Costa Rica Advice - If any

[TerrellBFly]

Hey guys,

Heading to Tamarindo in a few weeks. Going to take the fly rod with me. Will be fishing from shore most likely in Playa Langosta. Still need to decide between the 7wt or the 8wt. May just take the 8wt to be safe. I have very little salt experience from shore and would appreciate any and all advice from tips to patterns to tie up. I will be targeting snook, snapper, rooster (possibly) and jacks. Patterns can be anything from simple to complex - I like challenges. Thanks ahead of time guys!

 

[TerrellBFly]

Hey guys, following up for future reference if anyone else is doing something like this. I found a web page that actually was very insightful for Costa Rica fly fishing from the Tamarindo area.

Costa Rica - DIY

www.flyfishing.co.uk

 

[bdhoover77]

I went to Manuel Antonio National Park in 2023. The trip was great and we would love to return to Costa Rica again. As for fishing, I took an 8wt with an intermediate line and did some casting from the beach. I caught something that I was not able to identify but it was a fish. For flies I used clouser minnows and deceivers.

I wish I had more useful information for you, but that’s all I have.

 

[TerrellBFly]

I went to Manuel Antonio National Park in 2023. The trip was great and we would love to return to Costa Rica again. As for fishing, I took an 8wt with an intermediate line and did some casting from the beach. I caught something that I was not able to identify but it was a fish. For flies I used clouser minnows and deceivers.

I wish I had more useful information for you, but that’s all I have.

Ill take any and all advice. Just trying to grow as a fisherman and want to put myself in new situations. This seems like a good opportunity!

Thanks for the response!

 

[Lhersh]

Headed down there in 2 weeks- Quepos area. Going to take an 8wt, floating and intermediate line. First time fishing in the salt but just planning to wade early in the AM before the fam is up. There is surprisingly little info out there on fly fishing CR

 

[hooker-of-men]

I recalled listening to this:

Podcast: Trout, Tarpon, and Other Critters in Costa Rica, with Kevin Jackson - Orvis News

Did you know you can catch trout and tarpon in the same trip, along with exotic jungle species? I didn't either, but Kevin Jackson [42:22] of Fly Fish Costa Rica shares with us the wide variety of fly fishing you can have in this diverse and well-preserved ecosystem. And also the rare wildlife...

news.orvis.com

No idea how useful it is in practical terms 🤷‍♂️

 

[TerrellBFly]

Ok, so I have tied up quite a few patterns for C.R. - E.P. Baitfish's olive/white, sheep mullet - for the Roosters if they show, poppers (bought - i dont have time for that), different size/color gotcha shrimps, some clousers white/chartreuse, and kreelex clousers in gold/white. Taking the 8wt with 20lb and 30lb flouro leader. Been reading on the crocs down there, that sounds like a terrible death, so Ill be most likely staying out of the estuaries/rivers.