Sport fishing and fly fishing in costa rica
Travel to amazing Costa Rica for the trip of a lifetime. Catch dozens of exotic fish on one of the country’s two fabulous coasts.
Costa Rica is a beautiful Central American country sandwiched between Panama to the south and Nicaragua to the North. Unlike either neighbor it is a stable democracy with a flourishing and safe tourist trade.
For fishermen everywhere Costa Rica deserves to be on their lifetime must see list. Numerous fishing records have been and continue to be set in Costa Rican waters. The very name of the country, Costa Rica, means rich coast in Spanish. The name is apt. Travelers can see some of the most diverse wildlife anywhere on the planet. This is very good news for anyone planning a fishing trip there because visitors have a wide variety of Continue Reading
Tuna fishing techniques: catching yellow fin tuna
How and where to catch yellowfin tuna, with suggested types of tackle, bait, and fishing methods and tips for catching them.
The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is one of the most economically important fish in the world; hundred of thousands of tons are taken by commercial fishermen worldwide every year. If you open a can of tuna, if it’s not albacore it’s probably yellowfin. This species, also called Allison tuna, has a wide range: it’s found in a thick band around the equator throughout the world, inhabiting warm seas from the US-Canada border latitudes in the north to Australia in the south, and frequents depths from the surface down to 100 fathoms – a full 600 feet. Yellowfins are heavy-bodied silvery fish with blue-black backs, white-spotted bellies Continue Reading