Went to Costa Rica for a month, probably a week to long. A report on the
boating and tarpon trip to Tortuguero on the Carib coast.

Great guide. We booked a 4 night trip to Laguna Lodge through
http://www.jungletomsafaris.com/ via great travel agent in Jaco, CR. Would
not go that way again. Included a 3.5 hour bus ride including lunch to the
Puerto Limon area piers. My daughter and husband flew in and asked at
airport for a lodging place. Stayed at the Casa Marbella and had meals in
the village and hired a guide for the National Park. Our guide, she SUX. My
kids probably spent less also. Cost us $690 for the 2 of us at the Laguna
Lodge (nice place) for 3 nights and 4 days. Could have done it in 3 days.
Booked the fishing before I got there and the rate is $400 for 9 hours for
1, $500 for 2 and $600 for 3. Great guide. Some of the guides went North to
Rio Colorado and got no fish. Is about a 45 minute boat ride. We stayed out
front of the lagoon and about 11:30 we had the first hit and miss. Then we
hooked 2 for about 30 seconds each and the about 100# fish came out of the
water like in the movies and gave us back our lure. Landed the next 2. About
50# and 70#. The 70# took about 150 yards of 40# line and I got back about
125 yds when it took out another 100 yds. Finally got it to the boat and it
went crazy. about 6 trips out of the water before giving up. A couple of
pics and she was released after a little TLC.

Calif Bill wrote:
Went to Costa Rica for a month, probably a week to long. A report on the
boating and tarpon trip to Tortuguero on the Carib coast.

Great guide. We booked a 4 night trip to Laguna Lodge through
http://www.jungletomsafaris.com/ via great travel agent in Jaco, CR. Would
not go that way again. Included a 3.5 hour bus ride including lunch to the
Puerto Limon area piers. My daughter and husband flew in and asked at
airport for a lodging place. Stayed at the Casa Marbella and had meals in
the village and hired a guide for the National Park. Our guide, she SUX. My
kids probably spent less also. Cost us $690 for the 2 of us at the Laguna
Lodge (nice place) for 3 nights and 4 days. Could have done it in 3 days.
Booked the fishing before I got there and the rate is $400 for 9 hours for
1, $500 for 2 and $600 for 3. Great guide. Some of the guides went North to
Rio Colorado and got no fish. Is about a 45 minute boat ride. We stayed out
front of the lagoon and about 11:30 we had the first hit and miss. Then we
hooked 2 for about 30 seconds each and the about 100# fish came out of the
water like in the movies and gave us back our lure. Landed the next 2. About
50# and 70#. The 70# took about 150 yards of 40# line and I got back about
125 yds when it took out another 100 yds. Finally got it to the boat and it
went crazy. about 6 trips out of the water before giving up. A couple of
pics and she was released after a little TLC.




Costa Rica is the place to go for fishing, no doubt about it.

On Mar 28, 1:40*am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
Went to Costa Rica for a month, probably a week to long. *A report on the
boating and tarpon trip to Tortuguero on the Carib coast.

Great guide. We booked a 4 night trip to Laguna Lodge throughhttp://www.jungletomsafaris.com/via great travel agent in Jaco, CR. Would
not go that way again. Included a 3.5 hour bus ride including lunch to the
Puerto Limon area piers. My daughter and husband flew in and asked at
airport for a lodging place. Stayed at the Casa Marbella and had meals in
the village and hired a guide for the National Park. Our guide, she SUX. My
kids probably spent less also. Cost us $690 for the 2 of us at the Laguna
Lodge (nice place) for 3 nights and 4 days. Could have done it in 3 days.
Booked the fishing before I got there and the rate is $400 for 9 hours for
1, $500 for 2 and $600 for 3. Great guide. Some of the guides went North to
Rio Colorado and got no fish. Is about a 45 minute boat ride. We stayed out
front of the lagoon and about 11:30 we had the first hit and miss. Then we
hooked 2 for about 30 seconds each and the about 100# fish came out of the
water like in the movies and gave us back our lure. Landed the next 2. About
50# and 70#. The 70# took about 150 yards of 40# line and I got back about
125 yds when it took out another 100 yds. Finally got it to the boat and it
went crazy. about 6 trips out of the water before giving up. A couple of
pics and she was released after a little TLC.

I"ve got a colleague that has in-laws that retired to Costa Rica. They
love it there, but you have to be careful. Their house is surrounded
by a concrete wall to ward off intruders.

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On Mar 28, 1:40 am, "Calif Bill" wrote:
Went to Costa Rica for a month, probably a week to long. A report on the
boating and tarpon trip to Tortuguero on the Carib coast.

Great guide. We booked a 4 night trip to Laguna Lodge
throughhttp://www.jungletomsafaris.com/via great travel agent in Jaco, CR.
Would
not go that way again. Included a 3.5 hour bus ride including lunch to the
Puerto Limon area piers. My daughter and husband flew in and asked at
airport for a lodging place. Stayed at the Casa Marbella and had meals in
the village and hired a guide for the National Park. Our guide, she SUX.
My
kids probably spent less also. Cost us $690 for the 2 of us at the Laguna
Lodge (nice place) for 3 nights and 4 days. Could have done it in 3 days.
Booked the fishing before I got there and the rate is $400 for 9 hours for
1, $500 for 2 and $600 for 3. Great guide. Some of the guides went North
to
Rio Colorado and got no fish. Is about a 45 minute boat ride. We stayed
out
front of the lagoon and about 11:30 we had the first hit and miss. Then we
hooked 2 for about 30 seconds each and the about 100# fish came out of the
water like in the movies and gave us back our lure. Landed the next 2.
About
50# and 70#. The 70# took about 150 yards of 40# line and I got back about
125 yds when it took out another 100 yds. Finally got it to the boat and
it
went crazy. about 6 trips out of the water before giving up. A couple of
pics and she was released after a little TLC.

I"ve got a colleague that has in-laws that retired to Costa Rica. They
love it there, but you have to be careful. Their house is surrounded
by a concrete wall to ward off intruders.

Lots of high fences even around the Tico's normal homes. Lots of criminals
come up from Columbia to do a lot of shooting and robbing according to the
fishing guide I used. Said he will not fish far off shore as lots of drug
running boats and shoot outs occur.

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Calif Bill wrote:
Went to Costa Rica for a month, probably a week to long. A report on the
boating and tarpon trip to Tortuguero on the Carib coast.

Great guide. We booked a 4 night trip to Laguna Lodge through
http://www.jungletomsafaris.com/ via great travel agent in Jaco, CR.
Would not go that way again. Included a 3.5 hour bus ride including lunch
to the Puerto Limon area piers. My daughter and husband flew in and asked
at airport for a lodging place. Stayed at the Casa Marbella and had meals
in the village and hired a guide for the National Park. Our guide, she
SUX. My kids probably spent less also. Cost us $690 for the 2 of us at
the Laguna Lodge (nice place) for 3 nights and 4 days. Could have done it
in 3 days. Booked the fishing before I got there and the rate is $400 for
9 hours for 1, $500 for 2 and $600 for 3. Great guide. Some of the guides
went North to Rio Colorado and got no fish. Is about a 45 minute boat
ride. We stayed out front of the lagoon and about 11:30 we had the first
hit and miss. Then we hooked 2 for about 30 seconds each and the about
100# fish came out of the water like in the movies and gave us back our
lure. Landed the next 2. About 50# and 70#. The 70# took about 150 yards
of 40# line and I got back about 125 yds when it took out another 100
yds. Finally got it to the boat and it went crazy. about 6 trips out of
the water before giving up. A couple of pics and she was released after a
little TLC.


Costa Rica is the place to go for fishing, no doubt about it.

Probably Panama is better. Same or more fish and 1/4 the cost. CR on the
Pacific Coast cost more than Cabo, MX to fish.