter—the local legend of Costa Rica!
Caribsea, Quepos sportfishing charter offers world class inshore, offshore and overnight fishing trips to the most fertile fishing grounds of Costa Rica. Whether you are new to the sport, a weekend worrier or tournament angler, you are sure to have a great day on the water.
Quepos is located in the central pacific of Costa Rica and this area of Costa Rica offers excellent sport fishing year round. We typically have flat calm seas and great year round weather. Average run time to the fishing grounds is 45 minutes to 1.5 hours unlike other parts of the world where it takes hours and sometimes days to get to the fishing action. We shared fishing seasons chart and other details on fishing Quepos here.
Offshore, inshore, seamounts… what’s the best option?
For the best fishing experience we only offer private charters. Deciding on inshore, offshore or overnight, depends on the type of species you want to target and the overall experience you are looking to have. Any trip can include bottom fishing, trolling, or a combination of both. Bottom or inshore fishing allows you to target species like roosterfish, grouper, red snapper, amberjack, and cubera snapper. Offshore or overnight trips allow you to target are pelagic species like blue marlin, black marlin, sailfish, yellowfin tuna, dorado and wahoo.
Why Caribsea, a Quepos fishing charter?
Caribsea is a meticulously maintained 46’ Guthrie Sportfish. Originally built in the Carolinas, and brought to Costa Rica in the 90’s for one purpose only! Deliver world class fishing experiences in the fertile waters of the Costa Rica.
Caribsea sports a 15.5’ beam, making the perfect fishing platform for the calm waters of the Central Pacific. Full AC cabin, bathroom, bilingual crew, top of the line Garmin and Raymarine electronics! The boat is equipped with 30# – 80# Shimano reels, Connolly custom rods, tuna tubes and outriggers. We also offer a full suite of fly fishing equipment by Billy Pate and Sage. Caribsea is powered by a single Detroit 8V92 delivering the perfect balance of power and clean water to get you comfortably and quickly to the fishing grounds.
Enjoy a short video of catching blue marlin aboard Caribsea, shot on a recent FADs fishing trip.
What’s included?
We provide everything you need to fish! Bait, ice, tackle, fishing equipment, food–a hot meal, and drinks. You will buy fishing licence on the dock, right before you board.
What would be the best trip for you?
That depends on what would you like to catch—and also—how much time you want to spend on the water
Half Day
6 hour trip, designed for the novice fisherman, families with young children and groups just pushed for time. They are easy to fit into any hectic vacation schedule.
3/4 Day
Trips are 8 hours in length, perfect for more avid fisherman that want to experience offshore fishing and catch some larger fish.
Full Day
These 10 hour trips are designed for the true fish enthusiast. They typically involve deep water bottom fishing and offshore trolling.
Overnight FADS and Seamounts
These trips range from 24-72 hours. Extreme fishing at it’s finest! They trips typically involve deep water bottom fishing, offshore trolling, swordfish fishing and tuna fishing.
So, if your Costa Rica fishing trip needs to include
- Boat fully equipped for fly or conventional fishing
- Full A/C cabin
- Bilingual crew
- Full bathroom on board
- Capacity for up to 10 people
- Hot lunch, drinks and beers
Then…
You’ve come to the right place!
Give us the details of your trip and we’ll make sure you get the fishing experience of a lifetime.
And no worries, If you are looking for a smaller or larger Quepos fishing charter, please let us know as we have an entire range of affiliate boats we recommend and use as well.
Quepos Fishing FAQ—Quick Links
Booking Process:
- Ideal charter date(s)
- Are there any specific target species you would like to pursue?
- How many people are going on this fishing trip?
- Choosing the fishing charter that best suits your needs
- Why is there no calendar for availability?
- Payment policy and process
Day of the trip:
- What kind of clothing should I wear?
- Do I need a fishing license?
- Time to share your thoughts on the fishing trip with the team
- Do I need to bring food?
- Can I keep the fish I catch?
What if I want to get a fish mounted or get some great photos?
Tipping the crew on the fishing charter in Costa Rica, how does it work?
Hello friends, here we go with our last fishing report from March💥, just before the situation with COVID19 began.
Don’t cancel your trip, postpone it!🇨🇷
Costa Rica has a year round fishing season💥💥
Fishing in Costa Rica is amazing💥💥
Fishing remains great‼️
Hey Fans,
Great fishing continues!💥💥
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓??
Also known as Dorodo, Mahi Mahi is an exotic acrobatic fish in Costa Rica's waters🔝‼️
In Costa Rica, we are taking the necessary precautions to prevent this pandemic from spreading. But as soon as this all passes, we will be more ready than ever for our next fishing trips!
During the month of March we had a total of 12 fishing trips! Here are the totals for March:
- 2 Blue Mario
- 63 Sailfsh
- 56 Tuna
- 3 Dorados
Will you be ready when the travel restrictions are lifted? 👉 Message us to pre-plan your next fishing trip!
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We are all feeling the hard effects of the pandemic, 👫 we need to support each other.
Thanks @namutravel
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For billfish, our peak season in the central pacific is from December - June.
Ready to plan your trip?
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Enjoy a world class fishing trip aboard Caribsea!
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3/12 - 3 Sailfish, 6 tuna and one dorado
3/13 - 4 Sailfish and one Tuna
3/15 - 1 blue marlin, 5 Sailfish and 1 dorado
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Playing a bit of catch up on the February Fishing Report!!! Fishing has been really good 💯
It is clear that fishing for billfish remains hot !!!
This is the report of the 19 days fishing during February:
- 2 Blue Marlin 🔥
- 74 sailfish
- 6 Mahi Mahi
- 32 tuna
- 5 grouper
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3/10 - 3 Sailfish and 5 Tuna
3/11 - 6 Sailfish
Nothing better in our business, then seeing young kids enjoying this great sport!
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A delicious dorado or a fresh seared tuna?
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