fly fishing costa rica

fly fishing costa rica

The Jungle Tarpon Lodge lodge is small, and holds up to eight people. It is located in the Parismina area, on the edge of Tortuguero National Park. .   Being smack in the middle of eco-tourism paradise we can also entertain the non fishing member(s) of your family with numerous types of jungle, bird and turtle nesting tours. Our size means you will get more personal attention for both the fly fishing nuts and the birdwatching maniacs. Spend a week flyfishing for tarpon here and we can   guarantee  action. The fly fishing can be combined with conventional gear to increase your odds against these monsters.  The ocean holds some of the largest specimens and the fishing can be on the surface with tarpon busting bait all around the boat ( this is the time the flyrod works best) or the fishing can be near the bottom in 30-80 feet of water! ( this is when the conventional gear works best)  Since I love to flyfish so much I don't mind going out in the boat and spending some time searching for these big tarpon even though I get less hookups than my friends with spinning gear. I think the saying goes there are people who can't cast, there are people who can cast and then there are people who can cast when tarpon are in sight!

Back in the rivers and lagoons around the park a flyrod can be more effective than spinning gear.  There is much less pressure in this area than further north near Rio Colorado. The rivers in our area are smaller and clearer than Rio Colorado as well. In the our Rio California there are countless lagoons and holes where tarpon roll and feed most of the day.  The average fish is smaller in the rivers ( 10-60 pounds) while they average 50-100 pounds in the ocean.  The  added bonus of Machacha ( a hard fighting cousin of the freshwater dorado) keeps every day interesting.

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