Tarpon Fishing on the Colorado River in Costa Rica
Known by top Tarpon fishermen around the world Costa Rica’s Barra del Colorado offers some of the best conditions in the world for these amazing fish. The Colorado river begins its decent to the Caribbean from Lake Nicaragua. This river has excellent conditions for supporting both Tarpon and many other species of fish. Based upon the time of year and the weather conditions will determine where you will find these fish. Typically most of the ocean fishing is done in 45 to 70 feet of water jigging in the river delta area. Tides and rip water change constantly as do the hot spots.
In the ocean these large silver game fish usually run in schools where as once they enter the rivers around December they typically split up in to smaller groups. Many anglers really enjoy using light tackle such as fly fishing gear to see how many of them they can jump in a day.
There are a few different lodges offering many different Costa Rica Tarpon Fishing Packages to choose from. Remember, these places are only accessible by boat or plane so make sure you have arranged for travel to and from the fishing lodge you choose.
Price per person fishing including air travel to and from San Jose including one night lodging and all food is around $600. Additional days will cost you about $450. You will be able to fish in the ocean and in the river, but you must have two separate fishing licenses for each person in the event you want to experience both salt and freshwater.