Golfito Fishing Reports

Dorado and tuna abound! - Well our sails have thinned out for the moment, but the dorado fishing and tuna are red hot. Got a few marlin too! Sat., Carlos was out on the boat and they started catching dorado as soon as the first line was in. It was pretty much non-stop acti more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Dorado/Tuna - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well it that time of year again, we are coming out of our winter season in Costa Rica and getting out and fishing more and more. We have had a really good dolphin bit more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Sail and tuna bite is on! - After a short drop off in the bite the sails are back on, we went 7-10 on Mon. and got 10 yellowfin. Inshore has been excellent with plenty of roosters including pulling a 30-35lbers out from under the dock! That's convience! We are now on facebook a more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Insane fishing - There has been an insane bite going on for over a week now. It is taking place between La Chancha and just south of Furuno (southern, CR), anywere from 20 to 60 sails landed a day with some really nice yellowfin mixed in. Our best tuna is 193 but a c more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

The fishing has been very hot 48 sails released/2 marlin in 4day - The fishing out of Golfito, CR has been good to say the least. We fished the last 4 out of 5 days and it has been great. We have landed 48 sails out of close to 90. 2 for 5 on blue marlin losing one around 500. 2 yellowfin an 80 and 193 lbers. Countl more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Inshore - This past week we have been focusing mostly on inshore and it has been very good. We have been getting plenty of pargo,jacks and snapper off the rocks. The roosterfsihing has been hit or miss with fish up 25 lbs. Believe it or not many schools of do more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Fishing picking up! - Well with our season just getting underway, fishing is already better than last season. The effects of La Nina are long gone. The sails are starting to move in and there are plenty of marlin, tuna and dorado around. Last weekend we landed one blue an more...
Greg Thummel - Golfito

Golfito Area HOT !! - The 08'-09' season is well underway here . Plenty of blue and black MARLIN , along with good sized dorado offshore. These are only 7 -10 miles offshore. Things will only get better. Sails are around, not in thick yet, but enough to keep things p more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Golfito

Red Tide Slows Fishing Success - Both the inshore and offshore bites have been sorely affected from a recent algae bloom both inside the Golfo Duce and farther outside in the Pacific. Folks in San Jose area are actually wearing hats, heavy coats, sweaters, and GLOVES !!! What a F more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Golfito

Golfito's"Second Season" Not Far Off - Angling success has gone from very low, to more billfish than you can believe existed, and back to S.L.O.W. We had hot, hot surface temps in most all of February. Bad fishing. Then, as the season wound down,and anglers left , many disappoint more...
Capt. Bob Baker - Golfito