Fishing Reports by Guide Jerry Bubba Hallstrom

About The Author:

Company: Costa Rica Fishing Report

Area Reporting: Los Suenos Marina - Jaco Beach

Bio: I have a fish taco/sportfishing stand in downtown Jaco. My food is popular with the guys in the marina and I get fresh fishing reports daily. I have a 26 foot CC in Los Suenos Marina and have fished here since 1998.

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Costa Rica Fishing Report (11/12/2008)
[Jaco,CP] Report for Costa Rica November 2008, Areas of North, Central and South Pacific, Arenal, and others.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - June 2008 (7/11/2008)
[Jaco,CP] If you are targeting Tuna make sure you bring some wasabi paste and soy sauce with you on the boat. Few things can compare with eating fresh sashimi caught an hour ago. A couple cold beers and youre set.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - Fishing returns to normal (6/26/2008)
[Jaco,CP] Fishing Reports from all areas. Boats and Catch
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - May 2008 (6/08/2008)
[Jaco,CP] But then the rains came and kept almost everyone from fishing the final week of May. The storms pounded the fleet in Quepos sinking a dozen boats. Some of the nicest boats in Quepos were no match for Mother Nature.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - Mixed bag (5/05/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The fishing the past few days has been nice mixed bag. The Sailfish bite has slowed a little but everything else has picked up.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos - April 2008 (5/01/2008)
[Jaco,CP] April started out as March endedHOT, HOT, HOT. Everyone was fishing about 30 miles out and they were raising and releasing double digit Sailfish numbersmixed in with a few Dorado.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Bite still good (4/23/2008)
[Jaco,CP] A couple days after the full moon and the bite is still good out of the Los Suenos Marina. The bite moved out some so the guys are having to run a little fartherabout 40 miles yesterday. Everyone is catching fish and it's been a mixed bag of mainly Sailfish with a few Marlin and Mahi Mahi.
President of Costa Rica's fax Number (4/18/2008)
[Jaco,CP] This is an update on the letter sent regarding INCOPESCA and the killing of Sailfish and Marlin. **PLEASE take 5 minutes and write a short note to the President and fax it to him. A huge stack of paper faxes will be hard for the President to ignore.
Help protect the Billfish of Costa Rica (4/16/2008)
[Jaco,CP] 1.2 million pounds of Sailfish meat passed through the Costa Rican Fish Wholesalers in 2006...and they want to increase that number. You can help stop this.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Los Suenos Resort (4/13/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The bite out of the Los Suenos Marina has slowed to some average numbers. A week ago the bite was out west and then a few days ago it moved to the south and now it seems to be scattered.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Sail bite good 4 some (4/09/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The Sailfish bite out of Los Suenos Marina was good to some and hard work for others the past few days. Overnight the bite seemed to move 30 miles south.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - MONSTER SAILFISH (4/04/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The Sailfish bite is HOT, HOT , HOT out of the Los Suenos Marina. Everyone is fishing 25-35 miles out and almost everyone is releasing double digit numbers on Sailfish while adding a Dorado or two.
Costa Rica Fishing Report for March 2008 (3/31/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The fishing in March was incredible. The month started with a solid Sailfish bite 15-20 miles out in front of Jaco and finished with a Marlin bite out by the craters.
Costa Rica Marlin Bite Continues (3/29/2008)
[Jaco,CP] For a couple days now the Marlin bite continues to be the big story out of the Los Suenos Marina. Lots of boats reporting Striped, Black and Blue Marlin bites mixed in with a few Sails and a few Dorado.
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/27/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The word on the street today was about the Marlin bite. Lots of boats picking up Striped and Blue Marlin less than 25 miles out. We have gone a month without a big Marlin bitebut today things changed.
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/26/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The fishing out of the Los Suenos Marina continues to be great. The Sailfish bite is still the star with everyone raising double digit fish and releasing 6-16 Sailfish per day. There are rumors this morning of boats raising 40 Sailfish out by the craters
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/21/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The Sailfish bite out of the Los Suenos Marina continues to be solid even with the full moon. The fish seemed to have moved to the west and the bite was anywhere between 20-30 miles out and everyone was catching Sailfish.
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/18/2008)
[Jaco,CP] There was a short lull after the 3 day contest, lots of boats took Sunday and Monday off. The boats that did go out continue to catch good numbers of Sailfish and Dorado. Captain Bill on the Sailfish caught 10 Sailfish and a 450 pound Blue Marlin today.
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/12/2008)
[Jaco,CP] A month ago a guy from Atlanta sent me a email about fishinghe ended his letter like this: Sincerely, Greg Groover (a person who badly wants to catch a sailfish)
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/11/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The Sailfish bite is so good I think the captains and crew are starting to get bored with it. Usually if someone catches 10 sailfish I get a call and a fresh fish reportbut when everyone is catching 10 fish its no big deal and nobody calls.
Costa Rica Fishing Report (3/09/2008)
[Jaco,CP] The fishing report for offshore reads like a carbon copy of the past few days. The Sailfish bite is still booming 15-25 miles offshore. There's 30-40 boats going out everyday and almost all of them are catching double digit Sailfish and a couple Dorado.
Costa Rica Fishing Report - Jaco Beach - Los Suenos (3/04/2008)
[Jaco,CP] February is the busiest month in the marina at Los Suenos and the fishing has been very good with some great Sailfish numbers. The one week of rain we had slowed the bite for a few days and pushed the blue water and the bite out past 40 miles. After the full moon the boats that fished out past 40 were rewarded with some great days.