The volcanic reefs off the coast of Costa Rica remind me of a haunted house. They are dark with all kinds of nooks, crannies, and pinnacles to hide in, or seek a quick escape. There could be a monster ...

I remember years ago I would see an article about fishing in Costa Rica in a fishing magazine, or a television show about catching tarpon by the boat load in the jungle. It started a series of “bucket ...

A team of researchers led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has discovered a new species of fish—a member of the eelpout family—that lives in the eastern Pacific Ocean off Costa ...

The organization behind some of the world’s most well-known and high-paying offshore fishing tournaments is expanding into Costa Rica. Bisbee’s Offshore, now in its 45th year, announced the expansion ...

With lush rainforest and craggy outcroppings, undeveloped coastline in Costa Rica provides a gorgeous backdrop for fishing. Jon Whittle Resorts are great. You show up in a shuttle van, drop your bags ...

Blue, black and striped marlin, Pacific sailfish, dorado and roosterfish make every day on the water a chance at something unforgettable. Credit Hayden Dobbins Subscribe to Marlin magazine and get a ...

Thumper is like a grand old Southern dame: aging gracefully, showing a few wrinkles here and there, but still able to dance with the best of ’em. The 60-foot Mikelson sashays out toward the deep ...

In September 2021, the Costa Rican Fisheries Federation—La Federación Costrricense de Pesca—urged the board of directors of INCOPESCA, the government agency in charge of the country’s commercial- and ...

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Costa Rica announced an all-out ban on the fishing of hammerhead sharks, specifically the smooth hammerhead (Sphyrna zygaena), scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) and great hammerhead (Sphyrna ...