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Center Console 27ft · single 150hp Yamaha
Inshore fishing · Families
From
$550 / 4hrs
Capacity
Guanacaste Fishing Charters
One text or call, and we plan your day on the water: a family half day close to shore, or a full day offshore.
Guanacaste has hundreds of miles of Pacific coast, from the border with Nicaragua down the Nicoya Peninsula. We pick up from beaches along all of it.
Some of our boats in Guanacaste
More of our boats can come here too. Ask us about any of them. Prices are for the whole boat.
- Request this boat
Tuna Fish
Phoenix 31ft · 425hp Cummins
Inshore & offshore · Versatile
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Tiara 40ft · twin Cummins 480hp
Comfort + performance · Large groups
Request this boatFrom $2400 / 4hrsCapacityA day on the beaches
- Beach DaySnorkel, caves and a beach BBQ.
- Fishing + Beach BBQFish the morning, lunch on the sand.
Pick-up in Guanacaste
Guanacaste is a province, not one beach, so tell us where you are staying. The boat comes to the beach nearest your hotel and waits about 100 m out, and a dinghy brings you out to it. These are the beaches we pick up from:
- Papagayo
- Playa Flamingo
- Playa Conchal
- Playas del Coco
- Playa Hermosa
- Playa Ocotal
- Playa Potrero
- Tamarindo
- Las Catalinas
- Playa El Jobo
- Samara
- Garza
- Meeting point
- The beach nearest your hotel. The boat comes to you, not you to the boat.
- By road
- Staying inland, or where the shore is too rocky for a dinghy? We arrange ground transport to the nearest beach a boat can reach.
- In the south
- Some boats leave only from Samara or Garza, on the Nicoya Peninsula.
Half day or full day in Guanacaste
4 hours
Inshore, close to the beach you leave from: rocky points, reefs and islands, for roosterfish and snapper.
6 hours
A longer day: more of the coast inshore, or a run out to deep water.
8 hours
The full day, out in the deep water where the billfish are.
- The seasons
- Guanacaste has two. The dry season runs about December to April, and the rainy season about May to November, when almost all the year's rain falls. The weather changes a lot from year to year, so we plan each day with you.
Every boat, with its own rates for each length, is on the Fleet page.
Guanacaste sport fishing, inshore and offshore
Inshore
Rocky points, reefs and islands all along the coast, close to every beach we pick up from.
What you can catch
- Roosterfish · catch and release
- Cubera snapper · catch and release
Offshore
Deep Pacific water off the whole coast, for the big game on the full-day trips.
What you can catch
- Sailfish · catch and release
- Marlin · catch and release
- Dorado
- Yellowfin tuna
- Wahoo
What bites changes month by month. See the species page.
Questions
Where in Guanacaste can the boat pick me up?
From the beach nearest your hotel, anywhere from Playa El Jobo in the north down to Samara and Garza in the south. The boat waits off the beach, and a dinghy brings you out to it. Tell us where you are staying and we confirm the beach.
Can every boat reach my beach?
Not every boat reaches every beach. Some leave only from Flamingo, Samara or Garza. Tell us where you are staying, and we come back with the boats that can reach you.
How far are the fishing beaches from Liberia airport?
By road, about 30 minutes to Playa Hermosa, 40 minutes to Playas del Coco, 1 hour to Flamingo or Conchal, 1 hour 10 minutes to Tamarindo and 2 hours to Samara.
Can I go fishing from Tamarindo?
Yes. Boats leave from Tamarindo beach and pass through Las Baulas, a marine park where leatherback turtles nest. No one fishes inside the park, so the fishing starts past it.
Can I go fishing in Guanacaste in the rainy season?
Yes, the boats go out all year. If a storm or a rough sea makes the day unsafe, the captain calls it off, and we move your trip or give your money back.
What fish can I catch in Guanacaste?
Close to shore: roosterfish and cubera snapper, both released. Offshore: sailfish and marlin, released too, plus dorado, yellowfin tuna and wahoo. It depends on the season and the day.
Do I need a fishing license in Guanacaste?
Yes. Costa Rica requires one by law for every angler, tourists included. It is not part of the charter price. You buy it online from INCOPESCA before the trip. Apply for the license
Staying somewhere in Guanacaste?
Send us your dates, your group and your hotel. We find the boats that can reach your beach, and tell you the price.